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Raincoast Study: Chinook salmon exhibit long-term rearing and early marine growth in the Fraser River, B.C., a large urban estuary
A new study has used salmon ear bones (otoliths) and genetic fingerprinting to confirm the importance of the Fraser estuary for juvenile Chinook salmon. Published on 2021 · 01 · 20 by Raincoast Conservation Photo by Michael O. Snyder. A new paper published by a team of researchers, including Raincoast scientists, and led by Lia Chalifour, finds additional…
BC Timber Sales proposed 6 cut blocks in Roberts Creek endanger wild salmon
Find the official BCTS 5-year operating map HERE It is important that people know about the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) proposed 6 cut blocks in Roberts Creeks watershed. As president of the SC Streamkeepers for the past 6 years, I have been on the ground walking Roberts Creek from the estuary to the falls every week…
Last Dance: Spawning Chum Salmon, Vedder River
by Petr Herman Adventures “This video stars a pair of Chum salmon going about their courtship dance. They use their tails to clear silt from the nest they have dug for their eggs, called a Redd. They are not actually spawning in the video, but they are making all the preparations, getting to know each…
Submit Your Comment to BC Timber Sales Today!
This is a copy of email sent out to our Email List on Sunday, April 28, 2024 – please get your email submitted – do it today! #ProtectRCsalmon Hello everyone: We are sending a special email from SC Streamkeepers Society as it has come to our attention that 6 cut blocks are planned in the xwesam (Roberts…
Decades of cuts to salmon monitoring leave B.C. scientists uncertain of fish populations
The Narwhal: by Matt Simmons, February 18, 2021 For 40 years, Doug Stewart coordinated his movements with spawning salmon on B.C.’s north coast, climbing up creeks to count the fish as they returned from the ocean. His job as a creekwalker — a contract salmon monitoring gig for Fisheries and Oceans Canada — took him…
WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THE ROBERTS CREEK WATERSHED CUT BLOCKS?
Submit Public Comments to BC Timber Sales (BCTS) We need your help to stop the 6 cut blocks planned in Roberts Creek watershed in 2025 and 2026! Time is of the essence as public comment period ended May 4, 2024 but comments are still accepted via email only. The main concern is these cut blocks…
