Standards & Guidelines for Fish & Fish Habitat

Last updated on December 13, 2023

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Ensuring your project meets provincial government standards will improve data quality and provide consistent information for assessment, planning and management purposes.

Fish & Fish Habitat Inventory Standards

Fish and fish habitat inventories provide information about fish distribution and the condition and capability of supporting habitats. Fish and fish habitat inventories require a number of standards and guidelines to ensure that information collected meets a desired level of quality. Note that standards and guidelines are presented as is, and are current only to the date published. Questions can be directed to fish.issues@gov.bc.ca.

Technical notes:

Provincial Guidelines and Best Management Practices (BMPs):

Contact information

Please contact our team to provide feedback, report data errors and omissions, or request fish/fish habitat data.

fish.issues@gov.bc.ca