Tag: salmon conservation

Two hands of a white person holds up a plastic transparent rectangular box. An olive green juvenile salmon is seen inside it, in front of a blurred background of Fraser river estuary.

Shifting learning online during the pandemic

2020-08-082020-08-15

Raincoast was one week away from setting sail aboard our floating classroom, Achiever, when the pandemic abruptly brought those trips to a halt.

Salish Sea Emerging Stewards

Part 1 of ‘wild salmon surrounds us’ S1 E5

2020-05-272020-09-04

In part 1 of this 2 part salmon lesson, viewers learn about salmon as the foundation species of BC.

Two scientists in orange jackets stand looking at the water on Robert's Bank

Fraser River

Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project Phase II complete

2019-12-132019-12-17

In November we finished the second phase of construction for our Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project. The aim of the project is to provide juvenile salmon...

tall wooden pole connected to a crane looms over blue water with the shore visible on the other side under blue skies

Fraser River

Phase 2 breach construction ends

2019-12-032019-12-15

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...

Achiever

Hakai Institute was on Achiever monitoring water flow from icefields to the ocean

2019-10-232019-12-17

Hakai Institute has been using our research vessel, the Achiever, for a fascinating project monitoring the flow of water from icefields to the ocean. They’ve been studying water flow to explore...

three salmon visible as gleaming bodies under water

Conservation Foundation

Canada’s Pacific salmon industry withdraws from Marine Stewardship Council certification

2019-10-162019-12-17

There have been many headlines this year about extremely low salmon runs across B.C. This month, Canada’s Pacific salmon industry announced that...

Thumb visible of hand holding up the newspaper Star Metro Vancouver with the headline Clearing the Way

Fraser River

Fraser Connectivity Project makes the news

2019-09-252019-12-15

Fraser Connectivity Project made the cover of the paper today. The article in The Star Metro Vancouver talks about...

Scientist wearing a red jacket stands with scientific equipment amidst green rushes beside the Fraser River with a sunny blue sky behind her.

Raincoast research

New published Raincoast Conservation study shows the importance of different habitats to preserve fish biodiversity in the Fraser River estuary

2019-08-302019-12-17

The Fraser River estuary supports a multitude of fish species, and is a crucial habitat for juvenile salmon from throughout the Fraser watershed. Currently however, more than 70% of the rearing habitat...

A hand holds up a clear plastic container with a small silver fish in it and a raincoast sticker in the background.

Raincoast research

Chinook on the sand flats

2019-06-172019-06-24

Caught some beautiful juvenile Chinook today out on the sand flats of the estuary! …

Presenter in grey shirt in a meeting room with a slide projecter

Events

Salmon ocean ecology meeting in Portland

2019-05-212019-12-15

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...