Morice Land and Resource Management Plan

Quality Water Requirement

The price of frozen trout is too low to be commercially viable and therefore only fresh and U-Catch-Em operations are viable. These tight profit margins require the operations to have low costs, and this means maintaining high survival rates at a low cost. The combination of the high survival rates and low cost is usually obtained by having a consistent supply of constant cool temperate fresh water flowing through the grow-out tanks. This consistent supply of low cost, constant temperature water is usually obtained through gravity feed springs or artisan wells.

Market Analysis

The market for farmed Arctic Char is growing following the significant growth in the demand for all fresh red-fleshed farmed salmon. The consistent availability of fresh fish, combined with the decline in available fresh wild stocks has increased the demand for farmed fish. In addition, the increase in the demand for fish in general and salmon in particular in the higher end markets in the Pacific Northwest has created a solid opening for continued expansion of the fresh Arctic Char market.

Recommendations to the LRMP Table

Given the limitations imposed on developing an inland aquaculture industry this type of opportunity is not considered viable for the Morice. Factors such as; an abundant supply of wild stock, access of fresh product to major markets and a relatively low market demand does not make the Morice a suitable location for this type of industry. The LRMP Table need not consider this opportunity during its decision making process.

Summary Matrix of Opportunities

Table 32. Summary Matrix of Opportunities

Opportunity	Page #	Is Opportunity Viable?	Potential for Environmental Impact		Management Considerations		Economic Benefits
			Terrestrial	Aquatic	Other industrial use permitted?	Access required to be maintained	Job Creation Potential	Likelihood of Development within 5 years
Agriculture
Barley Production	137	No	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
Market Gardening (direct purchase from grower)	138	No	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
Agricultural Tours (including dude ranching)	140	Yes	Low	Low	No	Yes	Low	Low
Commercial Fishery
Fish Processing Plant/Roe Production	150	Yes	Low	Moderate	No	Yes	Low	Low
Inland Aquaculture	155	No	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
Forestry
Fuel Production (Cogen)	23	Yes	Low	Low	Yes	Yes	High	High
Engineered Wood Products	37	Yes	Low	Moderate	Yes	Yes	Moderate	Moderate
Medium Density Fibre Board Mill	31	Yes	Low	Moderate	Yes	Yes	Moderate	Moderate
Land Dev / Infrastructure
Recreational Lot Development	144	Yes	Moderate	Moderate	No	Yes	Low	High
Non-Timber Forest Products
Cultural and Traditional Use Products	109	Yes	Low	Low	No	Yes	Low	Low
Manage Species for Pharmaceutical Development	116	Yes	Low	Low	No	Yes	Low	small scale
Willow Furniture	129	Yes	Low	Low	Yes	Yes	Low	Low - Mod
Tourism
Hiking Trails	77	Yes	Low	Low	No	Yes	Low	Mod-High
House Boating	82	Yes	Low	Moderate	No	No	Low	Low - Mod
Smowmobile Tours / Destination Snowmobiling	85	Yes	Moderate	Low	No	Yes	Low	High
Tour Package Marketer (works for all tour operators in area)	103	Yes	Low	Low	Yes	N/A	Low	High
Commercial Rec. Site Development	90	No	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
First Nations Cultural Heritage Site development	95	Yes	Low	Low	No	Yes	Low	Moderate
Guided Tours of Historic Mines / Prospecting Tours	97	Yes	Low	Low	Yes	Yes	Low	Low - Mod
Minerals, Oil, Gas and Energy
Medium to Large Scale Open Pit Mines	49	Yes	Low - Mod	Low - Mod	Yes	Yes	High	High
Small to Medium Underground Operations	56	Yes	Low - Mod	Low - Mod	Yes	Yes	High	Moderate
Devel. of Copper Smelter	62	No	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------	-----------
Development of Oil and Gas	66	Yes	Low - Mod	Low - Mod	Yes	Yes	High	High

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