Spawning pink and chum salmon provide benefits to coho
Research from SFU and Raincoast scientists shows juvenile coho salmon benefit from dining on the carcasses of spawning pink and chum salmon.
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Stress and reproductive hormones in grizzly bears reflect nutritional benefits and social consequences
Salmon declines could have long-term effects on grizzly bear health, conclude scientists from Raincoast in a study published today in the scientific journal PLOS ONE…
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Bears, salmon and forests: new research on old connections
Raincoast and UVic scientists finds new reasons to support the importance of bears and salmon for tree growth in the ancient forests of Haida Gwaii…
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Salmon farms as a source of sea lice: Raincoast responds
Raincoast biologist responds to DFO on the impact of salmon farms. Published in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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Using grizzlies to assess harvest-ecosystem trade-offs in salmon fisheries
Researchers at Raincoast and UC-Santa Cruz investigate how letting more salmon reach spawning streams can benefit bears, the ecosystem and even long‐term fishery catches…
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Sea lice from salmon farms infect juvenile sockeye
Young sockeye salmon from the Fraser River are being infected with sea lice as they pass fish farms on their migration routes.
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Evidence of farm-induced parasite infestations on wild juvenile salmon in multiple regions of coastal BC, Canada
M.H.H. Price, A. Morton, and J.D. Reynolds. 2010. Evidence of farm-induced parasite infestations on wild juvenile salmon in multiple regions of coastal British Columbia, Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 67: 1925–1932 Download the paper Price etal 2010 Farm-induced lice infestations CJFAS 2010
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Sea lice from fish farms infect wild juvenile salmon in multiple regions
Today, the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences published findings by Raincoast and other researchers on sea lice infestations of wild juvenile salmon near salmon farms…
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Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study says
By Judith Lavoie, TimesColonist.com, October 21, 2010
A new paper by Raincoast and other scientists calls for changes in fishing plans to manage salmon for wildlife and other benefits…
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Salmon for Terrestrial Protected Areas
When watersheds are protected for coastal wildlife such as grizzly bears, spirit bears and wolves, shouldn’t the salmon runs they depend on for food and energy receive protection protected as well?
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Applications of Paleolimnology to Sockeye Lakes
MacDuffee, M and E. MacIssac. 2009. Applications of paleolimnology to sockeye salmon nursery lakes and ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska: Proceedings of a workshop at the Institute of Ocean Sciences. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2847. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Applications of Paleolimnology to Sockeye Salmon Nursery Lakes and Ecosystems…
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Abstract: paleolimnology workshop
A two-day workshop in 2008 reviewed sediment core studies conducted in sockeye salmon lakes in BC, Alaska, and the US Pacific Northwest..
