Scientists from LGL have fisheries expertise working with:
- Anadromous species (adult and juvenile salmon, Pacific lamprey)
- Marine species (halibut, rockfish, eulachon, herring, tuna, coral reef species)
- Freshwater species (trout, bull trout, burbot, white sturgeon)
- Invertebrates (crab, lobster, shrimp, molluscs, bivalves)
- Aquatic habitats (freshwater and marine)
Objectives of our research programs commonly include:
- Distribution, abundance, and population dynamics
- Design and implementation of harvest management plans
- Impact assessments and mitigation strategies
- Habitat enhancement, restoration, and management
- Run reconstruction analyses
- Capacity building
- Analysis and review of complex fisheries issues
- Bycatch analysis and mitigation
Specialized methodologies:
- Radio-telemetry (VHF, fixed-station, mobile boat-based, mobile aerial)
- Acoustic telemetry, 3-D analysis
- Selective fishing methods (fishwheels, weirs, and various net-capture techniques)
- Computer programming and simulation modeling
- Advanced statistical analysis
- Geographic information systems (GIS) analysis
- Telemetry Manager (proprietary software developed and owned by LGL)
- Hydroacoustics (including DIDSON and sidescan sonar)
- Aerial surveys
- Animal marking techniques (surgical [peritoneal] implants, Floy tags, PIT tags, esophageal implants, operculum tags, elastomer dyes)
- Underwater video monitoring
- Tracking of fishing vessels and effort using GPS (electronic logbooks)
