Juvenile Chinook Salmon rear in the Squamish River estuary prior to their marine life stage, but access may be restricted by a large spit of land that separates the estuary from the mainstem Squamish River. The Squamish River Watershed Society is leading a large-scale restoration effort to improve habitat quality and access for juvenile salmonids. We’re working with them and using cutting-edge technology to monitor impacts of the program.
We use a new miniature acoustic tag with a predation sensor to determine how and when Chinook Salmon access the estuary and what habitats they use for rearing. Fine-scale environmental monitoring using water quality sensors reveals how habitat quality is changing.
