Our fisheries advisor, Greg Taylor, has worked in the BC seafood industry for over 30 years. Now we are midway through the fishing season, we checked in with Greg to see what he thinks about how the season is going. #WildSalmon #BCFishing Greg Taylor watershedwatch.ca/greg-taylor-bi…

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Crew of only Skeena River fishery to catch their commercial allocation in 2022. Impressive, especially considering limited emissions & improved stock/species selectivity. Dipnet fishery at Ts’eteszli, Lake Babine Nation. Bank behind them has been in constant use for 8,000 years.

Bristol Bay has seen monster #salmon returns in recent years 🐟 while other regions in the PNW continue to see rapid declines as greenhouse gas emissions and an increasingly warmer ocean threaten many salmon populations 🌲🌿 tinyurl.com/8236vm97

V concerning!! 😠 As returning Fraser River sockeye #salmon numbers dwindle, evidence of rampant illegal fishing "on a massive scale" is seen as thousands of rotting fish are dumped along the river 🐟💔 tinyurl.com/4s6w2usk

Greg Taylor: 2022 Season Recap watershedwatch.ca/greg-taylor-20…

ICYMI: Check out our senior fisheries advisor Greg Taylor's update on salmon returns and fisheries in 2022. watershedwatch.ca/greg-taylor-20…

Streams of origin of threatened and endangered chinook likely to be encountered in new recreational fisheries being proposed by DFO. Any near you? Most First Nations living near them are strongly opposed.

Conflicting imperatives collide at the mouth of the Fraser as the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 gets federal approval — and it’s a blow to biodiversity: thenarwhal.ca/opinion-robert… Raincoast Conservation Foundation

My best guesses for the 2023 British Columbia salmon season: watershedwatch.ca/greg-taylor-20…

Retired BC fisheries professionals are asking the province why , with record low returns of Skeena steelhead & significant need for precautionary efforts, have spawner escapement targets been cut by two-thirds? Nathan Cullen Bruce Ralston The Narwhal steelheadvoices.com/?p=3740

Record drought, unprecedented wildfire activity, global warming. We spoke with fisheries expert and Watershed Watch advisor Greg Taylor about how the salmon season played out and trends shaping B.C. salmon policy in future. #wildsalmon #SaveOurSalmon watershedwatch.ca/greg-taylor-20…

🐟🏔️ New salmon streams from melting glaciers in Canada and Alaska are at risk due to mining. The Gitanyow nation's observations signal a critical juncture for ecosystem conservation. #SalmonHabitats #ClimateImpact #MiningThreat ktoo.org/2024/01/05/sal…

"The lawsuit is a microcosm of how #ClimateChange is raising the stakes of fishing disputes around the world." #Salmon #Fisheries grist.org/food/salmon-di…

A must read for anyone interested in salmon and climate.

For immediate release: B.C. conservation organizations welcome Ocean Wise decision to pull its recommendation of sustainability for southeast Alaska salmon fisheries #SalmonFishery #Salmon SkeenaWild Watershed Watch Salmon Society Misty MacDuffee raincoast.org/press/ocean-wi…

Ocean Wise, Canada’s largest sustainable seafood label, has pulled its recommendation for southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries amid ongoing claims they are intercepting millions of B.C.-bound fish before they reach endangered southern resident killer whales richmond-news.com/highlights/oce…

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Watershed Watch Salmon Society Greg Taylor gives his 2024 Season Outlook from across BC. He discusses Ocean Wise seal of approval for 14 B.C. chinook & sockeye fisheries, reflects on Alaskan Interception Fisheries, & a deep dive into each region's fisheries forecast. skeenawild.org/greg-taylor-20…

A new paper by University of British Columbia researchers & members of Tsleil-Waututh Nation has reconstructed the First Nation's ancestral diet, using archeological research, historical records & cultural knowledge. Here's what was on the menu 500 years ago 🐟🦪🦐thenarwhal.ca/tsleil-waututh…