We have been finding Chinook in the estuary since late March
David Scott and the field crew wrap up the season with some photos of salmon in the Lower Fraser.
Author: David Scott
Cutthroat trout found during Fraser River connectivity project
David Scott finds a rare ocean-going ecotype - a cutthroat trout way out on the North Arm jetty this afternoon during his fieldwork for the Fraser River connectivity project.
New species found (for us) in Fraser River Estuary research
We caught a new fish. This is our sixth season in the Fraser Estuary and the first time in over a year we have caught a new species.
Guesses from others include: Pacific staghorn sculpin, Coastrange sculpin, and Shorthead sculpin.…
Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference, 2021
Calling all graduate students and researchers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond!
The Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference is going virtual this year and we would love to hear about your research, or just have you join!
Phase 2 breach construction ends
Phase 2 breach construction at the Steveston jetty east breach wrapped up Friday and everything went great. We are conducting our construction in two phases...
Fraser Connectivity Project makes the news
Fraser Connectivity Project made the cover of the paper today. The article in The Star Metro Vancouver talks about...
Early Sockeye
Sockeye fry in the estuary in August? We caught this little beauty in the estuary this morning, the first time we have ever captured a juvenile sockeye rearing in the estuary this late in the season!!
While most sockeye remain …
Marsh Boys 2019…
Calendar coming soon….
Photo by Eric Perlett.…
Coyote tracks in the Fraser estuary
Did you know coyotes are common in the Fraser estuary? We found these tracks while...
Fraser Connectivity Update
Fraser Connectivity Project monitoring continues at our jetty breach locations yesterday! The west breach is looking great with a nice channel developing onto the foreshore, transporting freshwater, fine sediment and fish into the estuary instead of out to sea!
Great Time Talking Salmon at Bass Coast
Had a great time at Bass Coast this weekend, thanks so much for letting me give a talk about salmon!! 😍
Learning the Ropes: Fraser Connectivity Project
Eric Perlett learning the ropes of the Fraser Connectivity Project!…
DFO interest in Fraser Watershed Initiative
Great to see DFO fisheries minister Wilkinson and minister Popham talking an interest in restoring the Fraser River watershed, thanks Fraser watershed initiative!
Marsh vegetation surveys in Steveston
Putting lessons into practice! The Fraser Connectivity Project team started our marsh vegetation surveys this afternoon thanks to the id clinic we attended last week, put on by the very knowledgeable Dan Stewart. Thanks Ducks Unlimited-BC for the invite!!…
Starting with Fraser River
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight to learn about the road to recovery for the Southern Resident killer whales at the temple of stoke! It all starts with recovering Fraser River Chinook salmon populations!…
Water flowing through a Steveston jetty breach
This is a picture of water flowing through one of our breaches of the Steveston jetty, note the rock on the right hand side blocking the water from flowing that way! Check out our new video about the whole project! …
Chinook on the sand flats
Caught some beautiful juvenile Chinook today out on the sand flats of the estuary! …
Office in the field
This is yesterday's office. Here I am downloading data from my data logger...
Rare cutthroat trout
This little beauty made a rainy morning so worth it. This is the first cutthroat trout...
Salmon ocean ecology meeting in Portland
I enjoyed presenting and learning from all the great research presented at the salmon ocean ecology meeting in Portland this weekend. There were many great talks...
Making a positive difference to salmon
The success continues for our Fraser Connectivity Project. We had another great day surveying...
On the Sturgeon Bank
Eco warrior Kyle Armstrong cleaning up the Sturgeon Bank wildlife management area...
Raincoast science team samples at their west breach of the Steveston jetty
The Raincoast team spends another day sampling at our west breach of the Steveston jetty. Here we have our fyke net strung across...
