Proposal to combine rebuilding plans under Fish Stock Provisions and PSSI integrated rebuilding and ecosystem planning into one Yukon River Chinook Rebuilding and Ecosystem Strategy

Workshop 2 – Issues Facing Yukon Chinook report and Action While Planning

Actoion While Planning Groups:

  • Habitat Data and Monitoring
  • Marine Issues
  • Raising the Profile (Communications)
  • Regulatory (Habitat Protection)

Issues Facing Chinook report review

Steering Committee drafting objectives

Stock status analysis technical review

Draft Strategy approved by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First nations' Governments, and Government of Yukon

Strategy endorsed by Minister of Fisheries

Implement Strategy actions and recommendations to rebuild Yukon River Chinook salmon

Integrated Rebuilding Unit (IRU):

Identified as a priority salmon stock under PSSI requiring a rebuilding plan

FSP:

Proposed as a Major Stock under Fish Stocks Provisions of the Fisheries Act

Integrated Planning for Salmon Ecosystems (IPSE):

Yukon River watershed identified for development of PSSI Integrated Salmon Ecosystem Plan

Yukon First Nations developing salmon plans independently

Workshop 1 – Building partnerships and consensus on one plan approach

Develop Steering Committee

DFO & ADFG 7-Year Moratorium (Not included in this work)

Workshop 3 – Clarifying objectives and identifying trade-offs

Workshop 4 – Confirming objectives and prioritizing actions

Prescribed as a Major Stock under Fish Stocks Provisions of the Fisheries Act, regulatory requirements begin (expected)

WORKSHOP 5:

Confirming actions and review draft Strategy

Fishery Science Advice Report finalized

Salmon Celebration (expected)

Public comment period

Strategy endorsed by Minister of Fisheries