fish habitat

Habitat makes fish happen on this edition of The Big Fish.

Peter Ross discusses with interviewer Aaron Pete the report he co-authored that exposes the discovery of an "astounding diversity" of contaminants, including cocaine and pesticides, in the Sumas Lake region following the November 2021 floods, and also shares his thoughts on the impact of the report and his Healthy Waters Program.

Raincoast Conservation in partnership with other organizations conducted a seven-week study which found 177 "new and emerging contaminants" in the water, including painkillers, pesticides, and sucralose, raising concerns about the health of fish habitat and the people in the area. The study identified excessive nutrients, metals, hydrocarbons, and pesticides as the primary pollutants of concern, highlighting the impacts of domestic and agricultural practices on the fish habitat in the region.

Dr. Peter S. Ross is an ocean pollution expert who has published over 160 scientific articles and book chapters on pollutants in the oceans. He discovered that the region's killer whales are the most contaminated marine mammals in the world, and recently reported on the widespread distribution of microplastics in the NE Pacific and Arctic oceans. He is the founder of the Ocean Pollution Research Program and the Plastics Lab at Ocean Wise, and has advised industry, government, the G7, the European Union, and the OECD on priority pollutants and microplastics. Dr. Ross is now Senior Scientist at Raincoast Conservation Foundation, where he is developing a new community-oriented Healthy Waters Program.
Read the full report: https://www.raincoast.org/reports/flood/

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The Skeena River is the second largest salmon producing watershed in Canada and a critical part of it is the unique and highly productive estuary. The area deserves protection from future threats and is essential to the survival and resilience of salmon and cultures in this region. In this episode of 54 Degrees North, we learn more about this critical habitat as part of a series exploring salmon connections and resilience.

Interviews and insights from Yahaan (Don Wesley) and Dr. Jonathon Moore.

Music thanks to the regionally talented Los Gringos Salvajes, and art work thanks to Facundo Gastiazoro.

Thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program for helping make this possible. 

This episode was recorded on unceded Witsuwit’en territory in the summer months of 2022. 54 Degrees North is produced by Nikki Skuce (@nikkiskuce) from the Northern Confluence Initiative (a project of MakeWay), and edited with the help of Namita Prakash. Contact us at 54DegreesNorthPodcast@gmail.com or check us out on Instagram @northern_confluence 

We bring back our number one listened to  podcast guest on habitat.  He is one of the nations leading habitat researchers,  Dr. Brian Graeb.

He tells us about...

• The new advancements in  habitat.
• What he has learned in the world of habitat and structure. 
• What is habitat.
• What  adding habitat does to a lake and pond.
• How to add structure and habitat to your pond or lake.
• How much structure do you add.
• What types of structure  you need to add  to your pond or lake.

Come sit with us on Sitting Dockside.

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Get the right person/manager to help you achieve your goals is very important.  Sometimes bad advice is worse than no advice at all.

• How do you pick the right manager for your lake or pond?
• How do you know that your manager is targeting your goals?

 We help you answer these questions and more.

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Part 1 with Mitchell Morton from Foster Lake Management. He is  hanging out with us and talking to us about where he uses plants for fish habitat, shoreline stabilization, and over all beauty in his lakes and ponds. He tells us his favorite plants and how and where he uses them.


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Come sit dockside with Matt Rayl and Troy Goldsby as they answer your questions about ponds and lakes. Does my old Christmas tree make good fish habitat? Should I stock Redear Sunfish?  How many fish should I stock?  Tune in to get answers to these questions and more.  
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