Team enjoyed some cloudy weather for once today while purse seining on the sandflats of the Fraser estuary.

The Fraser Connectivity Project team enjoyed some cloudy weather for once today

ByDavid Scott 2018-07-202018-07-23 Fraser River

The Fraser Connectivity Project team enjoyed some cloudy weather for once today while purse seining on the sandflats of the Fraser estuary. We don’t catch a lot of fish in these areas compared to the eelgrass and marsh which provide much better habitat for juvenile salmon, but it is still an important part of our research! #sandflat #estuary #research @raincoastconservation #pseclab @tsawwassen_shuttles @mr.quayle @jackhall437 @selise10

Fraser River

Raincoast science team samples at their west breach of the Steveston jetty

ByDavid Scott 2019-05-012019-12-15

The Raincoast team spends another day sampling at our west breach of the Steveston jetty. Here we have our fyke net strung across…

Fraser River

The Heart of the Fraser

ByRaincoast 2018-11-022018-12-16

The Heart of the Fraser. The vital stretch of the river between Mission and Hope, less than two hours drive from Vancouver, provides prime spawning habitat for salmon…

Raincoast research

The gravel reach

ByRaincoast team 2017-02-242019-02-13

In addition to the Fraser River estuary our conservation interests extend into what is often termed the gravel reach. This area is important habitat for salmonids and many other species. We are now working to…

Raincoast research

Riley Finn: The importance of the Lower Fraser River to salmon populations

ByRaincoast Conservation Foundation 2019-10-192019-10-21

Next week Riley Finn, Raincoast Research Associate and University of BC MSc student in the Conservation Decisions Lab, will be giving a @wildresearch Seminar Series Talk. He will discuss the importance of the lower Fraser River to salmon populations, building a picture of what salmon habitat once was, and how it compares to what’s available…