National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Floundering Pacific salmon stocks are finding little refuge in the lower Fraser River — the lifeblood for the iconic species, and historically, the most significant spawning and rearing grounds on the West Coast of North America.
Researchers have found 85 per cent of the historical floodplain habitat for salmon in the lower Fraser has been lost.
Continue reading BC’s vital salmon route is seriously cloggedCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Independent biologist Alexandra Morton posted a picture of the Raza Island fish farm leaving the Discovery Islands to her Facebook page on Aug. 5.
Continue reading Last fish farm leaves the southern Discovery IslandsBy Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
For Kevin Carpenter, a Heiltsuk gillnetter from Bella Bella, fishing has long been a way of life for him and his community.
“I started on boats when I was like five or six years old,” he told The Narwhal on a call from Prince Rupert.
In fact, he said he was preparing his boat for the fishing season a few weeks ago when he heard an announcement that would send him and the entire commercial fishing community reeling.
Continue reading Sweeping reductions to BC’s commercial salmon fisheriesTwenty businesses and organizations are recommending that the federal government not renew BC fish farm licenses, when they come up for renewal next year.
Continue reading Asking the feds to not renew BC fish farm licenses“Our findings show that salmon farms are, indeed, a source of infection for wild fish. Viruses leave a genetic fingerprint. The genetic fingerprint shows that the same viruses that are on the farms are in the wild fish. All the evidence suggests that the virus is being transmitted from the farm to wild fish. I haven’t seen any evidence that says that’s not happening,” said Dr Gideon Mordecai, a viral ecologist at the University of British Columbia and the lead author of a paper published in Science Advances last month.
Continue reading PRV spreads from salmon farms to wild Chinook, study says
