Supporting sturgeon recovery in Upper Columbia River

Project Year: 2018-2019

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 Action Plan

Project ID

F19 Upper Columbia Sturgeon

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.