‘It’s pretty dire’: Vancouver Island salmon under threat from climate change-induced droughts
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Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada |
Since the initial June to July heatwave shocked the Pacific Northwest, Heim says the Tsolum River Restoration Society has observed significantly fewer fish in the river, especially in its lower portions. Many of the remaining coho, which survived the heat wave, are suffering from diseases and fin rot as a result of heat stress.
