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Watershed Watch Salmon Society
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Watershed Watch Salmon Society is a science-based charity working to defend and rebuild B.C.’s wild salmon. Our vision: thriving wild salmon runs across B.C. forever.
Do you know your flood risk?

Climate change is increasing flooding across B.C. The choices we make next will shape the safety of our communities and the future of wild salmon.

Learn more: watershedwatch.ca/stories/clim... #bcfloods
Climate Change is Increasing Flood Risk in B.C. Are You Ready?
Climate change is increasing flood risk across B.C. Learn how flood hazards, flood-prone areas, and watershed health affect people, property, and salmon.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Our colleague Lina Azeez's op-ed in the Vancouver Sun, published just days before recent flood events in the Fraser Valley, was more timely than we could have predicted. Will recent events be enough for federal & provincial governments to act?

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Opinion: Do we need another billion-dollar flood before B.C. acts?
Flood strategy to help communities prepare for climate disasters has no funding and municipalities don't have tax base to pay for upgrades.
vancouversun.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Did you know industries in B.C. pay a maximum of $2.25 for a million litres of freshwater?

As industrial development accelerates, watershed funding in B.C. has dropped significantly.

It's time to raise industrial water rates and reinvest in our watersheds.

🔗 watershedwatch.ca/stories/fres...
Freshwater Shouldn’t Be a Casualty of B.C.’s Development Boom
Industrial development in B.C. is accelerating while industrial water rates have remained unchanged for over a decade. Industry still pays as little as $2.25 for a million litres of freshwater. Modern...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If we don’t count salmon, we can’t manage them.

DFO budget cuts could undermine monitoring across BC. We stand alongside fishers, scientists, businesses and other conservation organizations to demand these essential programs remain intact.

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Reverse cuts to wild salmon monitoring programs, says alliance in open letter to fisheries minister
DFO can’t manage what it doesn’t measure. Cuts to salmon monitoring put entire runs at risk. 26 groups have joined forces to defend these essential programs. Read the open letter + take action.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
They were fined. They were ordered to leave. So why is their equipment still in Lois Lake? 😡

After a $350k fine for illegal fish farming, the company was supposed to remove all equipment by Aug 31 — but we found the farm still in the lake during a recent visit.

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Fish farm appears to be abandoned on Sunshine Coast | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Fish farm appears to be abandoned on Sunshine Coast Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Back in the ‘50s, “The Blob” was just a cheesy monster movie. Today, its real-world counterpart is no joke.

A growing marine heatwave is spreading in the Pacific, suggesting we could see a return of “The Blob”, which could have a devastating impact on wild salmon.
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Who is Afraid of The Blob? | Watershed Watch Salmon Society
Another massive marine heatwave may be forming in the Pacific. “The Blob” could return, threatening salmon as warm waters endanger their survival at sea.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The 2025 Wild Salmon Run 50/50 Jackpot is growing!
The pot is over $5,400 - & half could be yours!

💰 One lucky winner gets 50% of the jackpot.
🌊 The other 50% supports our work to defend wild salmon.
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Sales close Oct 23!
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Watershed Watch Salmon Society’s 2025 Wild Salmon Run 50/50
Your support will help us defend wild Pacific salmon and the waters they swim in.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Watershed Watch is looking for a dynamic Operations Manager to help power our work defending wild salmon and the rivers they depend on!⁠

📍 Lower Mainland (remote with local travel)⁠
💰 $67,000–$75,000 + benefits⁠
⏰ Full-time | Apply by October 6, 2025⁠

watershedwatch.ca/careers
September 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Join Watershed Watch, Kwikwetlem First Nation, Resilient Waters & UBC's Salmon Lab on Saturday, Oct 4 at ƛ̓éxətəm (Tla-hut-um; formerly Colony Farm) Regional Park for Salmon Day!

Free + family-friendly!
📍 ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park, Coquitlam | 🎉 11am–3pm

RSVP at: www.facebook.com/events/19319...
September 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Job Alert! Our partners at the Lower Fraser Floodplains Coalition are seeking a Communications & Engagement Coordinator to join our awesome coalition working to action floodplain resilience in the Lower Mainland.

💰$64–70K | ⌛ 1-yr contract | 📅 Apply by Sept 21

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Communications and Engagement Coordinator - Abbotsford, BC V3G 2G5 - Indeed.com
Emergency Planning Secretariat
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September 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Docs obtained by Watershed Watch show Grieg Seafood & its consultants were linked to delays after a fish farm diesel spill near Zeballos. Such delays can mask damage—leaving salmon & communities at risk.

Read the full story: watershedwatch.ca/stories/is-b...

