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  • Map of the West Coast of North America showing watersheds, major salmon rivers and major barriers to those rivers.
    Map science

    Mapping Chinook watersheds that feed into the critical habitat of Southern Resident killer whales 

    2023 March 292026 August 13

    We created this map to emphasize the relationship between the recovery of Southern Resident killer whales and the recovery of wild Chinook salmon.

    Read More Mapping Chinook watersheds that feed into the critical habitat of Southern Resident killer whales Continue

  • A school of salmon as seen from below in the Fraser River.
    Conservation updates

    Sign our official petition to tell the federal government to reject Roberts Bank Terminal 2 

    2023 March 132024 July 8

    This is a legally binding petition. If we surpass 500 signatures, the petition is required to be presented to Steven Guilbeault in the House of Commons.

    Read More Sign our official petition to tell the federal government to reject Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Continue

  • Two Southern resident killer whales surfacing in the ocean.
    Conservation updates

    Opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion? You’re not alone

    2023 March 92024 July 8

    The list of groups opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion includes several First Nations, a suite of conservation organizations in both Canada and the United States, scientists, Canada’s own federal regulators, local community groups, a church, and a worker’s union.

    Read More Opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion? You’re not aloneContinue

  • Multiple Chinook salmon underwater.
    Backgrounders

    Mark-Selective Fishery: a backgrounder

    2023 March 22024 July 8

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada has proposed opening five new Chinook fisheries in April 2023.

    Read More Mark-Selective Fishery: a backgrounderContinue

  • A sandpiper in the Fraser Estuary.
    Conservation updates

    Your voice is needed now to stop Roberts Bank Terminal 2

    2023 February 212026 August 13

    The clock is ticking for the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change to decide whether to approve or reject Roberts Bank Terminal 2.

    Read More Your voice is needed now to stop Roberts Bank Terminal 2Continue

  • Allison Dennert standing on a beach in front of the ocean on a cloudy day. She is wearing a mustard coloured jacket.
    Conservation updates

    Meet Allison Dennert, Raincoast’s new Quantitative Salmon Ecologist

    2023 February 62024 July 8

    Allison Dennert has joined our Wild Salmon Program team as a Quantitative Salmon Ecologist.

    Read More Meet Allison Dennert, Raincoast’s new Quantitative Salmon EcologistContinue

  • Auston Chhor sitting in a boat driving.
    Conservation updates

    Meet Auston Chhor, Raincoast’s new Wild Salmon Governance and Policy Analyst

    2023 January 232024 July 8

    He will focus on addressing the myriad of threats facing salmon habitats in the Lower Fraser River by progressing governance frameworks, policies, funding structures, and field research initiatives.

    Read More Meet Auston Chhor, Raincoast’s new Wild Salmon Governance and Policy AnalystContinue

  • Drone photo of the meandering Fraser River.
    Tracking Raincoast

    Research, policy, and governance for Fraser River salmon

    2023 January 22024 July 8

    Our work will inform ecosystem requirements for a sustainable, terminal salmon fishery that is Indigenous-led and ecosystem-based. 

    Read More Research, policy, and governance for Fraser River salmonContinue

  • Fish viewfinder with many juvenile fish in it.
    Notes from the field

    One with the fish: a day conducting salmon research with our Summer Stewardship Program

    2022 November 102025 December 15

    “Who’s ready to rumble?” yells Captain Sean, his jolly head poking out the port-side window of the BellaRose. I extend my hand to each of my six youth participants as they climb aboard the vessel. A warm salty breeze washes over me as we embark together on today’s project. This will be a good day….

    Read More One with the fish: a day conducting salmon research with our Summer Stewardship ProgramContinue

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    A bond through salmon, language, and grandmothers

    2022 August 232026 August 13

    Spirits of the Coast brings together the work of marine biologists, Indigenous knowledge keepers, poets, artists and storytellers, united by their enchantment with the orca.

    Read More A bond through salmon, language, and grandmothersContinue

  • Man in a blue Raincoast hat holding a salmon viewfinder with juvenile salmon
    Notes from the field

    Connectivity restoration in the Fraser River Estuary continues to show results

    2022 July 42025 December 15

    This work is part of our Fraser River Connectivity Project, our five-year restoration project to create openings in several of the man-made barriers in the Fraser Estuary that prevent the natural migration of juvenile salmon. 

    Read More Connectivity restoration in the Fraser River Estuary continues to show resultsContinue

  • A large number of fishing boats squeeze into a small area off the coast of Alaska.
    Investigate and inform

    The Gauntlet, a salmon story foretold

    2022 May 202026 August 13

    World Fish Migration Day celebrates the wonders of migratory fish and raises awareness of the many obstacles that can prevent them from reaching destinations in the rivers and the spawning grounds they seek.

    Read More The Gauntlet, a salmon story foretoldContinue

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