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Modernizing Canada’s Fisheries: Input From Canadians February 29, 2012 03:19:54 Posted By Trish Hall The federal government is modernizing Canada’s commercial fisheries. Today, Minister Keith Ashfield announced he will extend the period of online consultation on modernizing Canada’s fisheries until March 14, 2012. The period of consultation will be extended to encourage further collaboration and…

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…

The MCC Salmon Subcommittee provided feedback on DFO’s draft Wild Salmon Policy Implementation Plan. The following summary and recommendations are excerpts from the attached letter. In summary, there are three core deficiencies in the draft plan that need to be addressed: Conservation Priority – there is a lack of direct actions and focus on the…

DFO’s Pacific Region Cold-Water Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy June 22, 2011 09:36:48 Posted By Trish Hall Fisheries and Oceans Canada has released their Pacific Region Cold-Water Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy. The goal of the strategy is to “conserve the health and integrity of Canada’s Pacific Ocean cold-water coral and sponge species, communities and…