Pacific surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus) eggs under the microscope tonight, from samples taken for the @peninsulastreams.bsky.social Forage Fish monitoring program

Pacific 'blob' heat wave now spans an area the size of the US. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Correspondence ✉️ Don’t overlook the plastic footprint of fireworks go.nature.com/47Iy5wp

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is on the federal government's list of potential fast-track projects. But the expansion could impact the Fraser estuary ecosystem and the wildlife that depends on it — including the western sandpiper. New from @sevawood.bsky.social 🪶 thenarwhal.ca/roberts-bank...

The District of Saanich says it’s moving forward with a new concept plan for Panama Flats with an eye towards conserving the area's natural space.

Wonderful opportunity!

A new estimate of number of birds killed by cats in Canada was just published: https://ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/art12/ Congratulations and thank you to all authors including ECCC authors, Elizabeth Gow (co-supervisor of PhD student, Jonathan Chu), Julie Bourque and Christian Roy for this work.

Honored to have made it into this always fantastic anthology as a "Notable" for my piece in Hakai Magazine (one of the last features the magazine published) about cold-water coral research in Chile. @pulitzercenter.org @biographic.bsky.social

Hydrology Paper of the Day @lireactivewater.bsky.social on deep learning to model and infill river water temperature data to provide a better understanding of heat waves in rivers: riverine heat waves last longer than air heat waves, and showing linkages with climate change in the Anthropocene

>250 swimmers jumped into the Chicago River today, marking the first open-river swim in that urban waterway in nearly a century! The city approved the event—organized by A Long Swim, a local nonprofit—earlier this summer. We can restore our urban rivers! insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...

Check out our work here with @saanichbc.bsky.social! Thanks @psfca.bsky.social for the steadfast support! We couldn’t do it without you!

Unspeakably sad. WE ARE Nature. We are animals. We are an intrinsic part of the family of life.

In a new study, ecologist Jia Hao Tow and his colleagues critically examine how some species end up with international CITES protection, how and why others fall through the cracks, and what we can do to potentially mend those fissures. www.biographic.com/triaging-the...

I recently had the honor of collaborating with my colleagues in the UVic Community Mapping Collaboratory to create an Arcgis StoryMap about the ongoing restoration of the Colquitz River in Saanich, BC, Canada. Here's the link: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e884... Full blog post in the comments !

Hydrology Paper of the Day @laenavarro.bsky.social on how oral histories, logbooks from the fur trade and whaling, maps, archives and artwork provide insights and challenges for characterizing environmental processes over time: fire regimes, coral reef and wetland changes in a global context.

Big news for salmon stewards in BC! 🎉 PSF just announced a record $1.8 million to 119 grassroots salmon projects across the province. See what salmon projects are happening near you: psf.ca/news-media/1...

Getting your roofs cleaned? Check out these best practices to make sure you don’t harm ecosystems downstream! peninsulastreams.ca/moss-control... @saanichbc.bsky.social @districtofoakbay.bsky.social @esquimaltbc.bsky.social

“Under colonization, the total mass of pink salmon and chum salmon dropped by 40 percent. Forage fish — such as herring, eulachon, surf smelt, and anchovy — declined by 99 percent, and sturgeon were nearly wiped out.” e360.yale.edu/digest/pacif...

Last week I wrote about yet another of the disastrous outcomes of privatisation. If there's one thing almost everyone in England wants, it's renationalisation of water. But no, we can't have nice things. Just more shit. Literally in this case. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We need your help to keep doing the crucial environmental journalism that bioGraphic is known for. Your contributions go directly toward the stories we’ll publish for the rest of the year and beyond. give.calacademy.org/campaign/689...

Our coastal ecosystems are disappearing and our response is hindered. Thank you to WCEL for creating this case study to help inform a future #bccoastalmarinestrategy that protects our shorelines! @seachangemarine.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @cpawsbc.bsky.social

@seachangemarine.bsky.social's eelgrass expert Sarah Cook, who is working to restore these vital habitats, shares why eelgrass is so important for marine life, coastal protection, and carbon storage. 🌎

Ecojustice covers a lot of bases here. Including .... “On top of the compressed process set out in Bill C-5, it also gives the Governor in Council the ability to fully exempt a national interest project from the application of any federal law."

There are many sources of chemical pollution in our rivers, but tertiary treatment for sewage could clean up the meds that pass straight through us & down the loo, household cleaning products, chemicals from skin care, hair care, washing clothes & food. 1/ www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

As the country with the longest coastline in the world, defending our values, identity and economy requires safeguarding the ocean. Our new blog outlines our priority marine law and policy goals for the next four years like #HighSeasTreaty #MarineProtectedAreas + more. Check it out! #cdnpoli

#Bill15 #bcpoli

“In a nutshell, ‘good things’ come from the Ocean while ‘bad things’ go to the Ocean.” U. Rashid Sumaila from @ubcoceans.bsky.social in @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...

