Watershed Watch in the news
January
With Washington state moving to ban open-net fish farms, B.C. becomes an outlier on the west coast Kate Helmore, Globe and Mail, January 8, 2025
The Future of Water Andrew Findlay, British Columbia Magazine, January 13, 2025
Canada needs to get tough with Trump over Pacific Salmon Treaty, advocates warn Undercurrent News, January 15, 2025
Opinion: Canadian negotiators must stand strong as salmon treaty talks begin in Vancouver Aaron Hill, Greg Knox, Vancouver Sun, January 15, 2025
Conservation groups get ready for new appeal on Discovery Islands fish farm ban Brendan Jure, Campbell River Mirror, January 21, 2025
Non-profit preps to battle Mowi legal challenge to 2024 Discovery Islands salmon farming ban Liza Mayer, Undercurrent News, January 23, 2025
Opponents of key Canada salmon farming area say they are headed back to court to fight Rachel Sapin, Intrafish, January 23, 2025
Tacoutche Tesse, the Northwest’s great ghost river — Part 1: Not the Columbia Eric Scigliano, Salish Current, January 27, 2025
Information commissioner orders DFO to release B.C. salmon farm sea-lice report Lauren Collins, Chilliwack Progress, January 30, 2025
February
Pitt Meadows seeks $3M funding for Kennedy Drainage Pump Station Neil Corbett, Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, February 1, 2025
DFO Ordered to Release Suppressed Salmon Lice Data Sally Wong, The Skeena, February 20, 2025
March
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April
How to Save B.C.’s Wild Salmon Stan Proboszcz, Maclean’s, April 2, 2025
B.C. film industry supports local parks in Reel Earth Challenge, Global News, April 15, 2025
May
A dam destroyed their river. 61 years later, two First Nations fought for justice Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, The Narwhal, May 2, 2025
Sea lion attacks surge at B.C. fish farms, prompting requests for rubber bullets Stefan Labbe, Business In Vancouver, May 3, 2025
West Coast Groups to PM Carney: Next Fisheries Minister Must Be from BC Sally Wong, The Skeena, May 9, 2025
Critics raise concerns over experimental Vancouver Island fish farm Stefan Labbe, Business in Vancouver, May 9, 2025
Pink salmon return expected to boost local fisheries, wildlife, CBC Radio
Low snowpack levels suggest B.C. needs a wet and cool June St. John Alexander, CTV News, May 23, 2025
The BC Conservation & Biodiversity Awards celebrate the 2025 Award recipients and their important conservation-based initiatives in British Columbia BC Conservation and Biodiversity Awards, May 26, 2025
June
Critical Time for BC Salmon, Says Advocate Jaylene Matthews, CFTKTV, June 5, 2025
Worrying signs for island watersheds heading into summer All Points West, June 9, 2025
How heat waves pose ‘catastrophic’ threats to B.C. salmon Suneet Gill, Coast Mountain News, June 13, 2025
Incohérence dans des études du ministère des Pêches au sujet du pou du saumon Sophie Chevance, ICI, June 17, 2025
Conservationists demand end to gravel extraction on B.C. creek Paul Johnson, Global News, June 19, 2025
Groups call for action to save salmon habitats at creek near Mission Dillon White, Agassiz-Harrison Observer, June 20, 2025
July
Alaskan fishing fleet catching huge proportion of B.C. Salmon Mornings with Simi, July 2, 2025
Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight Stuart Benson, Hill Times, July 2, 2025
Cinema Politica screens salmon doc in Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, July 3, 2025
Overuse of riprap to prevent riverbank erosion is harming B.C. rivers Darryl Dyck, The Conversation, July 7, 2025
Southern B.C. sees worsening drought conditions Rob Buffam, CTV News, July 15, 2025
August
First Nations fishers hit the water as Fraser River sockeye return in big numbers Ben Miljure, CTV News, August 6, 2025
The Fraser’s Impressive Sockeye Returns Prompt Fishery Openings Amanda Follett Hosgood, The Tyee, August 14, 2025
Drought is a big problem in Canada — and it’s getting worse Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, August 15, 2025
Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight Stefan Labbé, BIV, August 21, 2025
B.C. anglers flock for sockeye, but experts warn of decades-long declines for salmon Nono Shen, CTV News, August 27, 2025
Salmon boom leads to rare fishery opening Kevin Charach, CTV News, August 27, 2025
September
B.C.’s long-promised watershed security strategy is done. It’s just not public Ainslie Cruickshank, The Narwhal, September 4, 2025
Concern raised over cuts to north coast salmon monitoring Paul Johnson, Global News, September 4, 2025
Polluter-led response under fire after B.C. diesel spill Stefan Labbé, BIV, September 4, 2025
Pacific salmon monitoring takes a dive with DFO cuts Rochelle Baker, Canada’s National Observer, September 5, 2025
Coastal diesel spill response being criticized after fish farm diesel leak Tchadas Leo, Check News, September 7, 2025
A BC MLA Wants to Privately Prosecute an Activist for ‘Terrorism.’ Can She? Jen St. Denis, The Tyee, September 8, 2025
Contracts cancelled on creekwalkers at height of Skeena & Nass spawning season Jaylene Matthews, CFTKTV, September 10, 2025
October
Fish farm appears to be abandoned on Sunshine Coast Paul Johnson, Global News, October 24, 2025
B.C. fish farm fined $350K misses court deadline to remove illegal equipment, says group Stefan Labbé, BIV, October 26, 2025
November
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† Indicates stories on studies by researchers whose work is co-sponsored by Watershed Watch.
