“Giant, spike-toothed salmon that weighed almost 400 lbs. (180 kilograms) once made their home in the ancient coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean, according to new research.” Thank you Live Science for this interesting article, this fish may be the dream of some anglers but with those dagger-like teeth, even the bears would tread lightly.
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The New Westminster Film Festival will be screening the Pristine Coast tomorrow October 22nd from 2- 4 pm at the Landmark Cinemas 10 in New Westminster. For more information on this event and all the great films being showcased at the festival check out this article in the New Westminster Record. Click here for tickets. http://newwestfilmfest.ca/event/the-pristine-coast/
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Canada’s Fishing Industry at Risk of Major Stock Collapse On today’s The Tyee: “We’re at potential risk for another stock to potentially collapse. It’s disconcerting that the department wasn’t aware of this, couldn’t wrap it up,” Julie Gelfand told reporters in Ottawa.
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Today’s The Tyee published an article byAndrew Nikiforuk discussing Alexandra Morton’s trespassing lawsuit.
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Anxiously waiting for news on the CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/news http://www.cbc.ca/listen/live/radio1/vancouver
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The loss of wild salmon is just the beginning! Tuesday’s National Geographic article discusses how the loss of wild salmon will be felt all the way through the ecosystem. From the depletion of mineral loss of the soil to the starvation of bears and whales, the effects will be profound. However, there is hope that with the decommissioning of old Hydro areas, new life may once again travel through various water corridors.
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The removal of open net fish farms needs to happen, your signature will help YouLeadNow help Minister Dominic Leblanc, end open-net salmon farming. They are so close to their goal, adding your signature with help reach their 9,000 signatures. Have you added your name to help defend our wild Salmon? http://goo.gl/zhwrvG
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