| New study shows how industrial development decimated fish populations near Vancouver | |
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Source: vancouversun |
1/26/2024 |
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Credit: Tsleil-Waututh Nation sun |
"We're looking at a 99 per cent collapse of most of these key species," said author Jesse Morin, adjunct professo
r at the University of British Columbia's Oceans and Fisheries Institute.
A new study examining the historical decline of fish populations in Vancouver waters highlights the detrimental impacts urban development has had on the local environment, and way of life for First Nations communities. |
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The Rise of Vancouver and the Collapse of Forage Fish, published in December by Western Washington University, tracks the decrease in numbers of ocean forage fish like herring, smelt and oolichan between 1885 and 1920. |
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