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.
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 …
Fraser River Update
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 Bank.
Since breaching the Jetty, we have been monitoring to …
Coyote tracks in the Fraser estuary
Did you know coyotes are common in the Fraser estuary? We found these tracks while...
Office in the field
This is yesterday's office. Here I am downloading data from my data logger...
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...
PSEC Lab field work
Taking the lab to the field…
Fraser connectivity project monitoring continues
On a windy but beautiful morning out in the marsh at Sturgeon Bank, Fraser connectivity project monitoring continues. The juvenile salmon...
Some great habitat restoration news for salmon
Within a month juvenile salmon - including Harrison Chinook - are already making their way over the breach we have created in the Steveston Jetty! This project will benefit all juvenile salmon...
Working on the first of three jetty breaches
This is restoration in action. We are currently working on...
Downloading some data for the Fraser Connectivity project
Beautiful evening for downloading some data in the marsh.
Field season for the Fraser River Estuary Connectivity project was five months long
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 …
2018 field season in the Fraser estuary is wrapped up
After a long five months we have now wrapped up our 2018 field season in the Fraser estuary, our best year yet! This year our team spent 76 days in the field and we captured more than 35,000 fish...
Back at field work for the Fraser Connectivity Project
Just when I thought field work was over I find myself back out at Sturgeon Bank. Today Riley Finn and I are mapping marsh islands as part of long term monitoring investigating marsh recession as well as baseline data …
Fraser estuary team setting nets
Fraser estuary team setting nets at what can appear to be the end of the Earth.
80 stream type Chinook like this beauty…
Today was amazing! Caught more than 80 stream type Chinook like this beauty, first time ever catching these in large numbers!! Usually we catch ocean-type Chinook only a few months old but these stream type Chinook rear in freshwater for …
Chinook salmon, the largest of the Pacific salmon species…
Chinook salmon, the largest of the Pacific salmon species, grow up to 50+ pounds and is the primary prey resource for the Southern Resident Orca population in the Salish Sea. Catching these little fry knowing they will grow to be big powerful fish is pretty special...
The invisible migration is underway
The invisible migration is underway! Chum, pink, and today... our first juvenile Chinook of the season in the Fraser River estuary...
