The Mine Next Door
In recent years, officials on both sides of the U.S. Canadian border have raised the alarm about increasing levels of selenium and nitrate in the …
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Canada to Airlift Salmon Past a Massive Landslide
A massive landslide that is preventing wild salmon from migrating up a British Columbia river to spawn has prompted Canadian officials to come up …
DFO to test for harmful virus at B.C. fish farms
Testing will begin at B.C. fish farm operations for strains of a virus that is harmful to farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway, the federal fisheries …
B.C.’s last great herring fishery
While the British Columbia sport fishing sector braces for severe restrictions on fishing for chinook the DFO still allows a low-dollar value herring fishery that …
B.C. wild salmon plan panned by conservation groups
The B.C. government’s new wild salmon strategy is a missed opportunity, says the executive director of Skeena Wild Conservation Trust, because it does not contain …
Will B.C.’s wild salmon strategy be a boon or bust?
Efforts to create a made-in-B.C. strategy to assure the future abundance of wild salmon is off to a rocky start — marred by rushed consultations …
The uncertain fate of the lower Fraser River’s last salmon island strongholds
Most of the Fraser river’s foreshore wetlands, marshes and islands have been logged, diked, drained and converted to farming. Three of the last un-diked islands …
DFO investigating critical fish habitat destruction in B.C.’s ‘Heart of the Fraser’
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has ordered the owners of two islands in B.C.’s Fraser River to take “corrective measures” after they allegedly destroyed fish …
Giant Chrome Winter Steelhead in BC on the Fly with Captain Quinn
Giant winter chrome steelhead fishing in British Columbia (BC) is an incredible experience, especially with Captain Quinn. Winter steelhead run from November to February in …
Exploring Squamish with Valley Fishing Guides
“You’ve got the rivers, mountains, giant trees, pure wilderness. That’s all a part of the Squamish fishing experience.” In this Fishing BC feature, Clint Goyette …