Posted in Conservation News Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity, Salmon Habitat |
Tagged DFO, Fisheries Act, Habitat |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 25, 2012
Following up government’s announcement of upcoming changes to the Fisheries Act, Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield states, “We want to adopt a sensible and practical approach to managing real and significant threats to fisheries and the habitat that supports them while …
Posted in Science and Research Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged grizzly bears, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, research, salmon |
Posted by Trish Hall on April 17, 2012
A new paper published in PLoS Biology investigates how allowing more salmon to reach the spawning grounds can influence both the ecosystem and fisheries catches. The full paper is available on the PLoS Biology website: Using Grizzly Bears to Assess …
Posted in Conservation News, Watershed Watch Activities, Watershed Watch in the Media Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged Chinook, fisheries management, Fraser River |
Posted by Trish Hall on March 26, 2012
Watershed Watch Ecologist Aaron Hill discusses the decline of Fraser River chinook and the need for fishing restrictions and habitat protection, on CBC Radio’s On The Island with Gregor Craigie. To listen to the full interview, click the following link: …
Posted in Conservation News Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity |
Tagged First Nations, fisheries management, Lake Babine Nation, sustainability |
Posted by Trish Hall on March 9, 2012
BC Living highlights the revival of a sustainable salmon fishery by the Lake Babine Nation in the article Lake Babine Nation Brings Sustainable Salmon to Vancouver Businesses. The article includes: “This is such a great news story for the Lake …
Posted in Conservation News, Watershed Watch Activities Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity, Salmon Habitat |
Tagged Bill James dam, coho, dam, De Mamiel Creek, enhancement |
Posted by Trish Hall on February 29, 2012
The Times Colonist article Destroying dam will reduce coho provides details on how the planned deomissioning of the Bill James dam will cut off crucial flows for coho salmon. “The Bill James Dam feeds into Young Lake, which in turn …
