The World Wildlife Fund Publishes Forage Fish Information

The World Wildlife Fund has released a variety of resources for both professionals and citizen scientists researching forage fish. This includes a spawning survey guidance document, as well as QEP and Citizen Scientist sampling methodologies and data sheets.

Resources for Volunteers/Citizen Scientists

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Citizen Science Methodology

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Beach Survey Datasheet

Resources for QEPs

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Academic and Qualified Environmental Professionals Sampling

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Academic and Qualified Environmental Professional Datasheet

More Resources

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WWF Forage Fish Webpage

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Guidance Document - Forage Fish Beach Spawning Surveys in British Columbia

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Using ShoreZone to Model Suitable Forage Fish Spawning Habitat in the Gulf Islands

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The Importance of Estuarine Environments for Pacific Salmon

Fish monitoring at Hollyhock flats will be starting this summer! We’ve summarized a scientific article explaining what kinds of habitat are important to salmonids.

Kus-kus-sum Site History

Pre-European Contact there was a First Nation village located roughly where the present-day Courtenay Airpark is now. The village was called Kus-kus-sum and is the namesake for the present day Kus-kus-sum site. The term Kus-sum means slippery and Kus-kus-sum, means...

Forage Fish Surveying Summary

Wow 40 plus amazing, citizen scientists supported the forage fish project this season. They covered almost 30 beaches between Hornby Island, the Comox Valley, Campbell River, and Cortes Island.

Kus-kus-sum Project History

Below is an interactive timeline of the events regarding the gensis of Project Watershed's Kus-kus-sum Project. Hover over each salmon icon to learn more about what happened that year.Related Posts

Citizen Science Seal Monitoring for Kus-kus-sum

Your contribution is greatly appreciated, thank you for participating!Make a donation to celebrate a special someone and they receive a gift card.Welcome to our pinniped observation guide and data submission page! "Pinniped" is a Latin word meaning "fin-footed," and...

Kus-kus-sum Underwater

We got a first look at how a restored Kus-kus-sum will operate during storms and king tides this winter. It was exciting to see the high tides move over the steel wall and inundate the site.