Fact sheets
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by Janine McNeilly..
Designating oil pipelines and other projects in the Fraser River Estuary as Projects of National Interest could have far-reaching consequences for the Salish Sea. Here’s what you need to know
Fact sheets
Scientists agree: Southern Residents can recover, but only if threats are reduced
No buffer left: Southern Residents face too many threats
Why Canada needs SARA’s jeopardy test
Herring eggs can’t get away from disaster
Reports related to the Salish Sea, SARA, the Fraser River Estuary, and Southern Resident killer whales
Fraser River Estuary fish habitat: Contaminant concentrations, profiles and risks in water and sediment
Scott S, Roper P, Scott DC, Noel M, Ross PS. 2026. Fraser River Estuary fish habitat: Contaminant concentrations, profiles…
NoiseTracker: Tracking vessel noise and its implications for Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea
Underwater noise is a primary threat limiting the recovery of critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW).
Strengthening recovery actions for Southern Resident killer whales
The recommendations in this report were developed by a panel of killer whale, salmon, and conservation scientists. https://doi.org/10.70766/32.7300
Nature-based Solutions for addressing climate risks and fostering biodiversity in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
Climate change and habitat loss are two intersecting issues facing communities and ecosystems in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.
Rights of Nature: Pathways to legal personhood for the Fraser River Estuary
This report outlines a path ahead for more equitable, sustainable, and coordinated funding for Lower Fraser salmon. Report finds…
Funding landscape report
This report outlines a path ahead for more equitable, sustainable, and coordinated funding for Lower Fraser salmon. Report finds…
A Conservation Prospectus for the Fraser River Estuary
In 2017 researchers from the Martin Conservation Decisions Lab at the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria’s…
Report: Blueprint for governance
As of 2018, more than one third of the unique populations of Fraser River salmon and steelhead are considered…
Toward a vision for salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River
This is a crucial time for wild salmon that depend on the Fraser River. We identify systemic problems of…
Trans Mountain Expansion
The executive summary highlights the risks posed to wild salmon in the Lower Fraser River from a Trans Mountain…
Our Threatened Coast
Our 2016 report, Our threatened Coast: Nature and Shared benefits in the Salish Sea demonstrates how the region’s biological…
Embroiled
The potential consequences to wild salmon from Northern Gateway’s proposed oil tankers and oil terminal are not a risk…
What’s at stake
This popular report discusses ecological implications of oil tankers on the BC coast. It stems from Raincoast’s five years…