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Originally Posted by crazy_davey
A lot has changed in the past five years. I know this for a fact.
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You seem to have the inside track on the Teck mining operations. You say a lot has changed in the last 5 years but it certainly hasn't improved the cutthroat trout populations in the Fording river. Directly from the Tech resources monitoring project. Why the steep decline from 2017-2019?
"Since the previous snorkel count (2017), the adult count has decreased by 93% from 1,573 counted fish
to 104 counted fish. The 2019 count falls well below the range in the previous four survey counts
conducted in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017, which were 768 – 1,573 fish greater than 200 mm.
The 2019 median model population estimate was 327 fish greater than 200 mm and the three model
estimates ranged between 246 to 416 fish greater than 200 mm. The 2019 environmental conditions
(visibility and flow) and biological opinion were most consistent with the lowest of the three model
estimates for observer efficiencies (25% in 2013) and this would provide weight to the higher model
estimate of 416 Westslope Cutthroat Trout greater than 200 mm. Any of the three model estimates
represent steep declines of between 88% to 93% since 2017. If accurate, the magnitude of the decline is
highly concerning and cause for immediate action."
A 88% to 93% decline in fish populations doesn't look like things have changed for the better to me.
For anyone who wants to read the report here is the link
https://www.teck.com/media/UFR_WCT_M...ril_9_2020.pdf