Juvenile Salmon Movement in the Roberts Bank Estuary

Led by Maria Plaza, Musqueam Indian Band and Kelly Scott, Tsawwassen First Nations

The Roberts Bank Estuary provides critical habitat for juvenile Chinook and Chum salmon as they move through key habitats such as salt marshes, sandflats, and eelgrass beds. The potential impacts of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project on juvenile fish passage for these culturally and ecologically important species remains uncertain. Musqueam Indian Band is working in collaboration with Tsawwassen First Nation to study these potential impacts. Funded through SeaDoc Society's Tribes and First Nations Grant, the project will use novel acoustic telemetry technology to quantify movement patterns, habitat use, and interactions with structures including the causeway, informing mitigation measures and management decisions going forward.