Rain City
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Illegal fishing rampant on Fraser in year of scarcity
‘Seizing 212 nets is a sign of failure, not a sign of success’ – Greg Taylor, Watershed Watch
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‘Seizing 212 nets is a sign of failure, not a sign of success’
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Rain City
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Every time I see a story like this I can't help but think the same thing. Nobody cares. Just keep sending the monthly cheques and claiming you're saving the world and everyone is happy.
wildmanyeah
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crown prosecutors don't think its illegal but the nets get seized because they are unattended and fishing outside the first nations negotiated fishing plan.
my understanding is some bands have broke ranks "unlicensed fisheries" and are fishing for sockeye and chinook right now that prompted this letter:
and this letter
This is the continuation of the same story Mark Hume tried to break in 2011. The article is no longer accessible on the National Post page but someone did a cut and paste job on another website. These illegal fisheries are worth big money and are sophisticated operations, now if only DFO/RCMP or a journalist would "follow the money." and continue what was exposed in the Hume piece.
cohochinook
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In this story Ken Malloway does admit that there is some illegal gillnetting by First Nations, but fails to take any ownership of it or propose any solutions?
www.campbellrivermirror.com
More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers
16 investigations into illegal fishing, plus illegal fish sales reported to Fisheries and Oceans
www.campbellrivermirror.com
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