An Evaluation of Population Monitoring Methods for Arctic Grayling in Alberta
Quantifying the efficiency of different Arctic grayling survey methods.
Do to a large decrease in abundance in Alberta, Arctic grayling are a candidate for being listed under the Species At Risk Act. To support policy-makers in making a decision on this species, this project is studying how successful angling and backpack electrofishing are at detecting Arctic grayling, so that appropriate survey methods and catchability estimates can be used to establish population sizes.
Summer 2026
First Field Season
Teams survey the Swan River Watershed with both angling and backpack electrofishing methods.
Fall 2026
Project Beigns
Selina Walters officially begins her Master’s project at the University of Calgary.
This poster presented an update on project comparing monitoring methods at the October 2026 Wild Trout Symposium.
Selina's master's project on Arctic grayling will be co-supervised by Ben Kissinger and Mark Poesch.
Selina Walters
Master's Student
Dr. Ariane Cantin
Associate Professor
Dr. Benjamin Kissinger
Program Lead
Dr. Angus Lothian
Postdoctoral Scholar
Claire Allore
Biologist
Dr. Andrew Paul
Scientist