Published scientific literature
Raincoast is a team of scientists and conservationists that undertake primary research and publishes peer-reviewed science to inform our conservation objectives. As an evidence-based, conservation science organisation (science ENGO), that operates a research lab, research field station and a research/sailing vessel, we are unique in Canada.
Investigate. Inform. Inspire.
Raincoast’s in-house scientists, collaborating graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors make us unique among conservation groups. We work with First Nations, academic institutions, government and other NGOs to gather information and build support for decisions that protect marine and terrestrial ecosystems, their components and processes. We conduct applied, process-oriented, and hypothesis-driven research that has immediate and relevant utility for the conservation debate and the collective body of scientific knowledge.
Peer-reviewed science publications
Bold, sustained action can revitalize wild Pacific salmon in the lower Fraser River
New research on ecotypes clarifies how they can illuminate our understanding of adaptation and evolution
Vanishing goats? Not on the watch of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation
Contributions of Indigenous Knowledge to ecological and evolutionary understanding
The return of sea otters can increase the genetic diversity of eelgrass
On ensuring animal welfare in research using live capture
New research shows the influence of salmon abundance on the movement of bald eagles
They’re everywhere: research finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean
Quantifying lost habitat for Pacific salmon in the Lower Fraser
Research: Fisheries management of the Wuikinuxv bear-salmon-human system guided by n̓àn̓akila and data
Spatial alignment between grizzly bear genetic groups and Indigenous language families in coastal BC
Recommendations towards greater transparency in the science, science communication, and values-driven processes of natural resource management
