salmon
Conservation scientist discovers changes in BC salmon
January 30, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer By looking at past salmon populations in the Skeena Watershed in northern BC, Michael Price, SFU postdoctoral fellow, can estimate what the future holds for salmon populations in BC. Through his research, Price discovered that salmon populations in the Skeena River watershed have increased over the past century. Price and his team examined a “rich collection of fish scales” dating back to 1913. These preserved scales tell “the literal life stories of each fish,” including the estimated size of the fish and what it may have encountered in its life. What Price has found is…
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Federal government plans to move away from open-net pen salmon farming
July 19, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer On June 22, Joyce Murray, minister of fisheries, announced the government of Canada has created a transition planning process to phase out fish farms in BC. In their press release, the Union of British Columbia…
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DNA research confirms Tsleil-Waututh’s sustainable fishing practices
November 28, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer SFU archaeology’s ancient DNA lab used their new palaeogenetic analytical techniques to confirm the sustainability and effectiveness of Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s pre-colonial fishing practices. The lab’s research confirms the Tsleil-Waututh Nation was sustainably managing chum…
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SFU researchers find logging impacts on salmon populations
November 8, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU researchers have found changes in saltwater and freshwater ecosystems are decreasing the survival rates for North Pacific salmon species. PhD candidate Colin Bailey, a researcher on this project, spoke with The Peak about the…
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Dr. John Reynolds joins the Royal Society of Canada
October 7, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFU biology professor, Dr. John Reynolds has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada which honours researchers for their achievements in their respective fields. “It's a nice recognition when I think of some…
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Research Roundup
October 18, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Climate change causes plant community to change in Arctic regions A study has found a relationship between the impact of climate change and the growth of new, taller plants in the Arctic and…
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Blurring faces and leaping salmon
September 3, 2018Written by: Agnetha de Sa, Peak Associate Anonymizing faces without losing emotion A team of researchers, which includes those from SFU, are working to improve the way individuals are anonymized for television. Anonymizing faces in news broadcasts or documentaries…
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SFU student examines the murky waters of salmon farming in B.C.
May 9, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor If you have ever been to a supermarket, chances are you have come across packaged salmon with the words “Farmed Atlantic Salmon” on it. Salmon farming, while quite common on the BC coast,…
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SFU research on Mars surface water, the effect of bitumen on BC’s salmon population
January 25, 2018What happened to Mars’ surface water? An international study co-led by Brendan Dyck, SFU researcher in the Department of Earth Sciences, suggests that a fair amount of surface water on Mars was absorbed into the crust of the planet. This…
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Fraser Valley floodgates are compromising salmon habitat
October 6, 2017Methods used to protect cities and farmland from flooding in the province are having an adverse effect on salmon, according to new research. A report by researchers at Simon Fraser University found that dikes and floodgates can compromise salmon habitats…
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