Galiano Forage Fish Report
· Galiano Island · Reports & Publications · 2017
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Aquaculture & shellfish · Fresh water & aquifers · Forestry & trees · Transportation & ferries · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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1 Prepared for the Islands Trust and Islands Trust Fund Prepared by: Ramona C. de Graaf, BSc, MSc Marine Biologist Forage Fish Specialist British Columbia Marine Conservation and Research Society March 2017 Galiano Island Surf smelt and Pacific sand lance Beach Spawning Habitat Suitability Assessments Quelus’ Village, Penelakut Tribe (Dionisio Point Provincial Park), rocky shoreline, Galiano Island - north coast - Photo: RC de Graaf 2 Galiano Island – September 2015 – August 2016 Surf smelt and Pacific sand lance Spawning Habitat Suitability Assessments Table of Contents Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Role of forage fish in marine ecosystems .......................................................................................... 5 1.2 Connections to other valued ecosystem components ..................................................................... 5 1.2.1 Protecting the ecosystem services of Marine Riparian Vegetation ................................................ 6 2.0 Beach Spawning Forage Fish Habitat ................................................................................................... 8 3.0 Spawning Habitat Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Intertidal Elevation ................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Sediment Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Beach Biophysical Characteristics .................................................................................................... 10 4.0 Spawning Seasons ................................................................................................................................. 10 5.0 Threats to Beach Spawning Forage Fish Habitat .............................................................................. 11 5.1 Shoreline Modification............................................................................................................................. 11 5.2 Marine Riparian Vegetation Habitat Modification .............................................................................. 11 5.3 Sea Level Rise ......................................................................................................................................... 12 6.0 Introduction to the Beach Spawning Forage Fish Habitat Assessment ......................................... 12 6.1 General Introducti
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