The Fraser River one of the worlds largest salmon producing rivers, if not the largest. At the end of June we visited with a research project underway in the Discovery Islands off of Campbell River where a small crew is sampling the juvenile sockeye salmon along their outmigration to sea. Most of the Fraser juvenile sockeye travel up the Inside Passage and past many of British Columbia's 130+ industrial salmon farming operations. The sampling crew is finding alarming levels of lice on these juvenile sockeye salmon which represent Canada's most important run of salmon.
Watch the video and find more info at : www.callingfromthecoast.org
This organization is admirable in its committment to protection of these sacred wild spaces and in its effective and respectful collaboration with Native people and other environmental groups. I would highly encourage others to get involved with this amazing organization !