By Joan Delaney
Epoch Times
Last week, Watershed Watch along with Raincoast Conservation and SkeenaWild announced they would challenge the recertification of Alaskan salmon fisheries, which was already in process…
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Alaskan Salmon Fishery Drops Eco-Certification, BC Groups Take Credit
B.C.’s wild salmon threatened by Alaskan practices – conservation groups
By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun
Raincoast Conservation, SkeenaWild and Watershed Watch said Wednesday they plan to challenge the eco-certification awarded to the Alaskan salmon fishery by the MSC…
Report shows Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks in poor health
Fraser sockeye populations are in more trouble than previously thought say 4 BC conservation groups. Of the 32 distinct sockeye populations, eight are extinct or nearly extinct and another 7 are at risk of extinction.
Chum bycatch discarding denies grizzly bears their quota
The Northern View
Grizzlies face a myriad of threats, from the habitat loss to trophy hunting. They also face fierce competition for wild salmon from commercial and sport fisheries…
By–catch deprives bears
Island Tides
The bycatch of chum in BC’s pink salmon fisheries means thousands of pounds of chum won’t make it to their spawning grounds or the mouths of hungry carnivores…
Four scientists share view sea lice didn’t cause collapse of sockeye salmon stocks
Mark Hume, Globe and Mail
Raincoast biologist Mike Price on the stand at Cohen Inquiry gives testimony about the impacts of fish farms as sources of sea lice on migrating stocks of juvenile Fraser sockeye…
