by Jennifer Feinberg – Chilliwack Progress The message from the jam-packed meeting was clear. Find another location for the proposed waste recycling plant, far away from the edge of the Fraser River. More than 150 people filled Evergreen Hall Saturday in Chilliwack, spilling out into the hall. They came to hear river conservationist Mark Angelo…
The Vancouver Sun article Ottawa opens door to fish farm expansion, and applications flood in provides details on the federal government’s plan to open “the door to a major expansion of B.C.’s controversial fish farm sector despite warnings by the 2012 Cohen Commission about the effects of net-based farms on wild salmon.” Watershed Watch Executive…
Simon Fraser University Public Affairs/Media Relations (PAMR) 778.782.3210 www.sfu.ca/pamr Contact: Nick Dulvy (Coquitlam resident), 778.387.4124 (cell), 778.782.4124 (w), Carol Thorbes, PAMR, 778.782.3035, Photos: http://at.sfu.ca/cNBOjD Study says sharks/rays globally overfished One quarter of the world’s cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades, according to the first study to…
Media Release – Skeena sockeye collapse: BC fisheries closed while Alaskans keep fishing July 18, 2013 09:22:52 Posted By Trish Hall BC conservationists challenge Alaskans to put sustainability first Vancouver, July 17, 2013 – Skeena River sockeye salmon are returning in desperately low numbers this summer, causing concern among conservationists for the future of one…
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…
Environmentalists and bottom trawl industry develop innovative measures to improve fishery March 28, 2012 10:44:12 Posted By Trish Hall In the press release Long-time adversaries find common ground to protect and reduce impacts on corals, sponges and deep-sea habitats, it was announced “For decades, British Columbia environmentalists have clashed with the groundfish bottom trawl fishing…
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…
Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whale Action Planning process Consultations January 31, 2012 11:45:38 Posted By Trish Hall Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) invites you to participate in consultations on the development of the Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whale Action Plan. DFO is interested in your feedback as it develops and prioritizes actions in…
Documentary: The Whale November 15, 2011 04:32:24 Posted By Trish Hall Telefilm Canada, through the Theatrical Documentary Program presents The Whale, November 18-24 at Empire Granville 7 Cinemas, 855 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC. For complete details, visit www.thewhalemovie.com. Permalink Comments (0) Email to Friend Categories: Events
DFO Seeking Input in Consideration of Listing the Darkblotched Rockfish as “Special Concern” under SARA October 12, 2011 01:38:44 Posted By Trish Hall Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is seeking input in consideration of listing the Darkblotched Rockfish as “Special Concern” under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Darkblotched Rockfish (Sebastes crameri) has been recently…
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…
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…
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…
Watershed Watch releases Salmon Leaks – Highlights from the Cohen Inquiry April 26, 2011 01:59:32 Posted By Trish Hall Watershed Watch Salmon Society is a member of the Conservation Coalition for the Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River. This federal inquiry was announced by the Prime Minister in…
Climate Change and Disease Impacts Examined at Cohen Inquiry March 11, 2011 08:00:36 Posted By Trish Hall The following media stories cover recent discussions at hearing for the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Fraser River sockeye. The impact of climate change and disease have been key areas of focus at the hearings…