SȾÁUTW̱ First Nation members on the Saanich Peninsula have been chasing a dream of acquiring more of their traditional lands back under their control.

Concern is rising rapidly around the Cowichan River, as water levels continue to fall. Days into June, snowpack levels in the area are sitting at just 35 per cent of normal.

🆕 & #OpenAccess in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Rather than taking a one-way trip to the sea, many young salmonids are making far more complex migrations than previously thought 📄Juvenile salmonids traverse coastal meta-nurseries that connect rivers via the sea doi.org/10.1002/fee....

One of the biggest citizen science studies ever conducted — if you logged an eBird sighting in N. America in the last 14 years, this paper represents your work and this alarm is all of our responsibility to sound: Avian life is slipping away. 🌎🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear from PSS and others about a #coastalstrategy for bc

Today, local gov leaders at Association of Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities passed a resolution to urge #BCgov to legislate the #CoastalMarineStrategy. 🎉 A strong BC coastal law will ensure that the Strategy is successfully brought to life. www.wcel.org/media-releas... #bcpoli #AVICC

“At a time when we need to be doing everything we can to protect our marine ecosystems and our oceans ... we're creating more pollution that is completely avoidable along our sensitive marine waterways."

Langford, Sidney, Central Saanich: Vancouver Island cities dominate this year’s list of B.C.’s Most Economically Resilient Cities. Michael McCullough, reporter for B.C. Business joins Ryan Price to explain why www.iheart.com/podcast/962-... #yyj @ryanpricevictoria.bsky.social

Staff Lawyer Gavin Smith noted that projects with significant impacts are “slipping through the cracks” of BC's environmental assessment process by proceeding in phases. Companies may pursue projects in phases for economic reasons, or as a strategy to avoid a robust assessment. #BCMining #bcpoli

We need free-flowing rivers! “Giving rivers more room to move can represent a mutually beneficial solution for both the freshwater biodiversity crisis and flood hazard management as climate-driven extremes escalate.” www.nature.com/articles/s44...

A new paper featuring Hakai Institute researchers reveals that the tidal swamps of the Pacific Northwest, alongside mangroves in Mexico, stash away the largest amounts of carbon on the Pacific coast of North America. Full paper with vital regional estimates🔗 tinyurl.com/mteynyzw

Co-author and co-director of #Riparia, Dr. Andrea Reid, says "youth are not the only ones who need connection to land and water. We all need water. And we all need to work together to chart new futures." theconversation.com/youth-are-ch... via @theconversationca.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca

A new study has ranked Canada 3rd on a list of the top countries with social purpose, seen as being “the most progressive and inclusive” countries in the world. Denmark and Sweden occupy the top 2 spots on the list, while Norway and New Zealand round out the top 5. Via @cultmtl.bsky.social

Hi, @bsky.app! We’re excited to introduce you to our campaign, Blueprint for the Coast. In 2024, BC released its 1st #coastalmarinestrategy - a 20yr vision to better protect & manage the #coast. Now, let’s ensure this strategy is implemented, resourced, & enshrined in law. Photo: Alicia Elgert

Have you read BC's #coastalmarinestrategy yet? Learn how #BC plans to boost #biodiversity, tackle #marine #pollution, and recover nearshore habitats - all while supporting Indigenous coastal management and revitalizing #coastal communities and economies. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/e...

Fewer than 1% of all fish species have evolved to migrate to and from the ocean. This incredible journey gives #PacificSalmon access to more abundant food in the ocean, but it’s not without its challenges. Scroll down to learn about the epic #outmigration journey of juvenile salmon happening now 🧵

"Unallocated, or surplus #water exists only on paper." crowsnestheadwaters.substack.com/p/unallocate...

"Roots & Reverie: Nature Narratives" storytelling in Victoria, BC www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events... * Thursday, April 3 @ 7 pm * Hosted by @royalbcmuseum.bsky.social and Special Bird Service Society * Storytellers Lajah Warren, Sarah Jim, me, and Parker Johnson

Join the Watershed Watch team! We're hiring a Watersheds Campaign Lead. If you're passionate about making B.C. a clean water stronghold where wild salmon and communities thrive, this job may be for you. 🐟💙 watershedwatch.ca/careers/

Way to go @saanichbc.bsky.social and #Langford!.. @districtofoakbay.bsky.social @cityofvictoria.bsky.social @townofviewroyal.bsky.social

Did you know that fish embryos are excellent toxicology monitoring tools? These researchers are studying surf smelt embryos to better understand the effects of pollution in the upper intertidal—the critically important places where land meets sea and marine and human ecosystems converge. 🧪

big Pacific herring forum tomorrow hosted by W̱SÁNEĆ leadership council www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/salish-...