wildmanyeah
Crew Member
From 2014 but still relevant for today 4 years later and its only worse. For those of you that don't no the Mission DFO office got shut down this year( That leaves only the Chilliwack and Steaveston office to cover the whole lower mainland) and it looks like the Squamish office to may get shut down.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2014/06/17/BC-Becoming-Poachers-Paradise/
"Veteran fishery officer Randy Nelson called poaching a glaring issue that is only getting worse as the federal government continues to gut law enforcement budgets."
"Past DFO operations have involved seizures of up to 60 tonnes of salmon, typically caught for food, societal and ceremonial purposes only to be sold on the black market or bought by commercial processors."
https://thetyee.ca/News/2014/06/17/BC-Becoming-Poachers-Paradise/
"Veteran fishery officer Randy Nelson called poaching a glaring issue that is only getting worse as the federal government continues to gut law enforcement budgets."
"Past DFO operations have involved seizures of up to 60 tonnes of salmon, typically caught for food, societal and ceremonial purposes only to be sold on the black market or bought by commercial processors."
