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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. Last year we removed 1.5 meters of rock from the jetty in three 50 meter …
Fraser Connectivity Project made the cover of the paper today.
The article in The Star Metro Vancouver talks about the progress we have begun to make in restoring connectivity in the Fraser River estuary and talks about the need to …
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 …
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 …
Did you know coyotes are common in the Fraser estuary? We found these tracks while doing vegetation surveys today, and they lead right to our jetty breach.
Photo by David Scott.
#fraserconnectivityproject #pseclab #coyotes…
This is yesterday’s office.
Here I am downloading data from my data logger which is installed on one of our breaches of the Steveston jetty.
A quick glance at the data shows that the beaches are …
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 and much to learn about the status of salmon and the ocean conditions they …
Taking the lab to the field…
@raincoastconservation #pseclab #research #Chinook…
On a windy but beautiful morning out in the marsh at Sturgeon Bank, Fraser connectivity project monitoring continues. The juvenile salmon outmigration is in full swing with both chum and Chinook abundant in the estuary.
#letsmakethefrasergreatagain …
Some great news for salmon.
This week we have been monitoring our habitat restoration site in the Fraser River estuary.
Within a month juvenile salmon – including Harrison Chinook – are already making their way over the breach we have …
This is restoration in action. We are currently working on the first of three jetty breaches for the Fraser Connectivity Project.
@raincoastconservation #fraserconnectivityproject #letsmakethefrasergreatagain #salmonrestoration…
Beautiful evening for downloading some data in the marsh.
@raincoastconservation #sturgeonbank #fraserconnectivityproject #pseclab…
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 …
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, including …
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 at what can appear to be the end of the Earth.
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, 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 …
The invisible migration is underway! Chum, pink, and today… our first juvenile Chinook of the season in the Fraser River Estuary with Raincoast and David Scott.…