Herring Study
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We will probably - or should I say hopefully - see a lot more emphasis on this in the future. There are a number of scientists that have been warning about the critical status of the Pacific Herring stocks. And when I hear the stories from the older locals about the former abundance of herrings on certain parts of the coast I tend to get very concerned too. I think this issue needs a lot more attention then it gets right now. I hope the various advocacy groups will pick this up and start rattling the cage. There can be no harm in more herrings arround.
wishiniwasfishin1
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I still can't get over the fact that Pattison is allowed to harvest 13000 tons of Herring from the strait. How much money is enough for this guy? He is worth 6 billion... You would think at some point he has enough and would stop raping everyones waters for profit.
GLG
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GLG
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First Nations take DFO to court over herring fisheries - See more at: http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2014/02/14/DFOHerring/#sthash.N6sWVUOw.dpuf
Five member nations under the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council have filed an injunction against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) proposed reopening of commercial herring fisheries around the west coast of Vancouver Island. "The nations are not convinced that the herring have rebuilt to a level where they should be opened up for commercial fisheries again," says Don Hall, fisheries program manager with the Nuu-chah-nulth Fisheries Department. "Secondly, the five nation's aboriginal rights to an economic fishery were not addressed when Canada proposed the commercial herring fisheries," says Hall. While only five of the 14 Nuu-chah-nulth members hold aboriginal rights to catch fish and sell them, all nations support the injunction and are concerned about conservation of the herring in their territories, says Hall. The west coast of Vancouver Island have been closed for commercial herring fisheries since 2006 when stocks were deemed too low to sustain fisheries. On Dec. 23, 2013, federal fisheries minister Gail Shea announced that the three areas again are ready for commercial herring fisheries. The Nuu-chah-nulth disagree. "The assessment that the DFO has provided indicates that there is barely enough fish to start fishing in the first place," says Hall. "There needs to be more rebuilding of the herring stocks before a commercial fishery can open again." Hall says there are few fish, they're small, and the spawning area is very spread out; all attributes that make it very challenging for commercial fishery to take place. "This is the reality all the commercial herring fishermen should be aware of before they come over here in 2014," says Hall. He emphasizes that the nations are not opposed to commercial fishing, saying that they're interested in having an economy based on their resources. "But you have to start with a healthy resource first," says Hall. The DFO declined to comment since the dispute is now brought for the courts. - See more at: http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2014/02/14/DFOHerring/#sthash.N6sWVUOw.dpuf
Five member nations under the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council have filed an injunction against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) proposed reopening of commercial herring fisheries around the west coast of Vancouver Island. "The nations are not convinced that the herring have rebuilt to a level where they should be opened up for commercial fisheries again," says Don Hall, fisheries program manager with the Nuu-chah-nulth Fisheries Department. "Secondly, the five nation's aboriginal rights to an economic fishery were not addressed when Canada proposed the commercial herring fisheries," says Hall. While only five of the 14 Nuu-chah-nulth members hold aboriginal rights to catch fish and sell them, all nations support the injunction and are concerned about conservation of the herring in their territories, says Hall. The west coast of Vancouver Island have been closed for commercial herring fisheries since 2006 when stocks were deemed too low to sustain fisheries. On Dec. 23, 2013, federal fisheries minister Gail Shea announced that the three areas again are ready for commercial herring fisheries. The Nuu-chah-nulth disagree. "The assessment that the DFO has provided indicates that there is barely enough fish to start fishing in the first place," says Hall. "There needs to be more rebuilding of the herring stocks before a commercial fishery can open again." Hall says there are few fish, they're small, and the spawning area is very spread out; all attributes that make it very challenging for commercial fishery to take place. "This is the reality all the commercial herring fishermen should be aware of before they come over here in 2014," says Hall. He emphasizes that the nations are not opposed to commercial fishing, saying that they're interested in having an economy based on their resources. "But you have to start with a healthy resource first," says Hall. The DFO declined to comment since the dispute is now brought for the courts. - See more at: http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2014/02/14/DFOHerring/#sthash.N6sWVUOw.dpuf
J-GLOBAL
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http://www.vancouversun.com/news/me...r+successful+herring+spawn/9526257/story.html
maybe a small step in the right direction?
maybe a small step in the right direction?
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