The MCC has submitted its feedback on salmon fisheries (PDF), recovery and management issues to DFO for the the 2024-2025 fishing season. We address species and population concerns for all 5 commercially managed salmon species, as well as steelhead. We also identify concerns for management decisions in light of freshwater migration conditions.
2011 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference January 24, 2011 11:41:41 Posted By Trish Hall For this and additional information, see the full 2011 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference website, formerly the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem Conference. More information will be available over the coming weeks: Call for Sessions – read on to find out how to…
MSC Main Assessment BC Hook & Line Spiny Dogfish Fishery July 26, 2011 10:13:00 Posted By Trish Hall From Ian Scott at Moody International: Please note that version 5 of the assessment report has been posted on the MSC web site. Following a 30 day period of comment on the Draft Report, the independent Governing…
On March 18, the MCC submitted the following letter to Minister Jordan describing the potential impacts of mark selective fisheries on endangered Chinook populations, and detailing concerns around DFO’s proposed catch, release, compliance, and stock composition monitoring and evaluation. While there may be limited opportunities for MSF fisheries in BC recreational Chinook fisheries, most of…
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…
CAAR Webinar on DFO’s Draft Pacific Regulations for Salmon Farming, August 19, 2010 August 18, 2010 10:10:54 Posted By Trish Hall When: Thursday, August 19 at 1:00 p.m. PDT What: A webinar hosted by the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform. CAAR has analyzed the draft regulations and is preparing formal comment. CAAR members Catherine Stewart…
Province of BC Invite Second Round of Comments on Water Act Modernization December 19, 2010 09:45:48 Posted By Trish Hall The Province of British Columbia media release Public Invited to Comment on Water Act Modernization announces a second invitation for the public to provide comments on revisions to BC’s Water Act. See the media release…