World Wetland Day event, Tuesday February 2
Dave Scott will present at the World Wetland Day event on Februrary 2 nd about salmon and the importance of…
Raincoast Study: Chinook salmon exhibit long-term rearing and early marine growth in the Fraser River, B.C., a large urban estuary
A new paper published by a team of researchers, including Raincoast scientists, and led by Lia Chalifour, finds additional evidence…
Invest in Pacific wild salmon
Pacific salmon are foundationally important to Canada’s wildlife, food security, cultures, and economy. Yet, salmon numbers have declined a lot…
Seven years in the Lower Fraser
In 2014, Raincoast initiated its work in the Lower Fraser River. From primary research and physical habitat restoration to engagement…
Crucial time for wild salmon
This is a crucial time for wild salmon that depend on the Fraser River. Following years of decline in the…
Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project makes substantial difference to salmon
Just as we were getting excited about starting our field season to monitor the effectiveness of Raincoast’s Fraser Estuary Connectivity…
Federal Minister presses pause on Terminal 2
It’s been a while since I’ve had much cause for optimism about the Port of Vancouver’s plans for the Fraser…
Protected: Notes From the Field: Monitoring an active restoration project… in a pandemic
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Help build momentum on pressure to reject Terminal 2 expansion
We are currently working to protect the Fraser estuary from further habitat loss and disturbance from the proposed Terminal 2…
Significant negative effects of proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2
In the Fraser River estuary Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) has been proposed for construction. RBT2 would have significant negative…
Support investments in nature and biodiversity
As we all work to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic, 235 organizations, including Raincoast and many of you signed a…
Stop Terminal 2 expansion
Have you heard of Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 2 expansion?⠀⠀Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its…
Terminal 2 Backgrounder: Impacts to Fraser Chinook salmon
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal at Roberts Bank beside the…
Stop Terminal 2 expansion threatening resident orcas
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of its Deltaport shipping terminal in the Fraser Estuary. This…
Protecting the Stó:lō
Stó:lō, Dakelh, Lhtakoh, ?Elhdaqox. A river of such length has an equally long history. Long before the river’s current namesake…
Misty Macduffee contributes essay to new book Spirits of the Coast
Spirits of the Coast is our new favourite book. It brings together the work of marine biologists, Indigenous knowledge keepers,…
Backgrounder: The 2019 fishery and endangered Fraser Chinook
This backgrounder on endangered Fraser Chinook has been produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, and Watershed Watch. In…
Terminal 2 expansion at Roberts Bank jeopardizes salmon recovery efforts
Given the ecological challenges that Fraser River salmon, including juvenile salmon, face at this point in history, now is not…
Increasing salmon hatcheries could do more harm than good for Chinook and Southern Resident killer whales
In both British Columbia and Washington state, fishery managers, provincial and state legislators, the sports fishing lobby, and even the…
Saving endangered whales: Strategies from above and below the 49th parallel
On May 10, the Canadian federal government announced its first wide-ranging measures to reduce the primary threats compromising survival of…
We’re headed back to court for killer whales
Today we are returning to court with partners Ecojustice and Living Oceans Society to challenge the federal government’s re-approval of…
Media release: Canada’s recovery measures for endangered killer whales a positive step
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada’s recovery measures for endangered killer whales a positive step: conservation groups VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 —A…
No half measures for Southern Resident killer whales
For the last several months Raincoast and our partners have been working diligently to inform government about what is required…
Raincoast’s new evidence on Southern Resident killer whales for the National Energy Board’s reconsideration of the Trans Mountain Expansion
The National Energy Board is now preparing its recommendations to cabinet on the Trans Mountain Expansion. When we won our…