"It definitely appeared like it had been a pretty clean sever that had been deliberately done."

Feds say parts of the 'salmon cannon' have arrived at the Big Bar landslide.

DFO says a cluster of eight grids in the middle of the Gulf will be closed until November 15.

DFO has outlined measures for boaters to protect the southern resident killer whales.

Fewer than 400 of the giant creatures are left, and ship strikes and fishing-gear entanglements have proven to be lethal to them.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says plans are underway for a pneumatic fish pump to help fish migrate past the Big Bar landslide.

The DFO says blasting work will commence "shortly," and are working to ensure that blasting has the "lowest possible impact to fish and fish habitat."

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Bernadette Jordan said construction aimed at re-establishing a fish passage through the section of the river will "start shortly."

The 'MV Spudnik' made headlines in 2014 when it broke free from its moorings and drifted into Howe Sound with 6,500 litres of oil and fuel aboard.

The protest led to the destruction of fishing boats, a fish plant, a warehouse and several hundred traps.