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Skeena Estuary - critical salmon habitat

54 degrees North

English - October 11, 2022 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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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 [email protected] or check us out on Instagram @northern_confluence