Babine Lake Mines Leaking Dangerous Contaminants
Two closed mines on islands in Babine Lake are leaking dangerous levels of copper that could be damaging the Skeena watershed’s most valuable sockeye salmon …
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Days of Rivers Past and Robert Hooton
The book, “Days of Rivers Past” is loaded with stories and photos chronicling the glory days of Steelhead fishing along B.C.’s coast. The author Robert …
‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river
The Olympic Peninsula is not the only place where steelhead runs are teetering on the edge of extinction. Both summer and winter run steelhead used …
Transition from open net-pen salmon farming in B.C. has begun
The federal government says it is moving forward in transitioning away from open net-pen fish farms in coastal British Columbia. The transition will be geared …
First Nations call for end to B.C. open-net salmon farms
B.C.’s First Nations Leadership Council is calling for an immediate end to marine-based salmon farming in the province, following reports by B.C. fish farm owners …
For taxpayers, hatcheries are a poor investment
The definition of insanity. As salmon and steelhead runs continue to decline, B.C. is looking to hatcheries to make up for the loss. In rivers …
Gitxsan Nation assert control over Skeena sport fishing
The 2020 sportfishing season on B.C.’s coast is gearing up this month, and the Gitxsan Nation says it will enforce its own laws, forbidding sport …
Fishing BC Presents: Wild Trout in the Cariboo Backcountry
British Columbia has no shortage of wild and stocked fisheries for rainbow trout, though few rival the diversity of those found in the Cariboo region. …
New Viruses Found in Farmed and Wild Salmon
Researchers have found three new-to-science viruses in chinook and sockeye salmon in British Columbia. The discovery, led by Gideon Mordecai, a University of British Columbia molecular biologist …
B.C. Salmon Industry Withdraws From Eco-Certification Plan
#epicfail Canada’s Pacific salmon industry is withdrawing from Marine Stewardship Council certification rather than risk an audit with a high probability of failure. MSC set …