Posted in Conservation News, Science and Research Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged Cohen, disease, ISAV, media, sockeye |
Posted by Trish Hall on June 30, 2011
The Tyee discusses the Cohen Inquiry’s investigation into the decline of sockeye salmon and the potential link to a virus in the article Is a Virus Ravaging BC’s Sockeye? The article provides an overview of research by Dr. Kristi Miller …
Posted in Conservation News Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged Cohen, media, sockeye |
Posted by Trish Hall on June 30, 2011
The Cohen Inquiry into the decline of sockeye salmon was a key news topic again this week. See the following articles for more information: Is a Virus Ravaging BC’s Sockeye? The Tyee, June 30, 2011 No hard questions at salmon …
Posted in Conservation News, Science and Research Filed In: Fisheries Management |
Tagged climate change, IPSO, media, overfishing, pollution |
Posted by Trish Hall on June 30, 2011
The Reuters article Warming, Overfishing, Plastic Pollution Destroying Ocean Life: Scientsts reports on a recent meeting of the International Program on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) where scientists provided expert opinions on issues including climate change, pollution and fisheries …
Posted in Conservation News, Policy and Management Filed In: Hydropower |
Tagged Friends of Bute Inlet, hydro, river diversion, run-of-river, Sierra Club |
Posted by Trish Hall on June 15, 2011
A Sierra Club BC media release states “…a report by the Forest Practices Board shows there needs to be better government oversight of river diversion projects built by private power companies in BC.” Also see the Courier-Islander article Plutonic development …
Posted in Conservation News, Policy and Management, Watershed Watch Activities Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity, Salmon Habitat, Water |
Tagged Sobeys, sustainability, Watershed Watch, Wild Salmon, Wild Salmon Policy, WSP |
Posted by Trish Hall on June 13, 2011
Watershed Watch Executive Director, Craig Orr, was interviewed for Sobeys’ Wild British Columbia Salmon video series. Craig joins others to discuss the importance of salmon to British Columbians, threats facing salmon, fully implementing the Wild Salmon Policy and current management …