The Fraser River estuary should be a thriving ecosystem for juvenile salmon, a place to rest, feed, and grow before heading out to the ocean. Today, much of that habitat has been replaced by rip-rap, cement, and other engineered materials that offer little of what salmon actually need. This winter, our team worked to address…
Restoring a 30 year old compensation site to support salmon.
Using big tools for small salmon.
There’s a mixture of chemicals in the Lower Fraser, which not only presents potential risks to juvenile Chinook, but also other aquatic life.
Letter to Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries.
Two Raincoast salmon researchers join Auston Chhor to discuss salmon life cycles, challenges, the connection between fish and land, hard hats, habitat restoration, collaborating with municipalities on urban salmon, and working in the Fraser River estuary.
Join Raincoast, Pacific Salmon Foundation, and more in celebrating these vital species on June 1, International Wild Salmon Day.
Daniel Stewart, Conservation Decisions Lab, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Raincoast are all working in the Fraser River Estuary.
The study found that log booms impact physical habitat, water quality, and invertebrates in the lower Fraser River and Estuary.
We are nearing the completion of construction of our second breach in the North Arm jetty to restore fish passage for juvenile salmon.
Though the conclusions of the International Panel on Climate Change report are grim, protecting and restoring natural ecosystems is an effective step.
New research shows that Wild Salmon populations in the Fraser can recover if action is taken now.