Canada approved a major port expansion in #endangered orca habitat — now it’s going to court: Misty MacDuffee said industrial changes don’t happen in isolation, and more and more development on the estuary piles up to wider degradation of the area. #orcas thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank-t…

#Nature & #Ecosystems: Study - #FraserRiver & #Estuaries: “New research shows the impact log booms have on salmon habitats in the Fraser Estuary” (Aug 23/2024) Raincoast Conservation raincoast.org/2024/08/log-bo… #salmon #water #habitat #LogBooms

#Nature& #Ecosystems: “Research in #FraserRiver #estuary is focused on juvenile salmon presence, #migration timing & use of different #estuary habitats…& restoration project to restore #salmon access to salt marshes on Sturgeon Bank” raincoast.org/fraser-river-e… #habitat #wildlife

Submit feedback to the Proposed Marine Mammal Regulations by September 3rd! Please take the time to provide the Department of Fisheries and Oceans with your input. We’ve shared our #feedback which you are welcome to use or adjust as you see fit. #orcas raincoast.org/2024/07/feedba…

No one likes feeling crowded in. Never move your boat in closer to watch a #whale, especially if several boats are already in the area. Give wild animals extra space. ow.ly/EnVU50T86Gh

Last day to submit feedback on the Proposed Marine Mammal Regulations! Boats are especially disruptive when killer whales are trying to feed. Boats within 1 kilometre of foraging whales reduce their ability to successfully find and catch prey. #orcas raincoast.org/2024/07/feedba…

Submit feedback to the Proposed Marine Mammal Regulations by end of today! The federal government is considering changes to distance regulations that would apply to boaters near endangered killer whales. #orcas raincoast.org/2024/07/feedba…

Media Release: Salmon DNA enables new understanding of how young Chinook use the Fraser River Estuary. The study, “Variation in estuary use patterns of juvenile Chinook #salmon in the Fraser River, BC” was published in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Misty MacDuffee David Scott raincoast.org/press/salmon-d…

A new study shows how juvenile Chinook salmon from the Fraser River rely on the estuary and its arms in the lower river. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/03/juv…

Media Release: New research using genetic tools not available to researchers of the past, has built a story of how juvenile Chinook #salmon from throughout the Fraser River watershed rely on the busy estuary. #habitat raincoast.org/press/salmon-d…

Media Release: “Our study reinforces the importance of estuary habitats and protecting marsh in the Lower Fraser River,” said Misty MacDuffee. ‘‘Recovering Chinook salmon requires remaining estuary habitats to be protected and degraded habitat restored." raincoast.org/press/salmon-d…

An important study that illustrates how vital the Fraser estuary is to Chinook salmon. Restoring the area should be a top environmental priority for federal provincial municipal and First Nation governments. Let’s get to work on it now. raincoast.org/press/salmon-d…

Restoring marsh #habitat in the Fraser River Estuary: "Before Fraser River #salmon become adults, they start their migratory journey by emerging as tiny fry from their spawning grounds and moving through the highly degraded Lower Mainland of BC." raincoast.org/2024/08/restor…

Lower Fraser Research and Restoration Director for Raincoast Conservation Foundation David Scott says juvenile Chinook #salmon use that area as a really important feeding-rearing area before they make a transition from fresh water to the ocean. #habitat vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/03/juv…

Over the last two summers, we have expanded Raincoast’s Wild Salmon research goals and efforts to address key questions on sockeye #salmon in order to support population growth, being a fish of high conservation interest and value to people. #FraserRiver raincoast.org/2024/07/monito…

The study shows 85 per cent of previous habitats in the Lower Fraser River estuary are now either lost or disconnected by structures like dikes and floodgates... David Scott says efforts are being made to restore the [salmon] #habitat in the estuary. vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/03/juv…

Research shows impact log booms have on #salmon habitats in the Fraser Estuary: "A new study, which was conducted across the Lower Fraser and Estuary in 2019 and 2020, is one of the only studies to look at potential impacts on #habitat from log booms." raincoast.org/2024/08/log-bo…