File consists of photographs of 1986 Nechako River study sites and methods used in the studies. Includes underwater photography of juvenile salmonids. These photographs accompanied Shirvell's expert report for the Nechako court action.
File consists of various maps, figures, and graphs generated in conjunction with Nechako River scientific studies. Includes a map of dune areas at a site in the Nechako River entitled "Comparison of areas predicted by ALCAN's habitat model to be used by chinook salmon for spawning in Reach 2-1 with areas that they have historically used", a graph of "Habitat Predictions for Pre-Migrant Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Nechako River", an annotated graph of "Upper, Lower and Optimum Temperature for Nechako River Chinook Salmon", a hand drawn graph of "Water temperatures at the margins of the Nechako River during the warmest part of the year at three locations downstream from Cheslatta Falls", a hand drawn graph of "Lethal water temperature distribution in a river", a "Nechako River Salmon Study Area Base Map", maps of Nechako River temperature/TGP transects, and a hand drawn graph of maximum usable area for pre-migrant juvenile chinook salmon in the Nechako River.
File consists of handwritten notes for DFO studies on the Nechako River, work plans for the 1986-1987 studies, a list of private consultants with IFG training, a 'Statement of Work' for surveys on the Nechako River between Cheslatta Falls and Vanderhoof, and a memorandum regarding the "Survey Contract for the Nechako River 1986".
File consists of a summary of the 1986 Nechako River water temperature and TGP studies, memoranda regarding the studies, notes from Blachut, and contract position write-up for a Nechako River report writer. Includes photocopies of articles entitled "Stream Temperature Prediction Under Reduced Flow" by Morse; "Change in Thermal Regime as a Cause of Reduction of Benthic Fauna Downstream of a Reservoir" by Lehmkuhl; "On the Statistics of Grain Size Variation Along a Gravel River" by Church and Kellerhals; "In Defense of the Instream Flow Methodology" by Orth and Maughan; and a USGS "Water Temperature--Influential Factors, Field Measurement, and Data Presentation".
File consists of raw data for juvenile chinook salmon microhabitat in the Nechako River.
File consists of raw data for juvenile chinook salmon captured in the Nechako River during a 1986 DFO study. Data records date captured, site of capture, weight, and length. Also includes microhabitat data for site where fish were captured.
File consists of hand drawn overheads by Cole Shirvell showing Nechako River streamflows. Overheads are meant to be layered, showing the effects of Alcan's proposed flows in the Nechako River.
File consists of SAS (Statistical Analysis System) logs for analyzing microhabitat data gathered from DFO studies on the Nechako River in 1986.
File consists of an original set of field notes from 1986 Nechako River studies compiled by Alger and Charbonneau. Includes notes for field work between May and July 1986 with raw microhabitat data. Also includes a copied set of the same field notes.
File consists of raw data from Nechako River studies. Includes copies of water quality data from the Nechako River gathered between 1966 and 1974 and stored in NAQUADAT. Also includes original raw data gathered from 1985-1986 studies on the Nechako River.
File consists of memoranda regarding the 1986 Nechako River studies, original raw data from May 1986 studies on the Nechako, and copies of field notes.
File consists of Shirvell's field notes for August 1985 field work on the Nechako River. Also includes photocopies of field notes by Lauzier, Alger and Kotyk from scuba diving in the Nechako Canyon, 1986.
File consists of a fax cover sheet and original lecture notes created by Cole Shirvell for a workshop on Instream Flow Incremental Methodology.
File consists of a July 1987 issue of a Colorado State University training announcement (vol. 4, no. 2) entitled "Instream Flow Chronicle: A Training Announcement". Features an article by Shirvell entitled "Does the IFIM Have Biological Significance: A Critique".
File consists of an article reprint from the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 44, no. 1) by Morantz, Sweeney, Shirvell, and Longard entitled "Selection of Microhabitat in Summer by Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)".
File consists of a reprint from the Proceedings of the National Workshop on Effects of Habitat Alteration on Salmonid Stocks by Shirvell entitled "Habitat Models and their Predictive Capability to Infer Habitat Effects on Stock Size".
File consists of a photocopy of a rough draft of Shirvell's "Modelling of Fish Habitat in the Nechako River", which was prepared for the Nechako River court action.
File consists of an article reprint from the Regulated Streams journal by Scott and Shirvell entitled "A Critique of the Instream Flow Methodology and Observations on Flow Determination in New Zealand".
