Terry Beech Response

[IronNoggin]

To my email demanding they get the fish farms out as promised...

Dear constituent,

Thank you for writing to me about this issue.

Wild Pacific salmon is a keystone species in British Columbia, and our government understands the importance of protecting biodiversity and wild salmon populations. In 2018 we modernized the Fisheries Act and boosted its budget by $107.4 million to help rebuild fish stocks across the nation, including salmon in BC. To date, our government has completed 64 of the 75 recommendations to protect wild salmon populations provided by the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River.

But our work is not complete, and Government of Canada will continue to dedicate significant resources to this cause.

The Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative

In 2021 our government introduced the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative, a $647 million investment to save wild salmon. Our strategy aims to protect and rebuild stocks, where possible, by implementing a series of immediate and long-term solutions that focus on 4 key areas:

• Conservation and Stewardship
• Salmon Enhancement
• Harvest Transformation
• Integration and Collaboration

Under the PSSI we have launched numerous initiatives to help wild salmon. For instance, we have:

1. Increased funding to the Salmonid Enhancement Program, which replenishes vulnerable salmon stocks through hatcheries and community projects while working closely with Indigenous and coastal communities.
2. Invested $142.9 million into the federally and provincially co-funded British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). In 2021 we contributed an additional $100 million to the fund.
3. Allocated $3 million over the next 2 years to test out more sustainable alternative methods of fish farming.
4. Provided incentives for commercial fish farms to exit the sector through the Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program.

Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms

We are committed to following through on our promise to phase out open-net pen farming. Earlier this year we discontinued over a dozen farms. Additionally, we’ve allocated $20 million over the next 2 years to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to develop a sustainable and responsible plan to transition from open-net pen farms by 2025. The ministry will consult with stakeholders such as the provincial government, indigenous communities, scientists, and others.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has also extended its community consultation period on the transition away from open-net pen salmon farms. If you have questions or concerns about the What We Heard Report feel free to email DFO.PACAquacultureEngagement-EngagementdelaquaculturePAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Protecting wild Pacific salmon will continue to be a priority of the Canadian Government.

Thank you for writing to me about this important topic.

Regards,

The Office of MP Terry Beech

Government Bafflegab...

 

[OldBlackDog]

Millions of your tax dollars spent.
Show us the programs they were spent on and the results.
Show us the increased fish!

 

[Spring Time in Vienna]

To my email demanding they get the fish farms out as promised...

Dear constituent,

Thank you for writing to me about this issue.

Wild Pacific salmon is a keystone species in British Columbia, and our government understands the importance of protecting biodiversity and wild salmon populations. In 2018 we modernized the Fisheries Act and boosted its budget by $107.4 million to help rebuild fish stocks across the nation, including salmon in BC. To date, our government has completed 64 of the 75 recommendations to protect wild salmon populations provided by the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River.

But our work is not complete, and Government of Canada will continue to dedicate significant resources to this cause.

The Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative

In 2021 our government introduced the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative, a $647 million investment to save wild salmon. Our strategy aims to protect and rebuild stocks, where possible, by implementing a series of immediate and long-term solutions that focus on 4 key areas:

• Conservation and Stewardship
• Salmon Enhancement
• Harvest Transformation
• Integration and Collaboration

Under the PSSI we have launched numerous initiatives to help wild salmon. For instance, we have:

1. Increased funding to the Salmonid Enhancement Program, which replenishes vulnerable salmon stocks through hatcheries and community projects while working closely with Indigenous and coastal communities.
2. Invested $142.9 million into the federally and provincially co-funded British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF). In 2021 we contributed an additional $100 million to the fund.
3. Allocated $3 million over the next 2 years to test out more sustainable alternative methods of fish farming.
4. Provided incentives for commercial fish farms to exit the sector through the Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program.

Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms

We are committed to following through on our promise to phase out open-net pen farming. Earlier this year we discontinued over a dozen farms. Additionally, we’ve allocated $20 million over the next 2 years to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to develop a sustainable and responsible plan to transition from open-net pen farms by 2025. The ministry will consult with stakeholders such as the provincial government, indigenous communities, scientists, and others.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has also extended its community consultation period on the transition away from open-net pen salmon farms. If you have questions or concerns about the What We Heard Report feel free to email DFO.PACAquacultureEngagement-EngagementdelaquaculturePAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Protecting wild Pacific salmon will continue to be a priority of the Canadian Government.

Thank you for writing to me about this important topic.

Regards,

The Office of MP Terry Beech

Government Bafflegab...

I got the same form email from that toolbox

 

[IronNoggin]

Appointed in today's cabinet shuffle: minister of citizens' services.

Sheesh!