Salmon Project News Today

Yellow Point Ecological Society putting on event Nov. 23 at North Oyster Community Centre

"As salmon populations have shrunk, California’s fishing fleet has shrunk, too. Nearly 5,000 commercial boats pursued California’s salmon in the early 1980s," the Editorial Board writes. "Now only 464 active boats are fishing commercially, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Harris and Mahoney said perhaps only 20 active commercial fishing boats are working out of the Santa Cruz Harbor today."

NANAIMO - A small boat named Wilbur, and its crew, are having a big impact on how Island communities grow.The 16-foot vessel has been making its way u...

By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Content warning: anti-Asian racism, anti-Indigeneity, white supremacy, xenophobia, drugs, and drug-related death This month, BC set out to be Canada’s first province to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs starting January 2023. The decision is a landmark step towards freedom for many British Columbians, but we can’t forget…

California’s recreational ocean salmon season is underway, and so is the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ocean salmon monitoring program. Anglers are encouraged to assist CDFW employees or agents

At the annual Salmon Information Meeting held virtually last week, state and federal fishery scientists presented updates on the numbers of spawning salmon that returned to California’s rivers in 2021

Climate change and environmental issues lead salmon to low levels. A pilot program hopes to change that.