Canada’s Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon
A framework for safeguarding salmon diversity and resilience.
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Government declares “imminent threat” to survival of Southern Resident killer whales
Last week, the government announced fisheries closures in some key Southern Resident foraging areas. While welcome news, the measures only partially address our concerns over food availability and disturbance to endangered killer whales…
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Emergency order requested for Southern Resident killer whales: time is running out
Raincoast and its partners, represented by Ecojustice, are calling on federal cabinet ministers LeBlanc and McKenna to recommend cabinet issue an emergency order under Canada’s Species at Risk Act…
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Proposed Enbridge pipeline threatens humpback whales: DFO
By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News
The proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline threatens critical habitat of humpback whales off the coast of BC, says newly released internal federal documents from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
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Would a grizzly bear certify this fishery?
To protect BC’s wild sockeye salmon and truly drive conservation in the world’s oceans, the Marine Stewardhip Council (MSC) needs to address the structural flaws in their certification process and commit to incorporating ecosystem objectives for marine and terrestrial environments.
