Chinook Salmon
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Thousands of Chinook salmon caught accidentally by B.C. trawlers: ReportDFO's report suggests over 20,000 Chinook were likely thrown overboard, while 3,700 may have been tossed onto land, according to Pacific Wild.EnvironmentJan 18
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Federal approval of B.C. marine terminal faces dual legal challenges in Canada, U.S.Ottawa gave the green light to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project last month, provided it meets hundreds of legally-binding conditions that minimize its risk to local ecosystems.EnvironmentMay 24, 2023
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Environment commissioner warns Canada failing to protect commercially valuable fishThe audit looked at nine fish, five of which have significant commercial value. In all five cases, Fisheries and Oceans Canada didn’t list those five as being species at risk.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Salmon getting through Big Bar slide area prompts excitement in Indigenous communitiesSome 280,000 salmon have already been counted above the Big Bar slide site north of Lillooet -- a contrast from three years ago when barely 100 salmon were counted.EnvironmentAug 12, 2022
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Southern resident killer whales missing out on thousands of needed daily calories, study findsThe average difference between the amount of energy the whales spent and the amount they could access is 28,716 calories, University of British Columbia research suggests.EnvironmentJun 27, 2022
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Work to protect juvenile salmon in Fraser River’s north arm a success: ConservationistsA 30-metre breach cut into the Fraser River's North Arm Jetty is already helping young fish avoid being pushed out into the Strait of Georgia too early, conservationists say.EnvironmentApr 17, 2022
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Southern resident killer whales do not lack summer prey: UBC researchersSouthern resident killer whales may be thinner than their northern resident cousins, but UBC researchers say that's not likely due to a summer prey shortage in the Salish Sea.EnvironmentOct 12, 2021
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Water restriction order issued for Salmon River, Bessette Creek areas'Current drought conditions are especially challenging for the returning runs of chinook salmon, which are designated as endangered.'EnvironmentAug 20, 2021
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Boat, 26 chinook salmon seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C. coastPolice say three people from outside B.C. are expected to appear in court in November to face charges under the Fisheries Act.CrimeSep 13, 2019
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B.C. to use helicopters to transfer salmon past Fraser River rock slideThe salmon will be ushered into an off-channel holding pond, where they will be netted and put into oxygenated tanks that will be helicoptered upstream.CanadaJul 21, 2019
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