Pink Salmon

• DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

  While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

  Environment

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• Commission predicts bumper run of B.C. pink salmon

  The run of pink salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River is exceeding expectations this summer.

  Environment

  Aug 17, 2023
  
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• ‘This is ridiculous’: BC Hydro questioned after mass stranding of salmon on Cheakamus River

  "The amount of dead and dying fish was something I'd never seen before in the adult phase of life of these pink salmon."

  Environment

  Oct 3, 2021
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• Fraser River slide poses big engineering challenge for crews working to get fish moving

  Experts say crews working to create a passage for the migrating salmon are dealing with some of the most difficult engineering challenges since a similar incident over a century ago.

  Sep 7, 2019
• Pink salmon might be a threat to the killer whale population, scientists say

  Pink salmon spawning patterns might be interfering with killer whales' ability to hunt in the Salish Sea, a newly published paper suggests.

  Science

  Jan 19, 2019
• Pink salmon return to Vancouver Island river in record numbers

  In Campbell River the pink salmon have decided to return to the Quinsam River three weeks early this year and they are showing up in record numbers.

  Aug 8, 2014