Salmon DNA enables new understanding of how young Chinook salmon use the Fraser River Estuary
Raincoast’s five year collection of genetic samples illuminates patterns of migration and reliance on estuary habitats.
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Backtracking on Trans Mountain Expansion Project commitments threatens the survival of the 74 Southern Resident killer whales
The critically endangered species now faces a sevenfold increase in oil tanker traffic without protections from underwater noise or vessel strikes.
B.C. conservation organizations welcome Ocean Wise decision to pull its recommendation of sustainability for southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
We are hopeful that this clear-eyed leadership from Ocean Wise will be the first in a series of re-assessments by eco-labels that ends greenwashing and leads to new regulations, responsible management, and the relocation of southeast Alaska’s interception fisheries.
Conservation groups are back in court to protect the Southern Resident killer whales from the devastating impacts of the Roberts Bank megaport
The Port of Vancouver is set to destroy 177 hectares of important Chinook habitat in the heart of the Fraser River estuary to make way for this expansion, which will double the capacity of the existing terminal.
Conservation groups demand emergency protections for endangered killer whales as Trans Mountain expansion intensifies threats
Federal promises made for endangered whales during TMX approval are unfulfilled, groups say.
New study reveals complex relationships among grizzly bear activity, ecotourism, and salmon availability
The study shows the complex relationships among grizzly bear activity, ecotourism, and salmon availability.
Objection to MSC salmon certification now in hands of independent adjudicator
Canadian NGOs maintain Southeast Alaska’s salmon fishery is not sustainable.
New animations tackling complicated conservation topics around wild salmon to be released on Earth Day
Sidney, BC: Raincoast Conservation Foundation has released a series of animated videos that explore the cumulative effects facing wild Pacific salmon. Raincoast’s salmon scientists worked with a local animator to create short videos that explain the threat that mixed-stock fisheries and hatcheries pose to wild salmon populations. The animations explore the nuances of these practices and identify solutions in a…
Canadian conservation groups file formal objection to Alaskan salmon fishery’s “sustainable” certification
We have filed a formal notice of objection with the UK-based Marine Stewardship Council in response to the proposed re-certification of Alaskan salmon fisheries as sustainable.
New study reveals more action is needed to save endangered Southern Resident killer whales
Authors of the study coin the term ‘bright extinction’ as they characterize the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recover despite being the best studied cetaceans in the world.
Grizzly bears shy away from bear ecotourism sites when visitor numbers are high, except when salmon is scarce
New study reveals that grizzly bears shy away from bear ecotourism sites when visitor numbers are high, except when salmon is scarce.
Groups urge federal government to investigate tire chemical implicated in mass salmon deaths
The groups formally requested Steven Guilbeault prioritize 6PPD for investigation, in light of research linking the chemical to mass die-offs of coho salmon.