STATE OF THE PACIFIC SALMON

[agentaqua]

http://www.tradexfoods.com/3mmi/2020/10-19-state-of-the-pacific-salmon-dfo-listen-to-the-testimony
These sessions allowed key persons from all spectrums of the Seafood Industry in British Columbia, Canada to share their expertise on the state of Pacific Salmon in B.C. which is experiencing some of the lowest runs in Canadian history. We created this piece for sharing - in hopes that it would cross the desk of Canada's Minister of Fisheries, Bernadette Jordan, and even the desk of current Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau - as from what can be heard in the testimony - the industry is in big trouble.

STATE OF THE PACIFIC SALMON
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committee...OW7OazGmSMnOr4d4B_VKEo6kF37UdGvmRWhhRPr-mEyXE
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[wildmanyeah]

pretty much 16 mins of finger pointing with the main theme that the federal government needs to invest more in our fisheries.

 

[Birdsnest]

pretty much 16 mins of finger pointing with the main theme that the federal government needs to invest more in our fisheries.

Pretty much as bizarre it was. Cant help but to notice that tradex seems to really boast sustainability on its website with breakdowns including species, percentages, location and sustainability scores all the while clearly purchasing and selling farmed salmon both king and Atlantic from Chile. No mention of volume or sustainability scores on those products.
And having AM in the mix there.... she's not really part of the "spectrum" in the canadian sea food industry given that there was no representation of sport fishers, first nation fishers and salmon farmers and more.

And the pointing to Alaska and how they are thriving without mention of salmon ranching. I dont disagree with many of the comments on the video but it seems to be coming from the angle of a huge international commercial fishing corporation that also enjoys the profits of farmed salmon.

Just a strange video imho.

 

[wildmanyeah]

Pretty much as bizarre it was. Cant help but to notice that tradex seems to really boast sustainability on its website with breakdowns including species, percentages, location and sustainability scores all the while clearly purchasing and selling farmed salmon both king and Atlantic from Chile. No mention of volume or sustainability scores on those products.
And having AM in the mix there.... she's not really part of the "spectrum" in the canadian sea food industry given that there was no representation of sport fishers, first nation fishers and salmon farmers and more.

And the pointing to Alaska and how they are thriving without mention of salmon ranching. I dont disagree with many of the comments on the video but it seems to be coming from the angle of a huge international commercial fishing corporation that also enjoys the profits of farmed salmon.

Just a strange video imho.

The first half of the video was how we need to spend more on hatcheries and then in the second had people on that said hatcheries are not the answer. You can see why politicians do nothing because its just easier with two competing interest groups. For every person out their that think they have the answer to the salmon crisis there is another saying why that answer is not the right now.

 

[ericl]

The first half of the video was how we need to spend more on hatcheries and then in the second had people on that said hatcheries are not the answer.

I had a different interpretation; few but larger hatcheries versus more but smaller hatcheries. The second option would probably do better at having more diversity of genetic stock which seems to be important.
IMO the only economically viable options for the near future (COVID related economic recovery) are more restrictions. FYI if memory serves me, about 30-35 years ago BC was going to buy-out the vast majority of commercial Salmon licenses. Guess it was cheaper to just increase restrictions til they go outta business.

 

[wildmanyeah]

Seems like the FOPO committee has put this study on hold to start to debate the lobster fishery situation

https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/e...201019/-1/34053?Language=English&Stream=Video