In a six-part series on the State of the Salish Sea, Vancouver Sun reporter Larry Pynn reports on the state of the shared inland waters of Juan de Fuca Strait, BC’s Strait of Georgia, and Washington state’s Puget Sound. Part …
Following up government’s announcement of upcoming changes to the Fisheries Act, Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield states, “We want to adopt a sensible and practical approach to managing real and significant threats to fisheries and the habitat that supports them while …
A new paper published in PLoS Biology investigates how allowing more salmon to reach the spawning grounds can influence both the ecosystem and fisheries catches. The full paper is available on the PLoS Biology website: Using Grizzly Bears to Assess …
Watershed Watch Executive Director, Craig Orr, said “he’s never seen such an outcry from the community over protecting salmon,” in comments related to proposed changes to the Fisheries Act in the Vancouver Sun article Metro wants proposed changes reeled in. …
Leaked documents sent to veteran fisheries biologist, Otto Langer, on March 13th revealed that proposed changes to the Fisheries Act pose a significant risk to fish habitat. Since then, the outcry has been loud and clear in numerous media articles, …
