“For small towns like ours this will be a big deal,” Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell told The Tyee. Some residents, he said, could see double-digit property tax increases next year to make up for reduced pipeline taxes. Read the full Tyee article.

“This report is the evidence provided by salmon themselves, across years, regions, and species.  These data were scattered, hard to see. Approximately 50% of BC salmon farms have been closed and a repeating pattern is emerging. Wild salmon are talking. This is their story.” Read the full article from Alexandra Morton.

“J64’s behaviour and “surfacing patterns” showed it may have been attempting to nurse, although the researchers — who are based in Washington state — were not able to confirm if there was milk flowing from its mom, J16.” Read the full CBC article.

“I could tell from the images — because they were very good images of at least some of the anatomy of the animal — that it wasn't something that was local or at least known to be local,” Cook told CBC’s On The Island. Read the full CBC article.

“Hakai Institute post-doctoral researcher Sam Stevens, who served as lead author on the study, said the team measured a concerning spike in low-oxygen states in 2022 and 2023, primarily during the summer months.” Read the full article at Global News.

“The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance in the absence of stronger measures to protect them, a director with the Center for Whale Research says.” Read the full story at check NEWS.

“Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance, which includes more than 120 First Nations, said the federal government should create a First Nation-led plan to protect the wild fish, similar to the joint land use plan for governing the Great Bear Rainforest.” Read more at BIV.

“The cultural significance is different for each nation, but for us, the W̱SÁNEĆpeople, it would have a tremendous impact because it’s like losing a piece of your family tree,” he says. “And when you lose a piece of your family tree, you lose a piece of your history.” Read the full Ottawa Citizen article.