Supporting white sturgeon recovery in the Columbia River

Project Year: 2021-2022

Photo: A. Glass

Project Lead

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC

Watershed/Sub-region

Columbia Region

West Kootenay

Project Type

Species-Based Actions

FWCP Contribution

$75,000

Action Plan Alignment

Rivers & Riparian Areas

Project ID

COL-F22-F-3569-DCA

 F22 Upper Columbia Sturgeon

This ongoing project, implemented through BC Hydro’s White Sturgeon Management Plan under the Columbia River Water Use Plan, is contributing to the White Sturgeon Conservation Aquaculture Program in the Canadian portion of the Columbia River Basin.