The Herring PeopleThe Herring People

The Squamish Streamkeepers, whose reason for existence is to help wild salmon populations in the Squamish River watershed, began to wonder if they should expand their work to include Pacific herring. Herring used to spawn in great numbers in the estuary at the mouth of the Squamish River and is a major source of food for young salmon migrating out of the river and into Howe sound. So in 2006, the streamkeepers began formulating a plan to help bring herring populations back to their former levels of abundance. This book documents the Squamish Streamkeepers' efforts to helpp herring in Howe Sound and False Creek and the factors that have led to the decline in herring populations on British Columbia's coast. This book documents the Squamish Streamkeepers' efforts to helpp herring in Howe Sound and False Creek and the factors that have led to the decline in herring populations on British Columbia's coast.