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 …
David Scott
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 …
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…
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 …
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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…
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 …
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…