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BC salmon spawning stream monitoring in sharp decline, study finds

The number of visits by the department of fisheries and oceans (DFO) to salmon spawning streams in the province is at an all-time low, according to SFU researchers. A recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and authored by SFU professor John Reynolds and PhD candidate Michael Price found that the DFO is not monitoring enough streams on the north and central coasts to assess salmon health. “I knew monitoring was declining, but I was very surprised at how few streams are now being monitored,” Reynolds told The Peak. “There are huge black holes in…

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