Fish

• BC Parks Foundation buys key section along ‘heart of the Fraser River’

  With two kilometres of riverfront, it’s one of the single largest conservation events on the Fraser River in years.

  Environment

  Dec 30, 2022
  
• Alberta fish farmer suing province over impacts of ‘failing to control’ whirling disease

  Though it dates back to 1961, Alberta Trout Inc. hasn't hatched fish since 2013. That's when the Elbow River's floodwaters destroyed much of Allen's property and the ponds.

  Environment

  Sep 21, 2022
  
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• RDCO hosts kokanee salmon spawn celebration

  Dozens of visitors descended upon Hardy Falls Regional Park on Saturday, where the RDCO held an educational event about kokanee salmon and their unique life cycle.

  Education

  Aug 27, 2022
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• Angling restrictions could come to parts of Alberta as warm water causes ‘stress in fish’: biologist

  Warm weather and "quite low flows" in some of Alberta's waterways could soon prompt angling restrictions to be put in place, according to a biologist.

  Environment

  Aug 17, 2022
• New Brunswick group to proceed with invasive fish eradication in Miramichi area

  An environmental group says it has until September to eradicate smallmouth bass from New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed, after its operation was put on hold last September.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2022
• Parks Canada looks at spearfishing as a way to evict invasive species from Clear Lake

  The spearfishing research is part of an effort to clear out an invasive species, the smallmouth bass, which isn't usually found in Manitoba.

  Environment

  Jul 15, 2022
• One year closure of commercial cod fishery in northern Gulf of St. Lawrence

  The Fish, Food and Allied Workers union says it is deeply disappointed with the one-year closure and says it hurts a struggling region.

  Environment

  Jul 4, 2022
• Source of solvent that killed potentially hundreds of fish in Coquitlam creek unclear: city

  People who live near Booth Creek at Myrnam Street first noticed the dead fish and a strong odour Saturday evening.

  Environment

  Jun 13, 2022
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• 1,000 youth ready to reel in Walter as Under the Lock Fishing Derby makes return

  Saturday's event kicks off at 9 a.m. for children ages 15 and under and feature 500 trout that are tagged for instant prizes with a chance to win one of four grand prizes.

  Environment

  Apr 26, 2022
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• Work to protect juvenile salmon in Fraser River’s north arm a success: Conservationists

  A 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.

  Environment

  Apr 17, 2022