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Fishery and conservation groups in British Columbia warn a unique species of ocean-going trout faces a “severe conservation crisis” and must be added to Canada's Species at Risk Act.

Article content Scott Hinch, director of the Pacific salmon ecology and conservation laboratory at the University of British Columbia, said juvenile salmon such as sockeye, coho and chinook in fresh water would have been most affected by recent heat waves. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Salmon and other sea life affected by recent heat waves, experts say Back to video “They’re going to be living in fresh water for one to two years and it’s that life history stage, that this particular heat wave and just climate change in fresh water in...

Hina Alam A juvenile coho salmon is held by a fish biologist at the Lostine River in northeastern Oregon on March 9, 2017. A sweltering heat wave in much of Western Canada in the last week of June had cascading effects on sea life, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Gillian Flaccus July 17, 2021 - 1:00 AM VANCOUVER - A sweltering heat wave in much of Western Canada in the last week of June had cascading effects on sea life, experts say. Scott Hinch, director of the Pacific salmon ecology and conservation laboratory at the University of British Columbia, said juven...

VANCOUVER — A sweltering heat wave in much of Western Canada in the last week of June had cascading effects on sea life, experts say. Scott Hinch, director of the Pacific salmon ecology and conservation laboratory at the University of British Columbia, said juvenile salmon such as sockeye, coho and chinook in fresh water would have been most affected by recent heat waves. “They’re going to be living in fresh water for one to two years and it’s that life history stage, that this particular heat wave and just climate change in fresh water in particular, is going to have some of its grea...

Last year, the the federal government declined to list the steelhead after the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada submitted the findings of a rare emergency assessment. The government said protection under SARA would be prohibition-based and therefore not lead to timely, proactive steps to increase the species’ productivity. Photograph By KTW file A thorough risk assessment of Chilcotin and Thompson steelhead trout has confirmed the results of a previous survey declaring the fish at risk of extinction. The latest findings mean the fish will again b...