Mystery compound found to kill coho salmon

Stormwater runoff from highways appears to contain one or more unidentified compounds shown to be highly toxic to coho salmon and perhaps other salmon as well.

The problem has been studied only a few years. Now, experiments at Grover's Creek Hatchery in North Kitsap have confirmed that polluted stormwater has the ability to kill adult coho before they can spawn.

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Act now to protect BC’s Sacred Headwaters

In 2008, the B.C. government placed a moratorium on fracking plans for coal bed methane in the Sacred Headwaters. This remarkable region is the shared birthplace of three of B.C.’s great wild salmon rivers: the Skeena, Nass and Stikine.

The government moratorium on coalbed methane drilling in B.C.'s Sacred Headwaters is set to expire tomorrow.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE SACRED HEADWATERS.

Skeena salmon vs supertankers ....

Last month Save Our Skeena Salmon published THE SALMON RECIPES Stories of our Endangered North Coast Cuisine with all profits go to saving the BC coast from tankers.

This book came together over our concerns about a proposed oil tanker port invading our North Coast fiords and our historic salmon spawning waters, where the salmon return each year to renew the land and its people. When you embrace this spirit of renewal through our eyes, you will not only discover a vision of an amazingly rich cuisine-- you’ll come to understand and embrace the complex ecosystems of our land and its importance to our nations food security.

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Wild Salmon Advocates Cheer Cohen Commission Report

Supporters of B.C.'s wild salmon were delighted with the release of the Cohen Commission report on the decline of Fraser River sockeye. Wild salmon advocates stressed that it's now up to citizens to put pressure on federal and provincial politicians to ensure that Cohen's 75 specific recommendations are carried out.

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West Coast Salmon Show Up in East Coast Courtroom

A federal court in Virginia is being asked to overturn a decision with major impacts on salmon and steelhead in California and three other western states.

The National Marine Fisheries Service recommends buffers of at least 500 feet where certain pesticides can't be sprayed around salmon streams, and last year, a lower court agreed. But Dow Chemical and two other manufacturers are fighting the decision, saying buffers aren't necessary and will cost them business.

The case is being heard in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia because that's the closest appeals court to the Fisheries Service headquarters.

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Despite a NOAA 2008 biological opinion that chemicals used in pesticides – diazonin, malathion, and chlorpyrifos - are likely to jeopardize 27 populations of salmon on the West Coast that are listed as either endangered or threatened, Oregon state regulators just rejected the idea of requiring pesticide-free buffers around rivers and streams.

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Captain Condom Says:

"Use your head - Stop dicking around with our wild salmon!"

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