Harvesting immature Chinook is shrinking salmon and reducing future returns, new research finds
Study shows that millennia-old practice of fishing in rivers could restore salmon size.
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Young Fraser River Chinook salmon swimming in chemical soup, study finds
There’s a mixture of chemicals in the Lower Fraser, which not only presents potential risks to juvenile Chinook, but also other aquatic life.
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New study shows toxic hydrocarbon hotspots in BC coastal sediments, threatening Southern Resident killer whales and Chinook salmon
Burgeoning marine traffic to bring more toxic hydrocarbons to killer whale habitats.
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Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus welcomes renewed federal investment in Pacific salmon
Call for concrete actions to recover salmon populations.
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New mapping reveals critical “cooling centres” for salmon in the warming Coldwater River
The salmon populations in the Nicola watershed are among the most endangered in BC. The Coldwater River provides critical spawning and rearing habitat for Interior Fraser Coho, Lower Thompson Chinook, and Interior Fraser Steelhead.
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The high price of motherhood in Northern Resident killer whales
New study finds that the demands of maternal care can have lifelong impacts in this threatened population.
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New scientific review highlights the complex and culturally rich social lives of belugas
Belugas live in multilevel, dynamic societies shaped by kinship, sex, and culture.
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Twenty years in, Government of Canada still failing to implement Wild Salmon Policy, researchers warn
New study finds that twenty years later, the Wild Salmon Policy’s promise to safeguard Canada’s wild Pacific salmon remains largely unfulfilled.
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Increases in high-severity wildfire have implications for water and fish: report
A community-driven forestry model offers a pathway to wildfire resilience and watershed security under a changing climate.
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Collaborative study to examine False Creek water quality
Metro Vancouver, the City of Vancouver, False Creek Friends Society, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are working together on a project to better understand water quality conditions in False Creek and help guide future pollution reduction efforts. “False Creek is at the heart of the city in an area that is extremely well used by the public, so it just makes…
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Federal government stops monitoring B.C. salmon runs at the height of the season
Conservation groups demand urgent action from Ottawa to address “unprecedented management failure.”
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New study reveals pathways to transform conflict over contentious salmon and killer whale management in B.C.
Although differences in some beliefs and management priorities were stark, the research revealed that many individuals held both angler and conservationist identities, and shared similar beliefs regarding the importance of SRKWs and Chinook salmon.
