Fraser

River

Estuary

Management

Program

Achieving Integrative & Collaborative Ecosystem Management in the

Fraser River Estuary

Annemarie De Andrade, BSc, MScProgram Manager

www.bieapfremp.org

FREMP Jurisdiction

FREMP AREA Wetted side of dike, 540km of shoreline

Fraser Estuary – a complex ecosystem

FREMP Planning & Policy Making Tools

Red = High ProductivityYellow = Moderate ProductivityGreen = Low Productivity

Ecological Features & Functions Approach (EFFA)

ECOLOGICALPERSPECTIVE

PHYSICALPROCESSES

BIOLOGICALPROCESSES

HUMANPROCESSES

Reach #3 Lower North Arm

Reach #5 Lower South Arm

Reach #6 Upper North Arm

Reach #7 Upper South Arm

Reach #2 Boundary Bay

Reach #8Lower Fraser Main Channel

Reach #9Upper Fraser Main

Channel

Reach #10Pitt River

REACHES OF THE FRASER RIVER

Reach #1 Sturgeon & Roberts Banks

Reach #4 Middle Arm

Roberts & Sturgeon Banks Reach Overview Phase I – Backgrounder

Habitats• Physical & Biological Processes • History of Activities • Status, Trends & Research Needs

Roberts & Sturgeon Banks Reach OverviewPhase I – Backgrounder

Roberts & Sturgeon Banks Reach OverviewPhase I – Backgrounder

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Roberts & Sturgeon Banks Reach OverviewPhase II – Stakeholder Consultation

June 2010

• Address cumulative effects• Monitoring• Mapping• Habitat compensation• Restoration• Research• Develop key indicators• Develop guidelines

Phase II – Recommendations

Roberts & Sturgeon Banks Reach Overview Scientific Workshop (Nov 2010)

• Research gaps & future needs• Prioritizing projects Summer 2011 1st - Four level baseline mapping2nd - Sediment management

Conclusion

Opportunities

Achieving Integrative & Collaborative Ecosystem Management in the

Fraser River Estuary www.bieapfremp.org

• FREMP – forum for collaboration

• Multiple planning tools

• Prioritized list of research needs

• Established a preliminary baseline

Conclusion Challenges

• Sustained funding & resources : Sediment Monitoring & Habitat Monitoring

• Maintain momentum

Achieving Integrative & Collaborative Ecosystem Management in the

Fraser River Estuarywww.bieapfremp.org

• Implement Adaptive Management

• Comprehensive mapping using consistent approach

• Restore habitats lost to sea level rise, invasive species