Fisheries Management and Research

Fisheries Research conducted from a ship

The coastal areas of British Columbia are home to numerous fish species, both freshwater and marine. While the responsibility for the management of fish populations is bestowed upon government agencies, community and other organizations have additional interests and needs.

Fisheries Research conducted from a ship
Pacificus Biological Services Ltd. works with First Nations, community groups, non-profit organizations, industry, and government to provide fisheries management and research services. We have proven experience in building and managing fisheries programs that involve directed research projects, capacity building initiatives, rigorous data analysis, and training programs.

Fisheries management and research services provided include:

  • Design and implementation of population experiments
  • Management of First Nations Fisheries programs
  • Focused research on: fish distribution, population abundance and characteristics
  • Agency liaison
  • Harvesting strategies
  • Herring spawn surveys
  • Juvenile salmon enumeration
  • Adult salmon escapement estimates
  • Intertidal clam surveys
  • Subtidal invertebrate enumerations
  • Abalone Surveys
  • Mariculture and shellfish aquaculture programs




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