That’s why we are asking you to sign the petition to oppose further diking and bridge building in the Heart of the Fraser. While little can be done to offset the enormous loss of floodplains due to diking, remaining habitats such as the Heart of the Fraser are especially crucial to rebuilding juvenile populations.ġ0,000 years of post-glacial island production of fish, and it will be gone just like that
The side channels of Herrling Island are one of the most important spawning areas on the lower river for white sturgeon. While adult populations now appear to be stable or increasing slightly, habitat degradation continues, and juvenile populations are still on the decline. The recreational catch-and-release fishery, along with tagging studies, has provided precise population estimates for sturgeon in the Fraser River.
Population decline over decades has led to the lower Fraser white sturgeon being designated Threatened by the independent Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).
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