Watershed Watch in the Media

LETTER: Commercial fishing is not responsible for the demise of salmon on the West Coast, Tom Gray, Comox Valley Record, December 1, 2021

Environmental groups concerned about potential open-net pen fish farm expansions, Rochelle BakerToronto Star, Dec 1, 2021

Environmental groups question fresh flood of fish farm applications, Rochelle Baker, National Observer, December 1, 2021

CBC 6:00 News, Dec 6, 2021 (At 1:00:42)

Local art and environment projects set to receive a $15,000 boost from FortisBC, FortisBC, Cision, November 10, 2021

Salmon actually found in fields during B.C. floods, Cloe Logan, National Observer, November 19, 2021

How to build back B.C.’s flood infrastructure better, Stephanie Wood, The Narwhal, November 20, 2021

B.C. researchers, advocates consider impacts of catastrophic flooding on Fraser River salmon, Jennifer Feinberg, The Chilliwack Progress, Nov. 23, 2021

Aaron Hill: The impacts of B.C. floods on wild salmon, The Georgia Straight, Nov 24, 2021

The Current with Matt Galloway, CBC, Nov 25, 2021

B.C. environmental groups object to planned expansion to fish farms after federal promise to remove them, Charlie Smith, The Georgia Straight, November 30, 2021

Ocean heat waves could wipe out half of Pacific salmon catch by 2050, Stefan Labbé, Times Colonist, October 2, 2021

Bell Slough residents, Islamic Relief Canada come together to plant trees along slough in Chilliwack, Jenna Hauck, The Chilliwack Progress, October 16, 2021

Global News Hour at 6 BC, October 16, 2021

Federal court hearing on B.C.’s Discovery Island fish farm phase-out underway, Sean Feagan, Vernon Morning Star, October 20, 2021

Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes, Michelle Gamage, Hakai Magazine, October 21, 2021

MP Bachrach Goes To Washington: Raises Concerns About Alaska Interception of Skeena Steelhead and Salmon, The Skeena, October 22, 2021

Will reviving B.C.’s declining salmon stocks require a rethink of hatcheries?, Ryan Stuart, October 30, 2021

Helping study salmon spawning through social media, Campbell River Mirror, September 7, 2021

Over 250 people bike the dike in Pitt Meadows for Watershed Watch Salmon Society event, Priyanka Ketkar, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, September 12, 2021

Opinion: If we want salmon in our future, we must arrest global warming, Aaron Hill, Today in B.C., September 17, 2021

The lessons for British Columbia in Alaska’s epic Bristol Bay sockeye run, Sarah Cox, The Narwhal, September 18, 2021

B.C. fishermen say Ottawa has cast them adrift, Nelson Bennett, Business In Vancouver, September 21, 2021

The history, myths & realities of BC commercial salmon fisheries closures, Greg Taylor, The Osprey, September 21, 2021

Opinion: B.C. needs to invest $250 million per year to make our forests more resilient to fire, Tim Burkhart, September 24, 2021

Experts await details on feds’ new strategy for B.C. salmon, Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press, September 26, 2021

Bike the dike this August in Pitt Meadows, Priyanka Ketkar, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, August 1, 2021

Salmon habitat mostly gone, Stefan Labbé, Castanet (Glacier Media), August 5, 2021

Ongoing heat led to a fish die-off in Chilliwack slough, Jennifer Feinberg, The Chilliwack Progress, August 9, 2021

The other epidemic: What’s killing the wild salmon?, Max Binks-Collier, The Walrus Magazine, August 2021

B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged, Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, August 12, 2021

Illegal fishing rampant on Fraser in year of scarcity, Nelson Bennett, BIV,  August 16, 2021

From Delta to Hope, 85% of B.C.’s lower Fraser salmon habitat no longer accessible to declining fish populations, Brishti Basu, the Narwhal, August 11, 2021

Federal Court denies injunction to fish farm to transfer Atlantic salmon to B.C.’s Discovery Islands, Tiffany Crawford, Vancouver Sun, July 07, 2021

Norwegian Factory Fish Farm Loses in Canadian Federal Court, VanIsle News, July 08, 2021

Residents snip seed pods from invasive irises to help save slough in Chilliwack, Jenna Hauck, The Chilliwack Progress, July 08, 2021

Salmon Fishery Partial Shutdown, CKNW, July 04, 2021 

Salmon are getting cooked by climate change. Here’s how they could be saved, Emily Chung, CBC News, July 23, 2021

Canada’s sweeping closures of Pacific coast salmon fisheries leave workers reeling, Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, July 22, 2021

WATER WISE: Can wildlife adapt to the current rate of climate change?, Tanis Gower, Comox Valley Record, July 27, 2021

Aaron Hill: Wild salmon endangered by mega-drought and over-extraction of water, Aaron Hill, Vancouver Sun, July 28, 2021 

