WWSS Media Tracking 2023
January
Flawed DFO Sea Lice Report reveals a pro-industry bias, yet again
Van Isle News, Jan 31, 2023
February
‘Serious scientific failings’: experts slam DFO report downplaying threat of salmon farms
Ainslie Cruickshank, The Narwhal, Feb 2, 2023
Discovery Islands fish farming future uncertain
Tanya Hill, Powell River Peak, Feb 2, 2023
Feds quietly backed off while Coastal GasLink pipeline work killed fish in B.C.
Matt Simmons, February 8, 2023, Salmon Arm Observer
‘We should avoid monitoring’: feds quietly backed off while Coastal GasLink pipeline work killed fish
Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Feb 8, 2023
B.C. salmon returns 2022
Greg Taylor, Watershed Sentinel, Feb 14, 2023
March
Local scientists, fishermen laud decision to shut down ‘problematic’ Discovery Islands fish farms
Brandon Barrett, March 2, 2022, Pique Newsmagazine
VIDEO: Hope Slough saw Chilliwack volunteers planting trees over the weekend
Jennifer Feinberg, Chilliwack Progress, March 28, 2023
April
‘We think it can be done’ Despite setbacks, stewards work to bring salmon back to Coquitlam River
Marissa Tiel, Tri-cities Dispatch, April 4, 2023
Comment: B.C.-born salmon from dwindling runs increasingly caught by Alaskan fleet
Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, April 5, 2023
‘Shockingly huge’ steelhead salmon escape fish farm, threatening B.C.’s Lois Lake ecosystem
Rochelle Baker, National Observer, April 15, 2023
Under investigation: Lois Lake Fish Farm
Roy Hales, Cortes Current, April 18, 2023
The little Coho that could: captured salmon fosters positive implications for fish in Agassiz Slough
Adam Louis, Hope Standard, April 19, 2023
Company that set up illegal fish farm to get second chance, says B.C. government
Stefan Labbe, Times Colonist, April 19, 2023
May
Draft report for Bell Slough restoration pinpoints need for better flow, water quality
Jennifer Feinberg, The Chilliwack Progress, May 1, 2023
Canada’s DFO accused of using shoddy science by group of academics
Emmanuel Smoglou, Seafood Source, May 1, 2023
To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon
Stefan Labbe, Delta Optimist, May 5, 2023
Alaskans poaching Canadian salmon top concern for federal fisheries minister
Rochelle Baker, National Observer, May 9, 2023
Millions of salmon heading home to B.C. caught by Alaskan fishers
Judith Lavoie, Focus on Victoria, May 6, 2023
To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon
Stefan Labbe, Delta Optimist, May 5, 2023
Canada’s DFO accused of using shoddy science by group of academics
Emmanuel Smoglou, Seafood Source, May 1, 2023
Draft report for Bell Slough restoration pinpoints need for better flow, water quality
Jennifer Feinberg, The Chilliwack Progress, May 1, 2023
June
Ivison: Fisheries minister ‘on the warpath’ to close down fishery, says First Nations leader
John Ivison, National Post, June 2, 2023
A new salmon war?
Anonymous opinion piece, Ketchikan Daily News, June 27, 2023
July
B.C.’s fish farming industry is in murky waters thanks to government regulations
Andrew Findlay, BC Business, July 6, 2023
How will worsening drought conditions affect the survival of B.C. salmon stocks?
All Points West with Jason D’Souza, CBC Listen, July 14, 2023
Groups worldwide demand action on Maugean skate end to sustainable certification
Tasmanian Times, July 25, 2023
Taking shorter showers will not bring back dead fish
Aaron Hill and Lina Azeez, Chilliwack Progress (print only), July 28, 2023
Vital fish habitat destroyed in Chilliwack
West Coast Now, July 27, 2023
August
Clear-cut logging caused 84% flood size increase in B.C. creek
Elizabeth Mcsheffrey, Global News, August 2, 2023†
Study finds B.C. clear-cut logging makes 100 year flood 10 times more likely
Stefan Labbe, Vancouver is Awesome, August 2, 2023†
B.C. can limit flooding by reducing clear-cutting, UBC scientist says
Wolf Depner, Maple Ridge News, August 2, 2023†
UBC research blames bigger floods on clear-cutting, calls for more selective logging
The Canadian Press staff, CTV News, August 3, 2023†
The effects of drought and climate change in B.C.
