Category: Fraser River | Raincoast Eco

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 and into the safety of the marsh instead of being blown out to sea! We will continue to monitor throughout the outmigration season!

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 first juvenile salmon of the season to migrate downstream into the estuary where they likely spend a few days or weeks before moving on to …

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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 of our Jetty breaches! Stay tuned….construction begins Monday!!!

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 juvenile salmon. The estuary is an incredibly beautiful setting that we never take for granted, where the herons, bald eagles, seals and seal lions are …

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Aerial photogragh of a part or Fraser River, dark blue water meandering through brown and white lands and islands with mountain range in the background

The Heart of the Fraser

Fraser River / By Raincoast / 2018-11-02 2018-12-16

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…

Beach seining with David Scott on the Fraser estuary.

2018 field season in the Fraser estuary is wrapped up

Fraser River / By Sherwin Arnott / 2018-09-25 2018-10-29

This is an image of a marshy stretch of sand with tall green grass sprouting through on the left. It is a grey, cloudy day and footprints in the sand go off into the distance.

Riley Finn mapping for the Fraser Connectivity Project

Fraser River / By Raincoast / 2018-08-23 2018-09-14

Mapping marsh islands in the Fraser Estuary today for the Fraser Connectivity Project and marsh recession!

This is an image of a red crane lifting a tug boat from the water. It is a clear, blue day and behind this scene are low green trees.

Juvenile chinook and a tug boat in August

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2018-08-17 2018-08-18

Just a few hundred meters from where we captured Chinook (see second photo) a tug boat is raised after sinking in the Fraser with thousands of litres of fuel onboard, disaster nearly avoided! Also Juvenile Chinook salmon captured in the estuary this morning! This is the latest in the season that we have ever captured …

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This is a selfie with two men standing in grass as tall as them. The one in front has a cap and orange vest, and the one slightly further behind has a beard and blue shirt. Both are smiling and it's a grey day.

Fieldwork safari for the Fraser Connectivity Project

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2018-08-16 2018-08-18

Went on a bit of a safari on our way home this afternoon!

This is a photo of a beach at low tide with a patch of tall marsh-like grass, and with a bearded man walking on the left of the image holding a yellow device in his left hand. It is a grey day.

Back at field work for the Fraser Connectivity Project

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2018-08-16 2018-08-18

Just when I thought field work was over I find myself back out at Sturgeon Bank! Today @rileyfinnn and I are mapping marsh islands as part of long term monitoring investigating marsh recession as well as baseline data for monitoring any changes related to the Fraser Connectivity Project!

Last day of field season 2018!

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2018-08-04 2018-08-05

Last day of the Fraser Connectivity Project field season for 2018 and I could not be happier to have captured both juvenile sockeye (left) and Chinook (right) at our last site in the middle arm just south of YVR! Thanks so much to all of our amazing volunteers and my fantastic team for an epic season!

This is a photo of three researchers standing on a marshy section of the coast with algae covered rocks dividing marsh from open water. Is is a sunny day.

August with the Fraser Connectivity Project

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2018-08-03 2018-11-08

Can’t believe it’s already August, the Fraser Connectivity Project team is almost finished for the season but managed to catch this beautiful juvenile sockeye salmon this morning along with a few Chinook! Our day also included bringing some drone footage and checking out some potential jetty breach locations!!

This is a photo of 3 researchers collecting data from a fish net in an estuary. The sun is a bit low still and coming from the left.

Field work and a lonely juvenile coho

Fraser River / By David Scott / 2018-08-01 2018-08-05

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!