Supporting Recovery of Upper Columbia River Sturgeon

Project Year: 2017-2018

Project Lead

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC

Watershed/Sub-region

Columbia Region

West Kootenay

Project Type

Species-Based Actions

FWCP Contribution

$120,000

Action Plan Alignment

Species of Interest

Project ID

Upper Columbia River sturgeon recovery

The objectives of this conservation aquaculture program are to 1) prevent extirpation, and 2) retain the genetic diversity of the existing wild stock in supplemental progeny.