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  • A killer whale chases a chinook salmon in the Salish Sea.
    Conservation updates

    Canada’s government needs to use an Emergency Order to prevent extinction of Southern Resident killer whales

    2024 June 202024 December 13

    In May of 2024, Raincoast, along with five other conservation groups (David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Living Oceans, Natural Resources Defense Council, and World Wildlife Fund Canada) filed a petition with the federal government to implement an emergency order.

    Read More Canada’s government needs to use an Emergency Order to prevent extinction of Southern Resident killer whalesContinue

  • Lower Fraser River Salmon Recovery Brief cover sits on the sandy floor of the Fraser, and a tiny fish.
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    Lower Fraser River Salmon Recovery Brief

    2021 July 192024 July 8

    This collaborative work to recover wild salmon and restore the ecological resilience of the Lower Fraser River and Estuary is outlined in the Lower Fraser Salmon Recovery Brief.

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    Backgrounder: The 2019 fishery and endangered Fraser Chinook

    2020 February 52024 July 8

    This backgrounder on endangered Fraser Chinook has been produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, and Watershed Watch…

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  • A salmon in a stream, with four partner logos, Watershed Watch, David Suzuki Foundation, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, and Raincoast.
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    Backgrounder on Canada’s Pacific salmon fishery losing its Marine Stewardship Council certification

    2019 October 122024 July 8

    What is the Marine Stewardship Council? The Marine Stewardship Council, or “MSC”, is an international, independent non-profit organization which sets a standard for sustainable fishing. Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well-managed and sustainable compared to the science-based MSC standards are assessed by a team of experts who are independent of both the fishery…

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  • A single Southern Resident killer whale surfaces in the Salish Sea.
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    No half measures for Southern Resident killer whales

    2019 April 302024 July 8

    Right now, as we anticipate the return of these endangered whales to the Salish Sea, the federal government is considering exactly what measures they will take to aid recovery in 2019. They are asking you for your input, and it is critical that you encourage them to make the right choice. Many voices are advocating for less ambitious recovery actions…

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  • J16 and J26 on a smokey day in the Salish Sea.
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    Emergency order for Southern Residents under the Species at Risk Act

    2018 August 162024 July 8

    Research by an international team of scientists, including Raincoast staff, showed that a modelled 30 per cent increase in the coast-wide Chinook abundance above the 1979-2008 average could increase southern resident growth rate by as much as 1.9 per cent…

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    Trans Mountain is now Taxpayer Mountain

    2018 June 122024 July 8

    The Canadian federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain project from Kinder Morgan is financially and environmentally dubious. With this decision, Trans Mountain should now be renamed Taxpayer Mountain…

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