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🌊🐟 Scared you missed this year’s spawn? Don’t let this cold-snap drive you off- cozy-up with a friend and watch wild salmon spawn in select rivers until mid-December!
Here are four fun facts to share while watching the spawn!
Why does salmon conservation matter?
1️⃣Food chain titans! Salmon nourish over 100 species, including bears, wolves, and birds.
2️⃣ Forest feeders! After spawning, salmon’s nutrients enrich surrounding soils and rivers, fueling vibrant ecosystems.
3️⃣ A fish in decline: salmon populations are declining due to habitat loss (especially critical spawning streams degraded by logging and dams), parasites and pollutants from open-net pen salmon farms, changes in prey availability, overfishing, and climate change.
4️⃣A cultural icon: salmon are culturally important to many coastal First Nations along the Pacific Coast and central to important ceremonies such as the First Salmon Ceremony (which, though it differed between Nations that practiced it, always shared an underlying theme of respect for the salmon as a gift).
📢 Take action today! Visit the link in bio to learn how you can support salmon conservation and protect this vital species. Together, we can make waves for a healthier future! 🌊
#SalmonConservation #WildSalmon #FOFF #SaveWildSalmon
Have you heard? Fish are getting sick. 🐟🤧
There are diseases floating around, and not just because cold and flu season is around the corner. Who is to blame and what are these sicknesses threatening vital wild salmon populations?
📸: @eiko_jones_
#FishHealth #WildSalmon #FishFarmsOut #Epidemiology
🌊 What’s so special about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)? They’re like safe havens for ocean life, giving species a chance to recover, thrive, and support healthier ecosystems for all. 💙
Dive into this reel and explore why MPAs are essential for protecting biodiversity beneath the waves. 🐠🐙
Feeling inspired? Go to the link in our bio and find new ways to support Pacific Wild and Marine Protected Areas.
#MarineProtectedAreas #OceanConservation #Biodiversity
🐟 Did you know there are FIVE species of Pacific salmon? Each plays a unique role in our ecosystems, from feeding wildlife to nourishing forests. 🌲🍃
From sockeye’s brilliant reds to the mighty chinook, every salmon species has a story. 🧡 Tell us which is your favourite– or is there one you’ve always been curious about? 🤔Drop your thoughts in the comments!
#PacificSalmon #Salmon #MarineBiology #Fish
#Didyouknow wolves love seafood? 🐺🐟
Coastal wolves can power up on protein digging for clams– sometimes even snacking on barnacles and mussels they smash open with their powerful jaws!
👉 Follow us and join our terrestrial broadcast channel to learn more about wildlife in coastal British Columbia and how you can help protect this incredible flora and fauna for future generations.
📸: @iantmcallister
#BritishColumbia #WildlifePhotography #CoastalWolves #Wolves #Conservation
#DidYouKnow? MPAs Safeguard biodiversity and protect at-risk species and habitats!
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and MPA networks can provide incredible ecological benefits to the ecosystems they protect and beyond. Studies have shown that MPAs can boost the size of individual marine organisms as well as increase the abundance and diversity of marine life!
Well-designed MPAs contribute to the protection of the structure, function, integrity, richness, and resilience of ecosystems by providing refuge for harvested species and protecting habitats critical to life cycle stages, such as spawning, juvenile rearing and feeding. MPAs can also provide a safe haven and “stress free” refuge for mobile or migratory species like salmon. A global synthesis of 124 fully-protected MPAs found that, on average, marine life has 4.5 times more biomass, 28% larger body size, and 21% higher species diversity within MPAs than in other non-protected areas.
Interested in learning more about the benefits of MPAs for protected and at-risk animals? Read the blog now. Link in bio!
📸: @iantmcallister
#MarineProtectedAreas #Biodiversity #MPA #OceanConservation
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