Today the Department of Fisheries and Oceans released the final versions of the Northern and Southern Integrated Fisheries Management Plans (IFMPs). These documents contain information on the management approaches and decision guidelines for all species, management unites and major fishery areas.
For the full IFMPs:
In early April, a new science research article was released in the journal Marine and Coastal Fisheries detailing the numbers and biomass of salmon in the North Pacific Ocean. While total abundance is at a record high, much of that is comprised of hatchery origin fish. Many wild populations across BC and the Pacific Coast…
The National Post, October 31, 2018 VANCOUVER — The federal government wants to create new ocean sanctuaries in British Columbia as part of an additional $61.5 million it is spending to protect endangered killer whales. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday the government also wants to create new areas of critical habitat off the…
Comments on Canada-British Columbia Marine Protected Area Network until September 16, 2011 September 13, 2011 10:35:34 Posted By Trish Hall Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is soliciting comments on a DRAFT Canada-British Columbia Marine Protected Area Network Strategy. The consultation period for the draft Canada-BC MPA Network Strategy will run until September 16, 2011. Your…
DFO Consultations Website November 24, 2009 03:54:40 Posted By Trish Hall For a list of upcoming consultations with DFO see the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Consultationswebsite. Permalink Comments (0) Email to Friend Categories: Consultation Opportunities Sea Lice Conference, May 9-12, 2010, Victoria BC November 24, 2009 03:20:04 Posted By Trish Hall The 8th…
Watershed Watch, SkeenaWild, and Raincoast call on Fisheries Minister to address outrageous discards of north coast chum salmon August 22, 2011 03:46:42 Posted By Trish Hall Scientists from Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Raincoast Conservation Foundation andSkeenaWild Conservation Trust are calling on Fisheries Minister to address outrageous discards of north coast chum salmon after 1.37 million…
(Globe and Mail, December 4th, 2017, by Ivan Semeniuk) For centuries, sockeye salmon have raced up British Columbia’s Fraser River to spawn in the millions, completing an astonishing life cycle that spans four years and thousands of kilometres. Now, scientists have determined that many populations of Fraser River sockeye are in such alarming decline that they…