In April 2025, the MCC salmon committee submitted its feed back to DFO on recovery and management issues for the 2025-2025 fishing season. We address species and population concerns for all five commercially managed salmon species, as well as steelhead. We also identify concerns for environmental conditions and drought management, SEP production plans, catch monitoring, Alaskan interceptions, the Wild Salmon Policy and prey management around SRKWs.
The MCC recently submitted comments on the 2019/2020 Pacific Herring Integrated Fisheries and Management Plan, recommending considerations towards a “low risk” ecosystem based management fishery. The growing public concern reflects a perspective that the fishery imposes too large a risk to herring populations and the associated ecosystem linkages than what is deemed appropriate through the…
The Dept. Fisheries and Oceans has released its draft Pacific Albacore Tuna Integrated Fishing Management Plan. Comments are requested by February 15th. DRAFT_AlbacoreTuna_IFMP_2019-2020
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…
Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program – proposals due July 12, 2013 June 24, 2013 12:01:45 Posted By Trish Hall Full details available at: http://www.dfo- mpo.gc.ca/habitat/rfcpp-ppcpr/index-eng.asp Goal and Outcome The Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program forms a key component of the Government of Canada’s conservation agenda as outlined in Budget 2013 and aligns with the Government’s…
Original story in the Globe and Mail, October 14 Available online here. Rick Collins/The Globe and Mail Senior public servants in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are worried the department has lost the ability to keep track of salmon species other than sockeye – including the Chinook critical to the survival of the endangered…
Draft Pacific Region Cold-Water Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy January 20, 2010 03:40:00 Posted By Trish Hall Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is soliciting comments on a draft Pacific Region Cold-water Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy. A copy is available at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/consultation/oceans/index-eng.htm. The draft strategy is the product of comments and edits received during 2…