Mapping for the Fraser Connectivity Project
Mapping marsh islands in the Fraser Estuary today for the Fraser Connectivity Project and marsh recession.
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Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program
The Fraser is one of the world’s great rivers. Historically it produced more salmon than any other place in North America. ⠀⠀Given the importance of Fraser River salmon ecologically, culturally and economically, and the intensity of development pressures in the Lower River and estuary, Raincoast has initiated a Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program. Our…
Field work and a lonely juvenile coho
Starting our last week of field work for the Fraser Connectivity Project for this season with some beach seining and fyke netting in the blazing heat! Caught a lonely juvenile coho and a few Chinook this morning still using the estuary at the end of July as adult salmon begin to return!
The Fraser Connectivity Project team enjoyed some cloudy weather for once today
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…
Office in the field
This is yesterday’s office. Here I am downloading data from my data logger…
Success for field crew at Fraser Estuary
Yesterday’s field crew had great success in the Fraser Estuary. We caught 901 juvenile salmon (Chinook and chum). We also collected thirty genetic samples from juvenile Chinook…
A vision for the coast, as we head into 2020
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated and shared our end of year fundraising drive. We are grateful to be surrounded by people, businesses and organizations that share our vision and are willing to invest in our initiatives. Among the donations received, we’ve had stock donations come in, which is another way to…