White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit): consultation on the potential listing under the Species at Risk Act

Current status: Closed

Public consultation was opened on May 10, 2019 and closed to new input on July 9, 2019.

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has performed an assessment of White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit [DU]) and found it to be endangered.

Before deciding whether the Upper Fraser River designatable unit of White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) will be added to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as endangered, the Government of Canada would like to hear your opinion, comments, and suggestions regarding the possible ecological, cultural, and economic impacts of listing or not listing this species under SARA.

To inform the Governor in Council’s (GiC) decision, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is conducting consultations on the potential impacts of listing White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit), and collecting any additional information submitted for GiC to consider.

How to provide input on the White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit) listing process

• Species at Risk Public Registry
• Survey on the listing of the White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit) under the Species at Risk Act

Resource Material

• Management Scenarios: White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit)
  • PDF format, 209 KB
• Cost Benefit Analysis Summary: White Sturgeon (Upper Fraser River designatable unit)
• White Sturgeon species profile
• COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on White Sturgeon
• Recovery Potential Assessment (CSAS SAR - 2016/040)

In-person Consultations

• Invitations have been provided for the following consultation dates. If you would like further information please contact SARA.XPAC@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Consultations with First Nations and Indigenous organizations:

Consultations with stakeholders and environmental non-government organizations:

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