New Raincoast research paper examines the “what if” of oil spills
New research examines 21 marine mammal species present in BC waters and ranked them according to the potential for deleterious consequences in the event of an oil spill…
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Rachel Notley not winning hearts or minds in B.C.
With multiple lawsuits before the courts, including one by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and an anti-Trans Mountain provincial government taking power in British Columbia, Notley’s audacious guarantee seems intemperate at best. However, if Notley’s intention was to harden opposition in B.C. to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion…
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Research: Oil Spills and marine mammals – development and application of a risk-based conceptual framework
Using BC as a case study, this paper develops a framework for examining risk to oil spills faced by marine mammals. We found that in BC, killer whales (residents and transients), sea otters, and Steller sea lions face the greatest risk of population level consequences, but that many BC marine mammals are at elevated risk…
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Our letter of support for the proposed whale protection zone on the west side of San Juan Island
Today we posted our comments on a petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States to establish a whale protection zone for Southern Resident killer whales…
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Killer whale scientists call for a quieter Salish Sea
20 killer whale scientists have signed a letter calling on the Canadian federal government to reduce noise levels in the Salish Sea and assist the recovery of Southern Resident killer whales…
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Orcas at Risk: April 18, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC
Join Raincoast, Elizabeth May, music from Reverie, drinks and discussion of recovery efforts for the Salish Sea’s endangered killer whales…
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A fyke net, Steve, killer whales and the Bella Rose
It takes this and more as we begin our second season of juvenile salmon research on the Fraser Estuary…
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Genetics results for Chinook salmon are in!
When you picture a research biologist’s day you probably imagine them on a boat or in a forest, immersed in nature with a notebook in hand. However, for much of the year we are tucked away in labs or at our desks, analyzing data…
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Pipeline expansion a death knell for endangered whales
Oil tankers could travel completely according to plan -with no oil spills and no ship strikes to killer whales- and the risk of extinction still increases by up to 25% from noise alone…
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Tracking Raincoast into the Salish Sea
Several years ago, we made the decision to expand our work across the BC coast with a new focus on the Salish Sea…
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2016 – The year in review
December 2016 closes our 20th year and with it, we can celebrate a major conservation success…
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Federal approval of Kinder Morgan pipeline project unlawful
Ecojustice, Raincoast and Livings Oceans launch lawsuit to protect endangered killer whales from Trans Mountain oil tankers…
