Latest Freshwater reports
Natural Capital in BC's Lower Mainland: Valuing the benefits from nature
Lake Simcoe Basin's Natural Capital: The Value of the Watershed's Ecosystem Services
The Water We Drink: An International Comparison of Drinking Water Quality Standards and Guidelines
As part of the Healthy Environment, Healthy Canadians series, this 34-page report compares Canada's water quality guidelines with corresponding frameworks in the U.S., the European Union, and Australia, as well as guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization.
The Maple Leaf in the OECD: Comparing Progress toward Sustainability
This 44-page report, published in 2005, finds that Canada is among the weakest environmental performers (28th out of 30) in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Transmission dynamics of parasitic sea lice from farm to wild salmon
This peer-reviewed report looks at lice infestations on wild juvenile pink and chum salmon as they migrated past an isolated salmon farm down a long and narrow migration corridor in the Broughton Archipelago, BC.
Possible Factors Contributing to the Low Productivity of the 2000 Brood Year Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the Broughton Archipelago, B.C. Canada
Pink salmon that migrate through the Broughton Archipelago of British Columbia, both as adults and juveniles, had a very poor return in 2002. The objective of this report is to review the possible factors contributing to the low productivity of the 2000 brood year pink salmon.
Is there a Bottom Line in the Wild Salmon — Farmed Salmon Debate?: A Technical Opinion
This paper reviews the history of salmon farming in British Columbia and examines the major concerns that have led scientists and conservationists to question how the industry is regulated on Canada's West Coast.
Salmon Farms and Sea Lice: A Baseline Report of the Incidence of Sea Lice on Juvenile Salmonids on British Columbia's North Coast
This is the first report in British Columbia to collect information on sea lice conditions in pristine or near-pristine habitat before the establishment of net-cage salmon farms. One of the report's greatest values will be the potential ability to compare the results with those found in areas where the salmon farming industry is already active.
Salmon Aquaculture: A brochure for chefs and food industry professionals
As part of our public education campaign about the risks of netcage salmon farming, this brochure informs chefs and professionals who work in the food industry why wild salmon is a superior choice to farmed salmon. While targeted at food professionals, the brochure contains valuable information for anyone interested in learning more about the negative environmental and health effects of salmon farming in Canada. Issues covered include disease, escapes, and habitat and species destruction. The brochure contains information so that you can take action by contacting Canada's Fisheries Minister.
Clear Choices, Clean Waters: The Leggatt Inquiry into Salmon Farming in British Columbia
For two weeks in October, 2001, former British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Stuart Leggatt held hearings to find out what British Columbians thought about the net-cage salmon farming industry. This report summarizes those hearings and makes recommendations to make the 'floating feedlot' industry more environmentally responsible.
Super-un-Natural: Atlantic Salmon in BC Waters
Dr. John Volpe, who is leading the research on the effects of farm Atlantic salmon in Pacific waters, explains the risks of introducing non-native species and examines the myths and realities of this alien species since it was introduced to BC in 1984.
Nemiah: Home of the Xeni Gwet'in: Pacific Salmon Forests Project
A Report of the Pacific Salmon Forests Project.