DFO report suggests alternatives to open-net salmon farms in B.C., but next step unclear, Tiffany Crawford, Vancouver Sun, July 31, 2021 

Hunters join forces with conservationists to call on B.C. to protect fish and wildlife habitat, Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, June 8, 2021

Federal ministers outline principles of $647M fund to protect Pacific salmon, Amy Smart (The Canadian Press), Airdrie Today, June 8, 2021

Big money for B.C. salmon falls short on recovery plans, oversight, says conservation group, Stefan Labbé, Vancouver Is Awesome (Glacier Media), June 8, 2021

Ottawa outlines its $647M strategy to save Pacific salmon, Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, June 8, 2021

Bernadette Jordan’s Strategy To Save Pacific Salmon Stocks, Roy L Hales, Cortes Currents, June 9, 2021

Federal ministers outline principles of $647M fund to protect Pacific salmon, Amy Smart, Vancouver Sun (The Canadian Press), June 8, 2021

Ottawa investit 647 millions pour protéger les saumons, Amy Smart, La Presse Canadienne, June 8, 2021

Project aims to make water colder for Shuswap River Watershed’s chinook salmon, Zachary Roman, Vernon Morning Star, June 9, 2021

Federal Pacific Salmon Rescue Plan Details and Reactions, Lawrence Gunther, The Blue Fish Radio Show, June 2021

House committee pushes feds to scale up action to save wild salmon, Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, June 23, 2021

DFO hopes fixes at Big Bar slide will help migrating salmon, Cloe Logan, Canada’s National Observer, June 24, 2021

DFO announces commercial fisheries closures in BC, Nelson Bennett, Canada’s National Observer, June 29, 2021

Ottawa to close about 60 per cent of commercial salmon fisheries to conserve stocks, (The Canadian Press), Times Colonist, June 29, 2021

Coquitlam had a record-high $110-million payroll during last year’s pandemic, Janis Cleugh, Tri-City News, June 28, 2021

Brett Mineer – Coree Tull – May 5, Brett Mineer, Radio NL Local First News, May 5, 2021

OPINION: A giant, invisible problem for Fraser salmon and how to fix it, Tanis Gower, The Chilliwack Progress, May 10, 2021

Coalition calls on B.C. to invest in wildlife stewardship and habitat protection, Jennifer Feinberg, Abbotsford News, May 13, 2021

‘They never said a word’: DFO told B.C. salmon farmers, but not First Nations, about mouth rot infestation, Sarah Cox, The Narwhal, May 13, 2021

Dire situation leads to new coalition calling for change, EKnow.ca, May 14, 2021

‘Healing the watershed’: Stewards cheer successful spawning of coho salmon above the Coquitlam dam, Diane Strandberg, Tri-City News, May 26, 2021 

How to heal a river, Judith Lavoie, The Narwhal, April 4, 2021

Salmon farms win court victory — but the battle’s not over yet, Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, April 6, 2021

New West centre highlights Urban Salmon documentary, Theresa McManus, New Westminster Record, April 7, 2021

Heart of the Fraser Should Be Named ‘Ecologically Significant’, Mark Angelo, The Tyee, April 12, 2021

Ottawa commits $647 million in budget to protect B.C. salmon stocks, Linda Aylesworth, Global News, April 21, 2021

Saving wild salmon lands $647M in federal budget, Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, April 21, 2021

What To Do with Fish When the River Runs Dry, Laura Trethewey, Hakai Magazine, April 20, 2021

Pandemic-friendly challenge to explore the Chilliwack slough system, Jennifer Feinberg, The Chilliwack Progress, April 30, 2021

Oliver Brandes, Deborah Curran, Aaron Hill, Rosie Simms, and Coree Tull: Waiting for water leadership, The Province, March 1, 2021

Tsilhqot’in Nation fights B.C.’s approval of Gibraltar mine’s waste discharge into Fraser River, Judith Lavoie, The Narwhal, March 16, 2021

Salmon farm reapplies for three-year permit to dump sea lice pesticide in B.C. coastal waters, Sarah Cox, The Narwhal, March 22, 2021

Memo reveals fisheries minister’s phase-out of B.C. salmon farms went against department advice, Maura Forrest, POLITICO, March 23, 2021

VIDEO: Blood flowed into Chilliwack ditch from poultry plant spill, Jennifer Feinberg, The Chilliwack Progress, March 24, 2021

Fish farms and conservationists tussle over transfers in court, Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, March 25, 2021

Salmon runs in B.C. are depleting — but some have the potential to come back, report shows, Cloe Logan, National Observer, February 8, 2021

B.C. municipalities pass resolution for salmon-safe flood control, Quinn Bender, Victoria News, Feb. 26, 2021 

Ottawa making waves with plans for an aquaculture act, Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, February 24, 2021 

First Salmon, Last Chance — Part IV, Ramona DeNies, Wild Salmon Centre, February, 2021