The Mike Smythe Show, CKNW, August 7, 2023†
From grasshopper infestations to water restrictions, B.C.’s drought is affecting all corners of the province in ways surprising and predictable. Is the government doing enough to lead?
Arno Kopecky, The Narwhal, August 10, 2023
Amid the worst drought in provincial history, many experts are urging reforms to conserve fresh water on Canada’s West Coast
Mike Hager, The Globe and Mail, August 14, 2023†
An abysmal year for Fraser River sockeye salmon
Nelson Bennett, Business in Vancouver, August 18, 2023
After fires, B.C. communities at higher risk of floods and landslides
Glenda Luymes, Vancouver Sun, August 29, 2023
September
Rivers running pink with near-record salmon returns
Nelson Bennett, Business in Vancouver, September 5, 2023
Water wise: Mismanagement has created a water emergency
Tanis Gower, Comox Valley Record, September 6, 2023
VIDEO: Groundwater use causing tensions in Cowichan Valley
Camille Vernet, CBC Vancouver, September 6, 2023
B.C. groundwater licensing delays abound, 7 years after requirement was introduced
Camille Vernet, CBC News, September 7, 2023
Study finds clear-cut logging connected to extreme flooding
Laísa Condé, Merritt Herald, September 18, 2023†
Meet the Creekwalker of the Skeena, One of the Last Remaining of His Kind in BC
West Coast Now, September 18, 2023
Demarketing
Craig Medred, Craig Medred News, September 19, 2023
VIDEO: How an El Niño year in B.C. is going to affect Pacific salmon
Isaac Newson, BCIT News, Sept 21, 2023
October
What will it take to make traditional foods thrive again?
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, The Narwhal, October 6, 2023
Council stands with aquaculture industry despite MP’s letter to fisheries minister
Tyson Whitney, North Island Gazette, October 10, 2023
VIDEO: Self-regulating floodgates help enhance Pacific salmon habitats
Abby Francis, BCIT News, October 12, 2023
Fish farm giant Mowi suing fisheries ministers, taxpayers for Discovery Islands closures
Rochelle Baker, National Observer, October 12, 2023
Ottawa fights lawsuit by fish farm giant Mowi over Discovery Islands closures
Rochelle Baker, Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2023
BC’s Massive Pink Runs Are Not All Rosy
West Coast Now, October 19, 2023
November
Fish Farm Conglomerate Mowi Take Fisheries Ministers to Court Over Discovery Islands Shutdowns
West Coast Now, Nov 4, 2023
Crucial salmon passage restored in Surrey Global News, November 24, 2023
Salmon return to Surrey creek for first time in 70 years Pippa Norma, Vancouver Sun, Nov 25, 2023
December
B.C. salmon farms linked to explosive spike in wild fish deaths, Stefan Labbé, Richmond News, Dec 4, 2023
Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms, Dirk Meissner, Globe and Mail, Dec 5, 2023
Watchdog raises alarm over wild fish death spike near B.C. fish farms Nelson Star, Dec 5, 2023
Advocates, salmon farm industry at odds over B.C. herring deaths Elizabeth McSheffrey, Global News, Dec 5, 2023
Machines meant to remove sea lice killing thousands of herring, On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko, CBC Listen, Dec 5, 2023
Huge spike in herring killed in B.C. salmon farm operations: DFO data Karin Larsen, CBC, Dec 5, 2023
Concerns over deaths of wild fish near salmon farms Global News, Dec 5, 2023
Off-road groups call for Gill Bar to be re-opened in Chilliwack Jennifer Feinberg, Mission City Record, Dec 6, 2023
Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms, Dirk Meissner, Globe and Mail, Dec 5, 2023
‘Herring are in trouble:’ conservation group worried about wild fish dying at B.C. fish farms Nanaimo News Now Staff, Dec 6, 2023
BC Salmon Farmers Association responds to herring death concerns Global News, December 6, 2023
800,000 wild fish killed by salmon delousing – claim Vince McDonagh, Fish Farmer Magazine, Dec 7, 2023
Resilient Waters helps more lower Fraser River salmon get home Janis Cleugh, Tricity News, Dec 20, 2023
Chilliwack First Nations hope to see popular Fraser River off-road area become protected zone Glenda Luymes, Vancouver Sun, Dec 27, 2023
Poor planning and management is putting B.C.’s watersheds and wild salmon at risk Watershed Watch Staff, Watershed Sentinel, Dec 2023 / Jan 2024 Issue [Paywalled]
† Indicates stories on studies by researchers whose work is co-sponsored by Watershed Watch.