Dave Scott and Misty MacDuffee are Raincoast’s lead researchers on the Fraser River estuary juvenile salmon study team. Misty MacDuffee is a biologist and the Program Director of Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Program. More about Misty. David Scott is the Research and Restoration Coordinator for the Lower Fraser Salmon Program. More about David.
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its shipping terminal beside the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, putting further stress on an estuary that has already lost more than 70% of its natural habitat…
This report that highlights the risks posed to wild salmon in the Lower Fraser River from a Trans Mountain pipeline or tanker spill. The report details the year-round presence of different salmon species, the river’s unique features, the nature of diluted bitumen, and the failures of Trans Mountain’s environmental assessment, as well as the inadequacy of the National Energy Board review. ..
An amazing spring research season has begun. There was snow, and then suddenly we were in our boats with nets and buckets catching the year’s first juvenile salmon. This year brings renewed enthusiasm as we embark on a big plan to restore connectivity and natural processes on the delta of the Fraser River estuary…