Female Salmon are Dying at Higher Rates Than Male Salmon
Female adult sockeye from the Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on the journey back to their spawning grounds, UBC Faculty of Forestry research finds....
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Genomic Tools for Supporting Kokanee Salmon UBC Okanagan and Vancouver researchers Michael Russello and Scott Hinch are Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI of a Genome BC funded research project...
View ArticleUp to 85 Percent of Historical Salmon Habitat Lost in Lower Fraser Region
Riley Finn In order to reverse salmon declines, researchers say, more than 1,200 blocked-off streams and habitats need to be restored For perhaps the first time ever, researchers have mapped out the...
View ArticleFor the future of forest conservation, Dr. Tara Martin has good news
“I want to give future generations hope.” UBC Forestry’s Dr. Tara Martin, Liber Ero Chair in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, continues to make an impact on...
View ArticleNew Research Identifies Priority Actions For Lower Fraser River Salmon Recovery
.btn {margin-top: 0;} The Fraser is the largest salmon-bearing river in British Columbia, supporting 54 unique populations, known as Conservation Units (CUs), of wild Pacific salmon, 19 of which breed...
View ArticleInvesting in the Future of Wild Pacific Salmon
Numbers-based decision-making may be our best bet to save threatened salmon populations. The post Investing in the Future of Wild Pacific Salmon appeared first on UBC Faculty of Forestry.
View ArticleUBC Forestry and SFU researchers receive $1.25M to study cumulative effects...
Salmon researchers from British Columbia are embarking on a three-year study to understand and help mitigate the cumulative threats affecting the vulnerable species in the province’s watersheds. The...
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