March 12, 2006
Byrne Fish Survey Finds Zero Post-Kill Fish
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers conducted our annual late winter/early spring fish-trapping survey over the weekend, and came up with zero fish in an area where we'd usually trap 30-40 on average.
We hadn't been expecting much following the kill two weeks ago of over 300 trout and a few salmon after someone dumped a toxin into a storm drain in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.
While it was exhilarating to hike the ravine in the sunny weather, the result was disappointing.
Setting traps in the creek.
Checking traps the following day.
We usually catch cutthroat trout and coho smolts that we measure and then release. Please note that it is illegal to catch fish through trapping, and that streamkeepers are authorized by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to carry out this research.