Health-Informed Oceanic Habitat Use of the Lower Fraser River White Sturgeon Population to Advance Protection, Restoration, and Indigenous-Led Stewardship

This project, co-developed with the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance representing 24 First Nations, will address a major knowledge gap by linking where the Lower Fraser River white sturgeon moves in estuarine and marine environments with indicators of individual health. By combining large-scale acoustic tracking with non-lethal physiological assessments, this project will identify habitats that support healthy fish as well as areas associated with elevated stress. These findings will provide actionable, spatially explicit information to guide habitat protection, restoration, and recovery planning for this species at risk.