File consists of a photocopy of "Nechako River Chinook Salmon Escapements Estimates" and a copy of discharge-escapement data for BC rivers.
File consists of a reprint from the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (vol. 47) by Shirvell entitled "Role of Instream Rootwards as Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Steelhead Trout (O. mykiss) Cover Habitat Under Varying Streamflows".
File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes memoranda regarding the overwintering studies; a contract amendment for Archipelago Marine Research; correspondence from Archipelago; multiple drafts of a work statement for contract research on juvenile chinook salmon overwintering in the Nechako River study (including a digital copy on a 5 1/4" floppy); Shirvell's handwritten notes regarding the study; an RFP for the study; a revised proposal from Archipelago for the 1990 study; and a contract for Archipelago for the 1990 study.
File consists of a reprint from Regulated Rivers: Research and Management (vol. 3) by Shirvell entitled "Ability of PHABSIM to Predict Chinook Salmon Spawning Habitat".
File consists of various documents regarding predator-prey research in the Nechako River. Includes study requirements for work on the Nechako, memoranda regarding the research project, draft contract proposals for the projects, and Nechako Fisheries Conservation Program proposals for the 1990-91 Competition/Predation Program.
File consists of field notes and field work records created by Archipelago Marine Research while on contract for DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River. Includes field activity logs, photocopies of field notes, observation notes, night survey data, notes from Cole Shirvell regarding the field work, a letter to Shirvell from Emmett of Archipelago Marine Research regarding their 1990/91 contract for "Overwintering of Juvenile Salmon on the Nechako River", chinook salmon stomach contents data and fish diet tables, a Nechako electrofishing log, Nechako River fish habitat maps, and Nechako River fish position maps.
File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes a "Nechako River Technical Committee Proposal for Juvenile Chinook Salmon Overwinter Habitat" draft by Shirvell; a "Nechako River Technical Committee Proposal for Adult Chinook Spawner Enumeration"; memoranda regarding the Nechako overwintering studies; a "Nechako River Technical Committee Proposal for Assessing Models to Predict Nechako Chinook Production"; maps and data from Archipelago Marine Research field work; a January 1988 "Interim Report to the Nechako River Technical Committee on Chinook Overwintering in the Nechako River" by Archipelago; correspondence from Archipelago Marine Research; budgets for the studies; a "How to Interpret the Salmon Ageing Sheet"; a June 1989 copy of Archipelago's report prepared by Brian Emmett for DFO entitled "Overwintering of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River, 1988/89 Studies"; a work statement for contract research on chinook overwintering in the Nechako River; an October 16, 1989 proposal to Supply and Services Canada from Archipelago for the study "Overwintering of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River"; Archipelago's project plan, task schedule, and project estimates; a copy of the contract with Archipelago; an Interim Report for the studies; and a payment claim.
File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes copies of scientific articles; correspondence regarding the Archipelago contract for the study; contracts for Archipelago; DFO memoranda; meeting minutes; and a draft table of contents for the report resulting from the study.
File consists of an August 1990 copy of a report for the "Overwintering of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River, 1989/90 Studies", prepared by Emmett and Convey for Shirvell and DFO.
File consists of a draft copy of "An Early Winter Survey of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River" by Emmett, Convey and English. Includes annotations from Shirvell.
File consists of records related to DFO overwintering studies on the Nechako River with Cole Shirvell as Scientific Authority. Includes copies of scientific articles; correspondence regarding the Archipelago contract for the study; contracts for Archipelago; DFO memoranda; and drafts of the report resulting from the study.
File consists of correspondence with and contracts for a scientific editor to edit the Nechako River overwintering studies reports.
File consists of a draft copy of a report for the "Overwintering of Juvenile Chinook in the Nechako River, 1989/90 Studies", prepared by Emmett and Convey for Shirvell and DFO. Includes accompanying correspondence regarding the report.
File consists of a draft of Shirvell's Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences entitled "Abundance, Distribution, Size, and Age of Adult and Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Upper Sustut River, 1992 to 1996".
Subseries consists predominantly of publications and draft publications written by Cole Shirvell. Also includes maps, photographs, raw data, field notes, and correspondence and reports regarding field work.
Sem títuloFile predominately consists of correspondence relating to the Canada v. Alcan case. Includes an affidavit for the case, correspondence to and from legal counsel, a photocopy of Envirocon's "Review of the 1984 Nechako River Hydrothermal Monitoring and Control Program" sent from Alcan, and internal DFO memoranda.
File consists of an original copy of a "Presentation to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Public Meeting by Archie Patrick, President, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council".
