The Fraser River Estuary: A vital salmon nursery under pressure
Salmon nursery factsheetDownload The mighty Fraser River produces Canada’s largest salmon runs. Each fish passes through the estuary at the river’s mouth twice in its life. For young salmon, the estuary’s marshes, mudflats and eelgrass meadows are a nursery – vital places to feed and grow before heading to sea. Yet 85% of the floodplain that once nurtured juvenile salmon is now lost or cut…
https://www.raincoast.org/2026/09/fraser-river-estuary-vital-salmon-nursery-108141/
