Sensitive fish habitat near Chilliwack, B.C. now off-limits to people who want to 4×4

Sensitive fish habitat near Chilliwack, B.C. now off-limits to people who want to 4×4

By Darrian Matassa-Fung & Paul Johnson

Source: Global News

8/26/2022

B.C. biologists have been calling on the provincial government for over a year to address a sensitive fish habitat near Chilliwack, which they say was being literally run over.

The Fraser River’s Gill Bar was once a haven for off-road enthusiasts, but now the government has taken steps to preserve the area.

A massive concrete barrier has been placed at an entrance to the area.

“This is an amazing piece of ecosystem. There’s fish, salmon, sturgeon rearing and spawning,” said Marvin Rosenau, a BCIT fisheries biologist.

For months, conservationists had been calling on someone to step in and this summer the Department of Fisheries and Oceans finally lowered the boom.

Fraser River

Salmon, Kokanee

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