Posted in Uncategorized Filed In: Fisheries Management, Salmon Biodiversity, Salmon Farming |
Tagged Cohen, media, sockeye, Watershed Watch |
Posted by Trish Hall on December 30, 2011
Watershed Watch Executive Director, Craig Orr, and Fisheries Biologist, Stan Proboszcz, summarize some of the evidence revealed through the Cohen Inquiry and how it points to a regime that is in “need of a major overhaul” in the Vancouver Sun …
Posted in Cohen Aquaculture Daily Filed In: Salmon Farming |
Tagged Cohen Aquaculture Daily, ISAV, Save Our Salmon, Watershed Watch |
Posted by Trish Hall on December 19, 2011
Transcript: December 19, 2011 Hearing Transcript Summary: The third day of disease hearings focused again on a panel of senior scientists and managers from the federal government. Issues that were discussed included: Dr. Simon Jones discussed his doubts about the …
Posted in Watershed Watch in the Media Filed In: Salmon Farming |
Tagged Cohen, ISA, media, Watershed Watch |
Posted by Trish Hall on December 19, 2011
A vast amount of information has been discussed at the Cohen Inquiry hearings on the Infectious Salmon Anemia virus (ISAv) over the past few days. Watershed Watch Executive Director, Craig Orr, comments on key discussions from the hearings in the …
Posted in Cohen Aquaculture Daily Filed In: Salmon Farming |
Tagged Cohen Aquaculture Daily, ISA, SOS, Watershed Watch |
Posted by Trish Hall on December 16, 2011
Transcript: December 16, 2011 Hearing Transcript Summary: The Cohen Commission continued its second of three days of hearings to examine the issue of ISAv in the Pacific. Nellie Gagné and Dr. Fred Kibenge made up the morning panel. Issues that …
Posted in Policy and Management, Watershed Watch Activities Filed In: Hydropower |
Tagged hydro, HydroWatch BC, Kokish, river diversion, salmon |
Posted by Trish Hall on December 16, 2011
Watershed Watch Ecologist, Aaron Hill, states “Watershed Watch believes the Kokish River hydro project is the wrong hydro project for Vancouver Island. BC’s wild salmon and steelhead are too important to sacrifice for intermittent low-quality electricity. Global climate change is …