Since Achiever’s re-launch in 2006, our research vessel has traveled more than a hundred thousand kilometers, logging many of these hours on transect surveys for marine mammals and birds…
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…
Afternoon lesson plan aboard @raincoastconservation research vessel Achiever was windward sailing in the Salish Sea. Plying the Coast Salish territory through the power of wind and tide.
Class is in session! Raincoast vessel Achiever is a floating classroom exploring the Salish Sea with conservation leaders of tomorrow.
Let us take you here. Beyond photography, our ‘Notes from the Field’ and ‘Conservation Updates’ bring stories of the places we work to protect and the people doing that work…
The Lower Fraser River and its estuary serves as a fitting microcosm of the challenges and opportunities that the Salish Sea faces. Next Spring we will be co-hosting a session…
Our recent research identifies areas of the BC Coast intensively used by different marine mammals including fin, humpback and killer whales. Described as “hotspots”…
“There is this mismatch between the ecology and bear management system. The sea is connected to the land but the management doesn’t reflect that.”…
The Southern Resident Killer Whales are the world’s most studied group of orcas. Once abundant throughout the waters of the Pacific Northwest, the Southern Residents are now one of the most imperilled killer whale populations…
How do salmon declines affect coastal bears? How is the low abundance of chinook affecting resident killer whales? And how much salmon biomass is required…
Today we published important new research based on the results from over 1,400 bear hair samples collected over an area of over 690,000 square kilometres…
Come and join us this summer. We’re hiring for a summer placement to support our work to map…
Yesterday’s field crew had great success in the Fraser Estuary. We caught 901 juvenile salmon (Chinook and chum). We also collected thirty genetic samples from juvenile Chinook…
If you are in North Vancouver tonight, you can learn more about research and conservation of Spirit, and other, bears, from Christina Service at a free event at Capilano University…
While our research in the Fraser River estuary is focussed on juvenile salmon we also observe a host of other wildlife. The estuary is internationally recognized for its importance to…
In addition to the Fraser River estuary our conservation interests extend into what is often termed the gravel reach. This area is important habitat for salmonids and many other species. We are now working to…
The relationship between terrestrial and marine ecosystems is a defining characteristic of the BC coast. The relationship between species and ecosystems…
The Southern Resident killer whale population is a major focus of our conservation efforts in the Salish Sea. The population is endangered…
Our field crew are good at multi-tasking. In this case, they were measuring and identifying…
These bears grace the cover of our annual report – Tracking Raincoast. If you want the inside track on our plans…
Nice surprise to run into Raincoast Conservation large carnivore biologist Christina Service and Spirit Bear Foundation research crew out sampling…
With our First Nations hosts and partners we monitor the relationship between bears, salmon and people in the Great Bear Rainforest. This is conservation science…
“165” Lia (@felinethropist) calls out the shoot density of sedges / vegetation cover in a 25cm by 25cm quadrant – characterizing habitat at our Fraser Salmon Project…
Conducting habitat surveys to identify their characteristics in the Fraser River estuary, the Fraser Salmon Project surveys and catalogs the physical structure of banks…
Last set: 2 sticklebacks, 16 juvenile sticklebacks, 4 sandlance, 49 juvenile sandlance, 117 juvenile shiner surf perch, 1 plainfin midshipman, 1 kelp perch, 16 shiner surf perch, 2 unidentifiable larval fish – This is what we just found.
We just had a site inspection by a momma grizzly and cub. We were relieved they decided that our site was up to code…
An early morning set – Raincoast conservation study of juvenile wild salmon in the Fraser River estuary with the Baum Lab.