More fun from the Liberals.

[OldBlackDog]

The FFAW is sounding the alarm following recent comments made by the federal fisheries minister.

Fisheries Union President Keith Sullivan says Minister Joyce Murray is diminishing the importance of the fishery and asking harvesters to bear the brunt of climate change.

The union says Minister Murray put forward her ideas and vision for the east coast fishery at the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation annual meeting. She outlined her goal to leave as many fish in the water as possible and to grow as much vegetation in the water as possible so that the Atlantic Ocean can better absorb carbon to combat climate change. She indicated that fish harvesters would have to accept the sacrifice as part of Canada’s commitment to fight climate change and noted that with technological advancements harvesters could change career paths and work remotely from their homes.

Sullivan calls that “shocking” and that it emphasizes what he calls the minister’s ignorance or flippancy towards what the fishery means.

FFAW President Keith Sullivan suggests that the minister book some time in coastal communities to gain a better understanding of its integral role.

He says they’d love for the minister to come to the province, visit communities and speak with harvesters to get a better understanding of how the fishery is conducted and what it means.

 

[SpringFever552]

"He would like the minister to come to the province, visit communities" .
..hows that going to happen, she most likely works from home!..smh..
The gall of politicians these days, and its getting soo much worse

 

[OldBlackDog]

DFO closes herring spawn on kelp fishery at Central Coast against Heiltsuk Nation wishes

‘We are extremely troubled by this decision’: Heiltsuk Chief on SOK harvest closure

www.northislandgazette.com

 

[SpringVelocity]

Oh oh.... Climate change theme again with this ministers decision. Read that line. Using the flooding as an excuse.

"This is an extraordinary time, when our Pacific Coast is reeling from natural disasters, and the serious damage they have caused to the environment and our iconic Pacific salmon."

 

[wildmanyeah]

DFO closes herring spawn on kelp fishery at Central Coast against Heiltsuk Nation wishes

‘We are extremely troubled by this decision’: Heiltsuk Chief on SOK harvest closure

www.northislandgazette.com

I guess the moral of the story is be careful what you ask for.

‘The salmon will come back again’: First Nations document devastating low returns on B.C.’s central coast | The Narwhal

Fifty years ago, an average of 47,000 salmon returned annually to the Neekas River north of Bella Bella. In 2021, the 750 salmon returning to the once-teeming waterway act as a fresh warning to local First Nations that urgent action is needed — at both the provincial and federal level — to...

thenarwhal.ca

"Reid, who is now fisheries manager for the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department"

"Reid said salmon returns in Heiltsuk territory in recent years — particularly from 2019 to 2021 — have gotten to the point they’re plain “scary.”

The Húy̓at watershed on northern Hunter Island, just south of Bella Bella, once saw between 4,000 and 6,000 salmon return in its four rivers. In 2021, just 100 salmon returned across four rivers in the watershed, according to Heiltsuk monitoring.

The Neekas River, north of Bella Bella, is viewed as an indicator waterway for the health of salmon, Reid said. Between 1960 and 1970, an average 47,000 salmon returned. By 2010, its ten-year average return had declined to 29,000 salmon, according to data Reid collected from Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

In 2021, just 750 salmon total returned to the Neekas, Reid said."

Rivers across the central coast of British Columbia have seen significant salmon declines, but Reid said there is less public attention in his region. He fears people aren’t aware of just how much salmon are struggling on the central coast, along with other marine food sources that have been hard-hit like rockfish, seaweed, abalone and herring.

 

[OldBlackDog]

At what point does the Government care?
47000 to 750, welcome to the Atlantic Cod.


The Neekas River, north of Bella Bella, is viewed as an indicator waterway for the health of salmon, Reid said. Between 1960 and 1970, an average 47,000 salmon returned. By 2010, its ten-year average return had declined to 29,000 salmon, according to data Reid collected from Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

In 2021, just 750 salmon total returned to the Neekas, Reid said."

 

[Ringo]

The only thing this government is capable of doing, is closures and nothing else.
Frustrating to see how ineffective the closures of the last 10 years have been and they still don’t want to make a change in their “resource management” model.