Simpcw Fisheries Program

STOP THE SPREAD OF SPINY-RAY INVASIVE FISH SPECIES in the Thompson/Shuswap Region

The Simpcw Fisheries Program is overseen by a band fisheries committee which includes:  member from Secwepemc Fisheries Commission staff; council member; hatchery manager; fisheries coordinator; sustainable resource manager and band manager. The main focus of the  committee is the conservation and management of any fish stock within the Simpcw Traditional Territory.

Some of the programs the fisheries committee has been involved in the past years are:
 - Chinook enumeration program on Raft River, Finn Creek and Louis Creek 
 - Catch monitor throughout the whole territory  SFN Fish Mgt. Plan 2006
 - Stewardship program for the Upper Fraser River and North Thompson River watersheds
 - Barriere River selective harvest fence
 - Involving summer youth program and community membership in fisheries activities
 - Habitat restoration projects on a variety of streams in our area
 - Playing an active role in Neqweyqwelsten School cultural program
 - Working in partnership with the licensees & forest district located within our traditional territory                                                                                                                                                              

- involvment in Raft River Viewing Platform First Fish Ceremony and school activity days at the platform

                                              dip netting Chinook Salmon at Kettle Drum Falls on Clearwater River