Fishy business: the technicalities of fisheries management planning
Raincoast submits our annual feedback to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on salmon management.
Drought resilience for Nicola River salmon
Eight policy solutions to benefit wild salmon in an age of water scarcity.
The federal 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy: another vision document or a legally-binding action plan?
The recent federal 2030 Biodiversity Strategy outlines the path Canada will take to recover biodiversity, and protect and conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030.
Learning to listen: Engaging the Sunshine Coast community on underwater noise
We hosted a learning event on underwater noise.
Raincoast submits feedback to US Fisheries Service on the harvest of Chinook salmon in southeast Alaska
Mitigation in the Biological Opinion fails to address impacts to Southern Resident killer whales and Chinook salmon recovery.
Detecting killer whale pregnancies from the air
Our cetacean researchers are busy analyzing the 2023 field season data, collected using drones.
Sampling water during the wet season: A new partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band reflects a shared interest in protecting water
Land use impacts and floods in focus by Nicola River communities.
A true paradigm shift? Discerning the fine print of the provincial government’s draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework
The provincial government proposes a more holistic approach to stewarding lands and waters through their Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework. Our gap analysis reveals that the Framework lacks sufficient rigor and clarity regarding its intended legal power.
Exploring the secret lives of underwater creatures through DNA
Mobile science aboard Achiever to learn more about coastal waters.
More hatchery salmon cannot help endangered killer whales
Raincoast argues that the Puget Sound hatchery program does little to solve the prey problem for Southern Residents.
Wolf Stories: Animal welfare and the evolution of animal ethics
In this article, we’ve interviewed David Fraser (C.M., Ph.D.), a Professor Emeritus in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia. His 50-year research career has focused on the welfare and management of both free-living and captive wildlife, as well as farm and laboratory animals. In this interview, we explore the history of…
Letter in Science states that Canada’s wolf cull subsidizes industry
British Columbia must reevaluate its caribou habitat protection policies and do better by its environment and its citizens, argues Raincoast scientists.