This is shocking but considering Canadas WSP Wild Salmon Policy not surprising.
Locally here or more relative to the Lower Goergia Straight, the Chilliwack Hatchery produces our largest numbers of White Chinook. Its putting 1.25 million into the system this year.
With Fishery ministers annoucement they are adding numbers to bring it to 2 million White Chinook. Hardly a bump considering 47% are eaten up by Seals and Lions as they try to reach open water. And given a 3 to 4% return ratio on good years its a spit in the Ocean never mind a bucket.
We have 16 hatcheries in BC. Plus 7 spawning channels which are used more for Sockeye as the Sox dont perform well through hatchery sysyems.
In comparison, Washington State has 87 Hatcheries and contributes 190 million Salmonids to their rivers and streams. This includes some Steelhead and Trout but the bulk is Salmon.
Oregon contributes 90 million Salmon into their systems.
Laughable actually. Ya Minister Wilkinson has really taken huge steps to help our Fishery and SRKWhales.........NOT !!
The writing is on the wall. This government and several becore it could CARE LESS about Salmon on the West Coast of BC and Canada. In saying that also the same applies to SRKWhales.....yet they appear to make big steps.....as said Laughable.
These new measures taken by DFO and Minister Wilkinson will NOT grow more Salmon nor will it help the SRKWhales.
Way to go LIBERALS. Nice work!
As stated before on several threads, Canada cares more for Sea Based Fish Farms as its contribution to providing Farmed Salmon to the rest of the world.
Pretty Dam Sad times here.......but hey Sunny days Sunny ways.
Locally here or more relative to the Lower Goergia Straight, the Chilliwack Hatchery produces our largest numbers of White Chinook. Its putting 1.25 million into the system this year.
With Fishery ministers annoucement they are adding numbers to bring it to 2 million White Chinook. Hardly a bump considering 47% are eaten up by Seals and Lions as they try to reach open water. And given a 3 to 4% return ratio on good years its a spit in the Ocean never mind a bucket.
We have 16 hatcheries in BC. Plus 7 spawning channels which are used more for Sockeye as the Sox dont perform well through hatchery sysyems.
In comparison, Washington State has 87 Hatcheries and contributes 190 million Salmonids to their rivers and streams. This includes some Steelhead and Trout but the bulk is Salmon.
Oregon contributes 90 million Salmon into their systems.
Laughable actually. Ya Minister Wilkinson has really taken huge steps to help our Fishery and SRKWhales.........NOT !!
The writing is on the wall. This government and several becore it could CARE LESS about Salmon on the West Coast of BC and Canada. In saying that also the same applies to SRKWhales.....yet they appear to make big steps.....as said Laughable.
These new measures taken by DFO and Minister Wilkinson will NOT grow more Salmon nor will it help the SRKWhales.
Way to go LIBERALS. Nice work!
As stated before on several threads, Canada cares more for Sea Based Fish Farms as its contribution to providing Farmed Salmon to the rest of the world.
Pretty Dam Sad times here.......but hey Sunny days Sunny ways.
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