The Deadman River, located in the traditional lands of the Skeetchestn Indian Band, near Kamloops Lake, is an area where cottonwoods have vanished due to industrial development and climate change. The Deadman is a key tributary to the Thompson River, providing valuable habitat for pink, coho, steelhead, and Chinook salmon. The post Where cottonwoods grow, salmon follow appeared first on Pacific Salmon Foundation.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
A parasitic disease that can be lethal for juvenile salmon has been recently detected in British Columbia. Whirling disease –– named after the erratic spinning behaviour of infected fish –– was first detected in Canada in 2016 in Alberta. In December 2023, whirling disease was first detected in B.C. at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. A year later, it was found in Kootenay Lake, a vital habitat for kokanee sockeye salmon. In extreme cases in the western U.S., whirling disease has r...| Pacific Salmon Foundation
Pacific salmon are mostly declining in northwest B.C. and the Yukon, yet there is a silver lining. Varied status outcomes offer hope that some salmon, at least, are doing well. A report from the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has provided a more in-depth look at salmon biodiversity in the Northern Transboundary region, with new data and status assessments released in the Pacific Salmon Explorer. However, major data gaps limited the analysis.| Pacific Salmon Foundation