Our Mandate

The GFA is mandated to conserve, protect, restore, monitor and manage fish, wildlife and the habitat they require, within the Gitanyow Lax Yip (Traditional Territory).

PHOTO GALLERIES

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Snapshots of GFA Projects

In 2008, GFA modified a fishwheel for use in the Cranberry River canyon. Goal: capture coho and chinook salmon to obtain a recapture rate from fish marked at downstream Nisga'a fishwheels.

Kitwanga Smolt Enumeration Facility

Sockeye smolts.

Kitwanga River Salmon Enumeration Facility

GFA biologist checking for openings in fence using a plywood box with a plexiglass bottom to reduce glare.