File consists of records relating to the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' position on the Alcan Kemano Completion Project. Includes internal memoranda, Mundie's comments on the DFO position paper, and an agenda and notes for the Kemano Completion Steering Committee.
File consists of an original copy of a "Brief Submitted to the Department of Fisheries' Public Hearing, Vanderhoof, B.C., by the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Fort St. James".
File consists of an original copy of DFO's "Toward a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project: A Discussion Paper", with annotations by Shirvell. Includes accompanying errata, Shirvell's notes, a news release about the publication, and a summary of the report by the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission entitled "Potential Effects of the Kemano Completion Project on Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon".
File consists of an original copy of "Toward a Fish Habitat Management Policy for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans: A Response from the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union".
File consists of a copy of "Nechako River Fisheries Management Plan, 1984-1993: Presentation Made by D. Ableson to Nechako Neyenkut Society", annotated by Shirvell.
File predominately consists of submissions and briefs for the DFO public meetings in Vanderhoof and Smithers concerning the Kemano Completion Project. Includes related correspondence, news releases, and Shirvell's notes as a panel member during the public meetings.
File predominately consists of submissions and briefs for the DFO public meetings in Vancouver and Prince Rupert concerning the Kemano Completion Project. Includes related correspondence, copies of newspaper clippings, an advertisement for a Warner fishlift, and Shirvell's notes as a panel member during the public meetings.
File consists of correspondence and other records relating to the DFO public meetings, the DFO position on the Kemano Completion Project, and the developing Nechako River court action. Includes internal DFO memoranda; a copy of a 1984 report by Slaney et al. entitled "Habitat Capability Analysis of the Nechako River for Rainbow Trout and Char and the Effects of Various Flow Regimes"; correspondence regarding the Kemano Task Force and its report; a document by Boyd entitled "Resource Activities Required for the Nechako Court Case and Possible Joint Technical Meetings"; Shirvell's "Technical Statement for Nechako River Court Action - DFO vs. Alcan: Habitat Modelling"; and a newsletter from the Nechako Neyenkut Society.
File consists of correspondence and other records relating to the DFO Kemano Completion Task Force. Includes a proposal to establish a Kemano Completion Task Force, internal DFO memoranda, and a report entitled "Activities of Fisheries and Oceans Associated with Alcan's Kemano Project in British Columbia".
File consists of an original copy of the August 1987 final draft of the "Report of the Kemano Task Force", edited by Schouwenburg. Includes accompanying memoranda regarding the report.
File consists of an annotated photocopy the December 1985 draft of the "Report of the Kemano Task Force", edited by Schouwenburg.
File consists of copies of DFO expert report for the Nechako River court action and related records. Includes DFO memoranda regarding the expert reports; Shirvell's "Technical Statement for Nechako River Court Action - DFO vs. Alcan: Habitat Modelling"; Jensen's expert report "Assessment of the Influence of Excess Total Gas Pressure (TGP) on Salmonids in the Nechako River"; Servizi's expert report "Nechako River Total Gas Pressure: Critique of Alcan Predictions and Review of Total Gas Pressure and Flow"; William's expert report regarding cooling flows; Harrison and Wilson's expert report "The Management and Status of Nechako River Chinook Salmon"; Healey's expert reports entitled "The Spawning of Chinook Salmon and Their Spawning Requirements", "The General Ecology of Chinook Salmon That Spawn in Headwater Tributaries", and "Report on Miscellaneous Topics Relating to DFO Flow Requirements in the Nechako River"; Bell's expert report "Effect of Elevated Water Temperatures on Infectious Diseases of Salmon"; Hamilton's expert reports "Availability of Water", "Relationship of Flow to Spawning and Incubation Habitat", and "Relationship of Flow to Rearing Habitat"; Blachut's expert report; and Slaney's affidavit.
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Statement of Evidence on Habitat Modelling on the Nechako River, A. Clyde Mitchell (Volume 4)".
File consists of an original copy of the April 1990 final version of the "Report of the Kemano Task Force", edited by Schouwenburg. Includes accompanying memoranda regarding the report.
File consists of an original copy of "Nechako River Court Action - Alcan Expert Reports: Flow Regimes (Volume 2)". Includes Donald W. Chapman's expert report, "Nechako River Flow Regime: A Report to the Court". Also includes Bruce W. Jenkin's expert report, "Statement of Evidence on the Adequacy of Pleadings Flows to Protect Fish Populations of the Nechako River".