Fraser Connectivity Project | Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts to Fraser Chinook salmon

Published on 2020 07 15 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders

The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its shipping terminal at Roberts Bank beside the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. The existing terminal is already a significant presence in the Fraser estuary. Its 210-acre container terminal connects to the largest coal terminal in North America. A four-kilometre long causeway across the Fraser estuary facilitates truck and rail transit between the terminal and the shore…

The Fraser River estuary is fragmented by structures that alter the flow of water

Published on 2019 06 21 | by Alex Harris, Communications Associate | in Inform

Salmon fry pool in the estuaries of the Fraser River.

The first phase in Raincoast’s five-year restoration project in the Fraser estuary was making breaches in the Steveston jetty to allow young salmon access to Sturgeon Bank, a safe, marshy habitat that gives them an easier transition from river to ocean…

Great news: juvenile salmon moving through habitats reconnected after 100 years

Published on 2019 06 19 | by David Scott, Raincoast Lower Fraser Salmon Program Coordinator | in Conservation update

Raincoast Fraser River crew sampling juvenile salmon in the east breach.

Since the removal of sections of the Steveston jetty in February, we have been sampling our new jetty ‘breaches’ and have consistently caught juvenile salmon moving through them! This is a huge success and was realized just weeks after…

Breaking new estuary ground on the Steveston Jetty

Published on 2019 02 27 | by David Scott, Raincoast Lower Fraser Salmon Program Coordinator | in Notes from the Field

Steveston Jetty on a grey day, with overset diagrams showing some of the work we're doing.

When we began our research in the Fraser estuary in 2016, the presence of multiple barriers, including the Steveston Jetty, became a significant concern. With the announcement of the Coastal Restoration Fund in 2017, an opportunity to begin addressing these barriers appeared…

Fraser estuary research completed for 2018

Published on 2018 09 25 | by David Scott, Raincoast Lower Fraser Salmon Program Coordinator | in Notes from the Field

Raincoast scientists aboard their boat on the Fraser River getting the seine nets ready to do their summer research.

After a long five months we have now wrapped up our 2018 field season in the Fraser estuary, our best year yet! This year our team spent 76 days in the field and we captured more than 35,000 fish, including over 6,400 juvenile salmon. While it has been a long and hot season with a […]