Report written by Terry Steele. This report presents the results of research on fish utilization, and habitat preference in six existing East Coast Vancouver Island side-channels, and to recommend design standards for future side-channel construction projects. Species studied included juvenile steelhead and cutt-throat trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, O.clarkii clarkii) and coho salmon (O. kisutch), with an emphasis on trout.