📷 Nuchatlaht First Nation
#fishfarmsout
Is B.C.’s Polluter-Pay System Rigged in Favour of Salmon Farming Companies? | Watershed Watch Salmon Society
FOI records uncovered by Watershed Watch show troubling delays in the response to a Zeballos diesel spill at a factory fish farm. Is B.C.’s polluter-pay system benefiting salmon farms?
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September 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
These juvenile salmon have narrow, oval-shaped parr marks that are centred on the side of the fish. They often have white & black leading edges on their dorsal & anal fins. Fins can have an orange tint, & anal fins have a sickle shape.
#fieldworkfinds #freshwaterfish #wildsalmon #fieldwork
August 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Stunning footage of salmon schooling below Witset Canyon on the mighty Bulkley River.
#salmonreturns #salmonspawnwatch2025 #wildsalmon
August 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🍩 Big thanks to Coquitlam's Doughnut Love! 🍩

Watershed Watch was selected to be their Community Love Partner for the month of August! ♥

Check out their location on Como Lake Avenue in Coquitlam and get yourself a cookie dough doughnut to support our work to defend wild salmon. #DoughnutLove
August 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
ICYMI: Alaska keeps looting our salmon runs 🤬; tough decisions on the Fraser 🧐; and stay away from those black market fish! 🚫 -- Here's our latest in-season fisheries update from the incomparable Greg Taylor. watershedwatch.ca/stories/this...
This Week in Salmon Fisheries: Balancing the Scales: Harvest and Conservation – Aug15
B.C.’s salmon season is heating up. This week, Greg Taylor breaks down the latest on steelhead, sockeye, and pink salmon returns — and the management challenges they face.
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August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Salmon Fisheries Update for August 1, 2025: DFO’s Number Blunder and the Fraser Heats Up

Read more: watershedwatch.ca/stories/this...
This Week in Salmon Fisheries: DFO’s Number Blunder and the Fraser Heats Up – Aug 1
Early Stuart sockeye surge, DFO miscount, pink returns, and rising Fraser River temperatures.
watershedwatch.ca
August 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
11 orgs have sent a letter to Fisheries Minister Thompson, calling for a retraction of DFO’s flawed parasitic lice report. A new peer-reviewed study, co-authored by the same scientists, confirms what independent researchers have long said: parasitic lice from salmon farms infect BC wild salmon.
July 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
You’ve probably seen it along your local river—big rocks piled on the banks to stop erosion. It’s called riprap, and while common, it can harm fish and their habitats.

There’s a better way.

PhD candidate Charlotte Milne breaks it down in this great read. theconversation.com/overuse-of-r...
Overuse of riprap to prevent riverbank erosion is harming B.C. rivers
Riprap can bury the spawning habitats of fish, increase river temperatures and exacerbate erosion elsewhere. There are alternative ways to stabilize riverbanks.
theconversation.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is what factory fish farms don’t want you to see. 🎥

Federal underwater inspection footage from an experimental fish farm near Tofino shows the sea floor under the farm covered in fish feces & feed.

Watch the videos and take action at: www.safesalmon.ca/sh_t_tapes
June 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We’re hiring a Campaign & Communications Coordinator to help defend B.C.’s wild salmon and watersheds.

💼 $58K–$65K/year + benefits
📍 Work from anywhere in B.C.
🎯 Start ASAP | Open until filled

👉 Check the full posting at watershedwatch.ca/careers/

#EnvironmentalJobs #NonprofitJobs
Careers
Put your knowledge and passion to work for B.C.’s wild salmon and the people and wildlife that depend on them. Check out our Career page for opportunities.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What can we expect for B.C.’s salmon returns this year?
In Part 2 of our recap of DFO’s 2025 Salmon Outlook, we cover the forecasts for wild salmon species and share expert insights from Greg Taylor.
👉 Read the blog: watershedwatch.ca/stories/2025...
#wildsalmon #salmonreturns #britishcolumbia
2025 Salmon Outlook: Part 2 — Predicted Salmon Returns | Watershed Watch Salmon Society
Watershed Watch unpacks the numbers from DFO’s 2025 Salmon Outlook and shares insights and predictions for this year’s returns from fisheries advisor Greg Taylor.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Huge gratitude to Robinson's Outdoor Store & Robinson's Fly Fishing for their generous $5000 donation to Watershed Watch in support of our work to defend BC’s wild salmon. These heroes have raised over $100,000 for charity through their Thrifting for Charity initiative, sponsored by @patagonia.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Meet Suman Bhattacharyya — our 2024 UBC Sustainability Scholar!

Suman is a PhD candidate in Physical Geography at @ubcgeography.bsky.social, diving deep into how climate change & human land use impact rivers, floods, droughts, & water availability.
June 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Worth Creek, near Mission, BC, ran dry last winter, leaving thousands of salmon eggs high & dry.

The likely culprit? Gravel mining in nearby Norrish Creek lowered the water table & cut off the underground flow that feeds smaller streams, such as Worth.

Learn more: watershedwatch.ca/stories/salm...
Salmon, Gravel, and a Warning from Worth Creek | Watershed Watch Salmon Society
In late 2024, Worth Creek, near Mission, B.C., ran dry, killing salmon eggs. Extensive gravel mining in nearby Norrish Creek was found to be the cause. Read our latest blog to learn more.
watershedwatch.ca
June 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
From booming pink salmon returns in the Quinsam River to ongoing concerns for wild chinook populations, our fisheries advisor Greg Taylor's final installment of the 2024 Salmon Recap offers a comprehensive look at the South Coast's salmon season.

Read the recap 👇
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2024 Salmon Recap Part Three: South Coast | Watershed Watch Salmon Society
Watershed Watch fisheries advisor Greg Taylor discusses 2024 South Coast salmon returns in the third and final part of his 2024 salmon season recap.
watershedwatch.ca
June 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM