fishery
Salmon SWAT teams deployed in BC to help fish during drought
A provincewide drought this summer dried up B.C. rivers and jeopardized the survival of already…
Gitanyow celebrate the return of salmon in northwest BC
The enticing smell of cooking salmon filled a clearing in the woods with the sounds…
iN PHOTOS: Campbell River estuary is a restoration showcase to save salmon habitat from climate change
Jim Van Tine points out a grassy marsh bench sloping into a tranquil pond populated…
Conservation officers issue tickets, seize fish during weekend patrols on Shuswap Lake
Five fish were seized by conservation officers, and tickets and warnings were issued, during patrols…
Fish and game club near Merritt fails to convince highest court to hear appeal
A court case over public access to a pair of B.C. lakes is dead in…
Okanagan drought killing fish and exposing need for major water management change
Being in a Stage 4 drought is not going to have much impact on humans…
Angry B.C. salmon anglers see petition tabled in House of Commons
A petition from B.C. salmon anglers angry for being shut out of the public fishery…
Looking for sockeye? Salmon fishing in Osoyoos Lake is now open
Okanagan sockeye salmon are back in the South Okanagan, and fishermen have been given the…
Kokanee salmon population explodes in Okanagan Lake with biggest spawn in quarter century
OKANAGAN - It’s a record year for Kokanee salmon spawning on Okanagan Lake. Jason Webster, a Vernon-based fisheries biologist, says more than 300,000 shore spawners were counted during this year’s annual survey — the most in more than 25 years. “It’s turning into a cyclical thing where every four years there’s a great big run,...
Vernon councillor calls for action over ‘crazy loud’ shrimp boats on Okanagan Lake
VERNON - It might be saving Kokanee salmon populations, but a Vernon city councillor says shrimp harvesting on Okanagan Lake is ‘crazy loud.’ “It’s like, wow, you hear this thing from across the whole lake,” Coun. Brian Quiring said at a council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13. “I mean, we have to find a way that...