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Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus logo floats beside a killer whale.
Photo by Misty MacDuffee.
July 30, 2010 04:43:20
Posted By Trish Hall

Watershed Watch Salmon Society, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and the David Suzuki Foundation have voiced their concern over the recent certification of Fraser River sockeye by the Marine Stewardship Council.  See the following media releases and associated backgrounders for more information:
Categories: Conservation News
July 28, 2010 04:32:42
Posted By Trish Hall

Now that the Federal Government has announced a sixty-day public input period for Pacific Aquaculture Regulations, Alexandra Morton is calling on the public to make their voices heard and ensure that regulations are sufficient to protect wild salmon and the habitat they arrive on.

For more information, to send a letter or add your name to a petition see Alexandra Morton’s Blog.

The deadline for comments on the aquaculture regulations is September 12, 2010.

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