I suspect many of you saw last night ITV today programme re river pollution.   Have to say it was OK but basically told us most of what we already know.  Didn't see any real light at the end of the tunnel quite frankly.

Available on the ITV hub catch up.

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Better news from across the Atlantic. Summer is winding down and the salmon run is in full swing. After several years of record low returns, it's wonderful to see many rivers and creeks with healthy numbers of salmon swimming upstream, and families once again bringing fish home for the barbecue.  We are thrilled to see fish finally making it past the Big Bar landslide on the Fraser after a harrowing spring and early summer of high flows that made the site nearly impassable. Last week, DFO reported over 280,000 fish had been counted above the slide site north of Lillooet. Three years ago, just 100 fish were counted at that same location. This is really great news. Also worth celebrating are the impressive sockeye returns in some areas, including the Skeena and the Somass River systems. For an interpretation of these higher returns, and an explanation of what we can expect in the Fraser, read Greg Taylor's mid-season update. We hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy these last few weeks of summer.  For the fish, The team at Watershed Watch

 

 

A mid-season update Fishers are celebrating huge sockeye returns in many areas, but it's not all good news. Greg Taylor weighs in on how the season is going and what we can expect in the Fraser. Read his take.

 

 

DFO launches fish farm transition framework DFO has launched a plan to start planning the transition plan for fish farms. (A lot of planning eh?) Stan breaks down this latest document.

 

 

Genetic testing in the lower Fraser Meghan Rooney spent much of her summer sampling juvenile salmon at sites in the lower Fraser for the Resilient Waters initiative. Read about her work and what she learned

 

 

A moment to celebrate for Heart of the Fraser!  Thanks, in large part, to the efforts of Watershed Watch allies and supporters, unpermitted work on Strawberry Island has ceased, for now. Read an update.

 

 

Who took the Chinook? In the Fraser, Chinook aren't faring well with 14 of 16 populations assessed as endangered or threatened. Read on to learn more about the challenges they face.

 

 

Biking the Dike Looking for a fun summer-time activity? Our 6th annual bike tour, Bike the Dike: Pitt Meadows, runs from August 1 – 31. Grab your bike and check it out!

 

 

Great news for Coquitlam coho! Not only have coho again successfully spawned in Cedar Creek, but some of last year's fry have become smolts! Find out more about our work to restore salmon to the Coquitlam River.