Methods for Assessing Status and Trends in Pacific Salmon Conservation Units and their Freshwater Habitats

This technical report describes the data and methods underlying the Pacific Salmon Explorer. The most up-to-date version of the report can be found through that site at https://salmonexplorer.ca/methods/. This archived version was created to supplement the following paper:

Connors, K., S.J. Peacock, E. Hertz, B. Carturan, M. Porter, K. Bryan, R. Drennan, L. Honka, E. Jones, K. Belton. 2026. Democratizing data to support the implementation of Canada’s Wild Salmon Policy. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 

To view the report, download the zipped file, unzip, and open index.html in a web browser. This book is a knitted copy of the v13.0 release of R Markdown files on GitHub (https://github.com/salmonwatersheds/tech-report/releases/tag/v13.0).