Category: Fraser River | Raincoast Eco

A small sockeye in a green net filled with water.

Early Sockeye

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-08-17 2019-08-19

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 …

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A man in full rain gear standing ankle deep in water with others behind him and bending over a white bucket which is also in the water.

Fraser River Update

Fraser River / By Raincoast / 2019-08-13 2019-08-19

Earlier this year we began the first phase of our five-year restoration project in the Fraser Estuary making breaches in the Steveston Jetty to allow young salmon access to Sturgeon …

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A person in a swimsuit stands with a bucket waist deep in an estuary surrounded by long marshy grass on the shore and buoy in the water.

Marsh Boys 2019…

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-08-03 2019-08-19

Calendar coming soon…. Photo by Eric Perlett

A stream flowing out to a broader body of water with tall green grass on either side.

Fraser Connectivity Update

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-07-25 2019-08-02

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 …

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The sun beams through from behind a row of tall, thin, leafy trees to reflect on a still body of water.

In search of the Lower Fraser’s lost streams…

Fraser River / By Raincoast / 2019-07-23 2019-08-02

From Riley Finn’s blog: “I became interested in quantifying the lost streams in the Lower Fraser in my pursuit to understand what fraction of the historical salmon habitat of the …

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A man stands to the left in rain gear and just behind him is the Fraser River with a net spread out in the midground.

Learning the Ropes: Fraser Connectivity Project

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-07-06 2019-08-02

Eric Perlett learning the ropes of the Fraser Connectivity Project!

A woman standing at a podium with a seated crowd around her and a projection of the Fraser River behind her.

DFO interest in Fraser Watershed Initiative

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-07-05 2019-08-02

Great to see DFO fisheries minister Wilkinson and minister Popham talking an interest in restoring the Fraser River watershed, thanks Fraser watershed initiative!

An underwater photo of a large green salmon. It's face is close to the camera with its body receding into the murky distance.

Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program

Fraser River / By Raincoast Conservation Foundation / 2019-06-27 2019-07-22

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 …

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Two people, one kneeling down, doing research in a marshy area. The sky is blue with white clouds above them.

Marsh vegetation surveys in Steveston

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-06-26 2019-06-28

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. …

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The backs of peoples' heads in the foreground looking towards a screen with an image of an estuary projected onto it.

Starting with Fraser River

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-06-21 2019-06-24

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 …

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There is water partially covering the lens in the foreground and in the distance a person dragging a long net through the water.

Ongoing positive results in Steveston

Fraser River / By Raincoast Conservation Foundation / 2019-06-21 2019-06-28

We are continuing to see positive results for our habitat connectivity project in the Fraser Estuary. Young Salmon are still using the breaches we created in the Steveston Jetty to …

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Looking out across a body of water with a strip of grassy march and mountains in the distance. It is a sunny day.

Water flowing through a Steveston jetty breach

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-06-18 2019-06-24

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 …

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Looking down into the front of a sailboat and the person steering it. Past the boat is calm water and marshy green land to the right.

(De)construction complete

Fraser River / By Raincoast Conservation Foundation / 2019-06-03 2019-06-20

We have completed (de)construction of three breaches of the Steveston Jetty. The Steveston Jetty is an 8 km long rock jetty which controls the position of the main arm of …

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Juvenile salmon! Again today we are out sampling this time at our west breach

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-03-29 2019-04-15

Juvenile salmon! Again today we are out sampling this time at our west breach and again we are seeing exactly what we hoped!

Misty MacDuffee holds up a measuring device with many little salmon inside.

SUCCESS! Today we tried sampling one of our jetty breaches for the first time and in 45 minutes…

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2019-03-28 2019-04-01

SUCCESS! Today we tried sampling one of our jetty breaches for the first time and in 45 minutes caught dozens of juvenile Chinook and chum salmon moving through the breach …

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A person is holding up a clear container with "Raincoast Constervation on the label." The container has two very small silver fish inside it. In the background is a blue sky and a blue body of water.

Dozens of Chum

Fraser River, Raincoast research / By David Scott / 2019-03-11 2019-03-11

Caught our first juvenile salmon of the season this weekend! We found dozens of these little chum salmon fry in the North Arm of the Lower Fraser River yesterday, the …

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A blue stream of water runs out to meet a larger body of water in the distance. On either side are stretches of land covered in green, grass covered land. On the right two people are standing near the edge of the land in full water proof gear. The one furthest left is even wearing a life jacket. The ski is bright blue and quite clear.

Rain, Shine… or freezing

Fraser River, Raincoast research / By David Scott / 2019-03-09 2019-03-11

First day of field work for the season! How cold is it Noah? 3 degrees! 😯 still happy to be out here!

A metal crane hanging over down the center is coming from the left. It is hanging over a blue stretch of water that runs like a stream out to join a larger body of water in the distance. Moss and grass cover a stretch of rocky land to the right. The sky is blue with white clouds lower down.

Breach 3/3

Fraser River, Raincoast research / By David Scott / 2019-03-05 2019-03-11

Day 5 of restoration! We are working on the third of three breaches of the Steveston jetty and should be finished tomorrow!

A wooden down with a crane on other machinery on it stands to the left in the foreground, the arm of the crane extends to the right over a body of water and there is rocky shore to the far right. The sky is clear and blue.

Fraser Connectivity Project: Jetty Breach 1/3

Conservation Foundation, Fraser River, On the coast, Raincoast research / By Raincoast / 2019-03-02 2019-03-05

Restoration in action! Working on the first of three jetty breaches in Steveston!

A person in a bright orange full body bodysuit is walking on a rocky, seaweed covered shore across a stretch of water (the camera is on the other side of the water from the person). There are mountains and a grey sky in the distance.

Fraser Connectivity Project: Construction Starts Monday!

Conservation Foundation, Fraser River, On the coast, Raincoast research / By Raincoast / 2019-02-21 2019-03-05

Today we placed a grid of small pvc pipes in the area to monitor changes in the area where we expect channels to form on Sturgeon Bank following the construction …

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A sign in the foreground says "Sturgeon Bank Salmon Enhancement Project." It is standing on a damp grassy stretch of land with driftwood and rocks further along. A body of water opens up to the right and there is a large red boat to the left behind the sign. It is a cloudy, grey day.

Fraser Connectivity Project: Steveston Jetty

Conservation Foundation, Fraser River, On the coast, Raincoast research / By Raincoast / 2019-02-19 2019-03-05

We are excitedly moving towards construction of 3 breaches of the Steveston Jetty to restore natural outmigration pathways for juvenile salmon which provide access to critical brackish marsh habitats!!

David Scott holds a salmon fry out for us to see, on the Fraser River estuary.

Field season for the Fraser River Estuary Connectivity project was five months long

Fraser River / By Raincoast / 2018-11-13 2018-11-22

Our 2018 field season for the Fraser River Estuary Connectivity project was five months long, with 76 days in the field and more than 35,000 fish sampled, including over 6,400 …

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