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Citing wild fish health concerns, Hereditary Chief Alton Watts wants industry giant Cermaq to ‘vacate the area.’

B.C.’s South Coast recreational fishery has Canada’s highest salmon bycatch mortality. Ending wasteful release rules and using safer gear could save wild coho.

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Gravel mining at Norrish Creek is killing salmon eggs and destroying vital habitat. Tell governments to stop the damage and enforce the law.

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B.C.’s South Coast recreational salmon fishery is booming—but too many chinook and coho are dying after release. It’s time to rethink how it’s managed.

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New research led by the University of British Columbia, Pacific Salmon Foundation, and others identifies mortality-causing disease in wild Chinook salmon.

Watershed Watch's fisheries expert Greg Taylor provides a forecast for 2026 salmon returns.

Before sharing his 2026 salmon forecast, fisheries expert Greg Taylor explains why climate change, freshwater conditions and DFO monitoring cuts make this season especially uncertain.

Watch Salmon watchdogs claim DFO is cutting back on monitoring Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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New warnings on El Niño and hatchery production suggest tougher times ahead for Pacific salmon, despite recent years of strong returns.

An update on gravel mining at Norrish Creek, attempted restoration work to improve flows at Worth Creek, and what still needs to happen to defend wild salmon.

Foreign-owned salmon farm giants are lobbying Ottawa to reverse B.C.’s open-net fish farm ban despite parasite and disease risks to wild Pacific salmon.

Vancouver Island's snowpack stood at only 44 per cent of normal in the latest report from the province

How B.C. can manage floods differently—using fish-friendly infrastructure and nature-based solutions to protect communities and restore salmon.

Watershed Watch recaps DFO's presentation on the environmental conditions that are used to predict 2026 salmon returns, with additional insights and observations from fisheries expert Greg Taylor.

Acknowledging risk while refusing to fund mitigation is gamble with public money, public safety, and the livelihoods of communities

At the Pacific Salmon Commission, Alaska blocked transparency on intercepted salmon—raising urgent questions about missing data and treaty reform.

A win for wild salmon. The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Mowi’s appeal, keeping fish farms out of the Discovery Islands to protect wild salmon.

Climate change is increasing flood risk across B.C. Learn how flood hazards, flood-prone areas, and watershed health affect people, property, and salmon.

Flood strategy to help communities prepare for climate disasters has no funding and municipalities don't have tax base to pay for upgrades.

Industrial development in B.C. is accelerating while industrial water rates have remained unchanged for over a decade. Industry still pays as little as $2.25 for a million litres of freshwater. Modern...

DFO can’t manage what it doesn’t measure. Cuts to salmon monitoring put entire runs at risk. 26 groups have joined forces to defend these essential programs. Read the open letter + take action.

Watch Fish farm appears to be abandoned on Sunshine Coast Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Another massive marine heatwave may be forming in the Pacific. “The Blob” could return, threatening salmon as warm waters endanger their survival at sea.

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FOI records uncovered by Watershed Watch show troubling delays in the response to a Zeballos diesel spill at a factory fish farm. Is B.C.’s polluter-pay system benefiting salmon farms?

B.C.’s salmon season is heating up. This week, Greg Taylor breaks down the latest on steelhead, sockeye, and pink salmon returns — and the management challenges they face.

Early Stuart sockeye surge, DFO miscount, pink returns, and rising Fraser River temperatures.

Riprap can bury the spawning habitats of fish, increase river temperatures and exacerbate erosion elsewhere. There are alternative ways to stabilize riverbanks.

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Watershed Watch unpacks the numbers from DFO’s 2025 Salmon Outlook and shares insights and predictions for this year’s returns from fisheries advisor Greg Taylor.