FISH COUNTS MOSQUITO CREEK Mosquito Creek is fish passable from its mouth at Burrard Inlet up to Queens Road. Further upstream access is permanently blocked by the Queens Road culvert. There are no plans to change it. SPAWNER SURVEYS Annual Salmon Spawner Survey ---- main stream Mosquito Creek Stewardship Society 1995 - 2006 Voluntary The Spawner Survey was conducted by volunteers during the Coho run from October to December each year. Volunteers were trained in Survey methodology. Mosquito Creek and Thain Creek Salmon Spawner Survey ---- main stream Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Stock Assessment Branch 1998 Voluntary This Spawner Survey was conducted during the Coho run from October to December 1998. Mosquito Creek and Thain Creek Illustration Courtesy of Fisheries and Oceans Canada FRY SURVEYS Fry Survey - Fell Channel ---- tributary Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2003 Voluntary The Fell Channel was constructed in the fall of 1999. The fry survey was done to estimate fish population. Mosquito Creek Fry Survey - Griffin Channel ---- tributary Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2000 Voluntary The Griffin Channel was constructed in the summer of 1998. Spawning coho were observed in the Fall of 1998 and 1999 and cutthroat in the Spring of 1999. The fry survey was done to estimate fish distribution and density. Fry trapping, using the mark/recapture method, was conducted with the help of volunteers on February 26 and March 4, 2000. Mosquito Creek Fry Survey ---- main stream Mosquito Creek Stewardship Society 1998 Voluntary Fry trapping was conducted by volunteers in 1998, under permits from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and BC-MELP. Mosquito Creek Fry Survey - West Bank ---- back channel City of North Vancouver 1997 - 2002 Mitigation Fry trapping was conducted quarterly, as required by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and BC-MELP. Mosquito Creek Fry Survey - East Bank ---- back channel City of North Vancouver and BC - Ministry of Transportation and Highways 1996 - 2002 Mitigation Fry trapping was conducted quarterly, as required by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and BC-MELP, for a period of five years following project completion. Mosquito Creek