Employment opportunity: Salmon Ecologist
Are you a salmon conservation enthusiast with strong quantitative skills (that you like using) and a graduate science degree? We have a dream job for you!
Misty MacDuffee
Fostering resilience for 2021 and beyond
Expect the unexpected. Who could have predicted that old adage would so accurately sum up 2020? From the pandemic to the political, the world spent the year in upheaval. The earth’s ecosystems have also been dealing with significant and …
A Conservation Prospectus for the Fraser River Estuary
Research published today in Conservation Science and Practice indicates that 102 species at risk of extinction in the Fraser River estuary can be saved with an investment of $381 million over 25 years, or $15 million a year. This cost …
Shifting learning online during the pandemic
Raincoast was one week away from setting sail aboard our floating classroom, Achiever, when the pandemic abruptly brought those trips to a halt.
Win a copy of Spirits of the Coast
We hosted an inspiring online event last night focused on the Royal BC Museum book about killer whales, Spirits of the Coast.
Thanks to everyone who made our first season of Coastal Insight a success
We just wrapped up our 11th episode of Coastal Insights, a live and interactive online learning program.
Upcoming online panel discussion Spirits of the Coast
On Wednesday July 22nd at 6pm, join us for an online panel discussion bringing together contributors from the book, Spirits of the Coast.
Demystifying the Killer Whales of BC S1 E8
Killer whales are iconic to the Pacific Northwest and deeply rooted as cultural and spiritual symbols for the Coast Salish peoples.
Misty MacDuffee contributes essay to new book Spirits of the Coast
Spirits of the Coast is our new favourite book. It brings together the work of marine biologists, Indigenous knowledge keepers, poets, artists and storytellers, united by their love for killer whales.
Narwhal’s investigative report of BC’s bottom trawl fishery
A months-long investigation by The Narwhal's Jimmy Thomson reveals a culture of intimidation and harassment that has resulted in the vast and systematic under-reporting of B.C.’s bottom trawl fishery.
Immediate success for salmon recovery at Steveston Jetty
The Steveston Jetty is only one of the many structures dividing the Fraser estuary, altering the movement of salmon, freshwater, and fine sediments to Sturgeon and Roberts Banks.
Habitat connectivity project on Fraser Estuary – documenting the second phase
Tomorrow I head back to the Fraser Estuary with Raincoast Conservation to document the second phase of our habitat connectivity project...
Malnourished grizzly bears likely not related to climate change, says op-ed by Raincoast
Raincoast’s Chris Genovali, Misty MacDuffee and Paul C. Paquet wrote an op-ed about the recent images of malnourished grizzly bears on B.C.’s coast and the media linking it to climate change - which we think is not the case...
Canada’s Pacific salmon industry withdraws from Marine Stewardship Council certification
There have been many headlines this year about extremely low salmon runs across B.C. This month, Canada’s Pacific salmon industry announced that...
Screening of ‘Artifishal’ at Cinecenta
Tomorrow, August 27th we are hosting a 7pm screening of Patagonia & Josh Bones Murphy’s Artifishal with Watershed Watch BC. Doors open at...
J pod on the brink, by CBC
Misty MacDuffee was interviewed for this podcast by CBC, hosted by Gloria Macarenko.
…“Host Gloria Macarenko delves into our fraught love affair with the iconic and endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales who have become political poster children for climate
Ongoing positive results in Steveston
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 access Sturgeon Bank.
…“The best investment both for chinook salmon
Chinook salmon key to killer whale recovery
Chinook salmon are key to killer whale recovery. DFO’s measures reduce competition with salmon fishing in some areas, and will begin rebuilding the endangered Chinook runs the whales need to feed on in the spring and early summer.” – Misty …
Misty seeking chinook in the Fraser Estuary
Misty MacDuffee finding lots of chinookies!!
In the Fraser Estuary with Raincoast Conservation doing more field samples to see if the 3 breaches they made in the Steveston Jetty were helping young salmon access marshy habitats (hint: they were!!!!)…
Save the whales, submit comments before May 3, 2019
Are you concerned for the survival of Southern Resident killer whales? Now is the time for your input. You can submit a response to the Federal Survey on Southern Resident killer whales.
Raincoast scientists have been working with an international …
Expert Panel: What is the Future of Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery?
Join us online on April 18th to find out from an expert panel including Misty MacDuffee, Michael Jasny from the Natural Resources Defense Council, and...
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...
Free chocolate, art, inspiration and wine
How I’m spending my Friday night.
Misty MacDuffee with Gloria Macarenko on CBC’s On the Coast
…“This win follows years of effort by Raincoast scientists compiling, discussing, and refining detailed legal and scientific arguments. We salute our lawyers at Ecojustice for their brilliant work on this monumental case. We congratulate our co-plaintiffs at Living Oceans on
