Roberts Bank | Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Research: Conservation in heavily urbanized biodiverse regions requires urgent management action and attention to governance

Published on 2020 12 15 | by Raincoast | in Scientific Literature

An infographic about the Fraser Estuary overlayed on top of an underwater photo of some salmon.

A new open access research paper led by Dr. Tara Martin at the UBC Conservation Decisions Lab applied a novel conservation decision making tool called Priority Threat Management to identify the most cost-effective management strategies needed to address the threats facing 102 species at risk identified in the area…

US organizations call on Washington State to oppose Canada’s Terminal 2 expansion in the Salish Sea

Published on 2020 08 21 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders

The trains and containers on the causeway to Terminal 2.

41 environmental and sustainability organizations in Washington State have written Governor Jay Inslee (PDF) asking him to oppose RBT2 on behalf of Washingtonians and the environmental, cultural and economic resources of Washington state…

Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts on Southern Resident killer whales

Published on 2020 07 20 | by Raincoast | in Backgrounders

The shipping expansion at the Deltaport terminal will place further stress on the Fraser estuary that has already lost more than 70% of its natural habitat. Raincoast is particularly concerned about the impacts from the terminal on Fraser Chinook salmon and Southern Resident killer whales…

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…

Terminal 2 expansion threatens the Fraser estuary

Published on 2020 05 27 | by Misty MacDuffee, Wild Salmon Program Director & Dave Scott, Research and Restoration Coordinator for the Lower Fraser Salmon Program | in Conservation update

Terminal 2 at the end of a long causeway, with Vancouver Island in the distance.

The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its shipping terminal beside the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, putting further stress on an estuary that has already lost more than 70% of its natural habitat…

Terminal 2 expansion at Roberts Bank jeopardizes salmon recovery efforts

Published on 2019 08 23 | by Chris Genovali, Executive Director | in For the coast

A container ship get loaded at a terminal near Vancouver.

Given the ecological challenges that Fraser River salmon, including juvenile salmon, face at this point in history, now is not the time to increase pressure on their rearing grounds in the Fraser estuary by increasing the footprint of the Terminal 2 project on Roberts Bank….