1stLite
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Well l probably could and would if l lived on the lower mainland
Protest Outside Fisheries Minister's office May 1 from 12 to 1 PM
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OldBlackDog
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A sweeping closure was among the recommendations made by the Fraser River Aboriginal Fisheries Secretariat (FRAFS) — a group that acts as an intermediary between the DFO and Fraser River First Nations.
According to the group's most recent letter directed at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, chinook stocks are unlikely to rebound any time soon and all fisheries must be "managed in a closed-until-open regime."
"Only after conservation and First Nations requirements are met should DFO support a sustainable recreational fishery," wrote Ken Malloway, chairperson of the Fraser River Aboriginal Fisheries Secretariat.
According to the group's most recent letter directed at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, chinook stocks are unlikely to rebound any time soon and all fisheries must be "managed in a closed-until-open regime."
"Only after conservation and First Nations requirements are met should DFO support a sustainable recreational fishery," wrote Ken Malloway, chairperson of the Fraser River Aboriginal Fisheries Secretariat.
wildmanyeah
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cohochinook
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British Columbians will not stand-by Jonathan Wilkinson, as you use recreational Chinook anglers as scapegoat to appear to be taking action to save early Fraser Chinook is not the answer. It hurts the BC economy and will not result in more Chinook salmon returning to spawn. The Federal Government needs to get serious, about taking meaningful measures to improve Early Fraser River Chinook salmon numbers!
Here's a story on protest yesterday in the North Shore News, which is the newspaper in Jonathan Wilkinson's riding. Please share far and wide on Social Media:
https://www.nsnews.com/news/angered...e-chinook-rules-in-north-vancouver-1.23809422
Here's a story on protest yesterday in the North Shore News, which is the newspaper in Jonathan Wilkinson's riding. Please share far and wide on Social Media:
https://www.nsnews.com/news/angered...e-chinook-rules-in-north-vancouver-1.23809422
SerengetiGuide
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Excited to say I have now volunteered for Andrew Saxton and Shelley Downey (North Island- Powell River; played hockey with her son growing up) for September till the election!
cohochinook
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One of the best written journalism stories I've seen on why there was a protest
https://www.squamishchief.com/news/...e-chinook-rules-in-north-vancouver-1.23811496
https://www.squamishchief.com/news/...e-chinook-rules-in-north-vancouver-1.23811496
ziggy
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You know there is no real science involved when you have never established a benchmark to prove your theory. What percentage of increased return will need to be met to determine if closure has had the desired impact. Should be pretty straightforward, but we will never see that because it may also ( probably)show the closure was not the answer. The art of appearing to solve a problem, while essentially doing nothing constructive. Never mind it will sell well to the urban voting base, who couldn’t tell a spring Salmon from a lingcod.
fish brain
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I think it's short on real information. There is no mention of the overall health of the salmon stocks in the South Coast, No mention that the closure is to protect only the Lower Fraser fish of which we have a less than one percent exploitation, no mention that a hatchery marked only fishery would address the Lower Fraser problem, no mention of the politics behind the closure. All it said was guides are hurting, poor guides. I don't see how this will help the overall public perception of the issue, and in fact may be read as "those greedy fishermen" and adding more support for the closures
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