By D. A Blood- prepared for BC Parks, South Coast Region. A very detailed 50 page report providing good backgound information on History,Climate,Physical Setting, Geology, Terrestrial Flora and Fauna and Marine Flora and Fauna. Also section on Sea Otters and Cultural Values. See the fullBackgrCheclesetBayER_Blood 1992_Ecocat PDF here: Section on reseource management issues
M. Wong, E.Gregr, and L. Elliott report on the 1992 Season. See the 29 page PDF:visitor_program_1992
Early Letters about the establishment of the ecological reserve.
1991 Season report See 43 page visitor_program_1991 PDF:
From BC Naturalist September/October 1991 Vol 29 No 5 PDF: seabird_article
Linda Ann Layman (now Linda Cathrine Grayce Seager), in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Biology , Crown College. see PDF: effects_of_boat_noise_on_vocal_whale_behaviour
Impact of Human Activities on Killer Whales at the Rubbing Beaches in the Robson Bight Ecological reserve and Adjacent Waters During the Summers of 1987 and 1989. A Ministry of Parks report by David Briggs. See the 48 page report: impact_of_humans_on_killer_whales_at_rubbing_beaches
On Google Books there is a fair amount of chapter 4 reproduced. Edited by Karen Pryor and Kenneth S. Norris U. of Calif Press, 1991 Chapter 4: The Interactions Between killer Whales and Boats in Johnstone Strait, BC. p149
June 28 until September 4th and then extended to Sept 30. See the 23 page PDF: visitor_program_1990
“As it now stands, the BC system of ecological reserves is far from complete. If it is to meet the purposes stated in the act, additional reserves are required to represent the ecosystems of the province and protect outstanding and rare features or species. The system is not representative of the entire province at present
Ecological Reserve Warden Paul Linton lists some observations on the last 35 visits to Brackman Island since becoming Ecological reserve warden in the 1980’s. His predominant concern is the spread of Scotch Broom and recommendations for control measures. Also the abuse of the reserve by the visiting public. ( Dogs running at large) See the
File: 6-7-1-109-50 Date: 90-03-01 FRASER RIVER ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #76 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (This statement is intended for use in conjunction with the descriptive text and map pages supplied in the “Guide to Ecological Reserves in British Columbia”). Features Requiring Special Management Consideration: The reserve supports the last remaining undisturbed and uncommitted deciduous alluvial forest along the
David Duffus and Philip Dearden’s report updates the results of research designed to analyze non-consumptive whale use at Robson Bight…. see the PDF : non-consumptive_use_and_management_of_whales
Terrence Lewis reported on the vulnerability of the ER to windfall on the southwestern boundary. Climatology and soil structure are discussed See the 42 page pdf: sw_boundary_potential_impacts
Blood, MacAskie and Low submitted this very thorough 92 page report to the ER program, Ministry of Parks. Physical and Biotic features are dealt with as are management problems . See the full PDF:1988_background_report
David A. Briggs summarizes the findings on whales and boat usage patterns of the rubbing beach area and makes management suggestions for the area. See 76 page PDF:use_of_rubbing_beaches_by_boats_and_whales Rubbing Beach at Robson Bight:( from PBS documentary see above)
See the PDF: background_report_of_human_activities Robson Bight Brochure is included.
Preliminary Report : by David Duffus and Philip Dearden, Dept of Geography, U.Vic See 42 page PDF:preliminary_report_non-consumptive_use_and_management_of_whales