‘The Herald, Friday, June 29, 1070, Page 6

~ Youths work to enhance fisheries here

by Linda Purschke

‘Most of us tree nde
* mnall tal that aurround the

“We're expiring hundreds of acres of water
and there's hundreds of miles of stream that has
‘to be walked,'’ sald Paul Foote, project co.

ordinator for the Skeena Fisheries t
‘am, _
The project, which presently employs 123 young :
people, has been in operation since

Since that time, the staff has been busy in-
veatigating several streams in about a 33-mile
radius of Terrace. The group sets irape for fry

cung fish), does technical reports on sample
points aling atreams, investigates areas where
flood damage has hampered tha movements of
fry, and does some work freeing trapped fry

-h are tra
verted cones which are opened ended inside the
fyap. Dave Vanderkwaak, a student employed on
the program, stated the traps are set-along ©
banks of streams and In reéds where fry like to
hide from predators.

“Three hours is a good length of time to set the

- traps,” said Vanderkwaak. “Enough: fry find ©
there way into the trapa, but they don't have.
time to find their way cut.

Vanderkwask added that the fish are then
‘counted and that especially preductive streams
have been found.

‘Another important Job done by the group are

“stream Inventory”
. These
width and depth of flow, type of area, and type of
bottom of particular streams. The reports are
based on technical requirements. needed by
fisheries biologists.

‘“We may not have graduate biologists, but we
have the legs they need,” added Foote.  -

Foote also explained the funding for. the
program, which involves several gyvernmnent

agencies, both federal and Peovinelal,

in metal traps that have in-

reports record fish species observed, -

photo by Linde Purechka

Dave Vanderkwaak and Matthew Hepplewite throw fry traps

~ Coop, Omenica Building

poted tow, before they problem."
“if we haven't got fish in the future, we're.
going to be in trouble,” added Foote, referring to.

~ tnthe peofeet,

Five students are currently employed on the
by & Young Canada Works grant sponsored

a Young orks grants
the Steelhead society, The other seven em-
were recommended by the probation

- offices and by the minltry of human resources,

most oat having no previous work history.
that these seven had proven to be

very good employees and he saldihe would highly

reccomend them to future employers.

He stated all the students frequently put in

overtime without complaint and said we've got

a pratty good crew here,”
“Of courae we don't want to tell them that too

often or they might get swelled heads,” Foote —

The program has been considerably sided by
donations from several merchants, including the
Supplies, and Albert

‘and McCaffery Building Supplies, Foote ex-

"He also said Sclvol District No. #8 had

extremely co-operative,
sqite group hopes the project will become an

ongoing program
It's expenalver now, but it gives high returns, "

mated Foote, He explained that by monitoring

email streams where the fish are reared the |

Sapa a aerate nt ecco
Fa by ting problems such as blockages In
became &

both the Commercial and fishing © in-
diaries. ort

appeara though, for the current participants
that economics are not the raajor

concern, Many of the staff sald they were
becoming interested In careers in resource

‘ managerient in the future. Foote also sald one of

the group had quit an $8 per hour job to come to

| work for the project for $3.

“The program helps the environment,” sald

Foote, coat it its also a learning experience for

It bod feeling, explained D Vi
at | a i} ave ‘an:
derkwaak “Besides, that fry you release today

may turn out tobe a world record catch in a few:

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