B.C. female salmon dying 2x the rate of males
Decades of research have led UBC professor, Dr. Scott Hinch, to uncover female salmon in B.C. are dying at unprecedented rates. For every male sockeye …
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Blue herons identified as a significant predator of B.C.’s juvenile salmon
Pinnipeds, cormorants, Caspian terns, now blue herons. It appears Pacific great blue herons have a much larger appetite for juvenile salmon than previously understood, potentially …
GET REEL- A look into the world of youth conservation
5 minutes in length, this is a small taste of future hope and conservation on the west coast of BC Make sure to change your …
TAKE ACTION: British Columbia Mines Threaten Washington Waters
A legacy of mining development in British Columbia has already deteriorated the Similkameen River, yet proposals to greatly expand the Copper Mountain Mine threaten …
Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants
Two closed mines on islands in Babine Lake are leaking dangerous levels of copper that could be damaging the Skeena watershed’s most valuable sockeye salmon …
Days of Rivers Past and Robert Hooton
The book, “Days of Rivers Past” is loaded with stories and photos chronicling the glory days of Steelhead fishing along B.C.’s coast. The author Robert …
‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river
The Olympic Peninsula is not the only place where steelhead runs are teetering on the edge of extinction. Both summer and winter run steelhead used …
Transition from open net-pen salmon farming in B.C. has begun
The federal government says it is moving forward in transitioning away from open net-pen fish farms in coastal British Columbia. The transition will be geared …
First Nations call for end to B.C. open-net salmon farms
B.C.’s First Nations Leadership Council is calling for an immediate end to marine-based salmon farming in the province, following reports by B.C. fish farm owners …
For taxpayers, hatcheries are a poor investment
The definition of insanity. As salmon and steelhead runs continue to decline, B.C. is looking to hatcheries to make up for the loss. In rivers …