DFO response misleads public: bows to corporations
The three conservation groups that publicly revealed the blatant waste of valuable salmon expected some “push back” from DFO but did not expect them to purposefully mislead the public…
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Environmental groups decry salmon bycatch in northern pink fishery
By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun
Environmental groups say tens of thousands of non-target salmon are being wasted in the pink fishery on BC’s north coast… -
New evidence shows thousands of unwanted salmon are needlessly killed when no one is watching the fishermen: Groups want oversight
Video evidence released today shows that tens of thousands of wild salmon are being needlessly killed because the federal government is refusing to adequately monitor fisheries…
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B.C. conservationists seek salmon protection
Vancouver Sun
Commercial fisheries in Alaska have been intercepting Skeena sockeye just over the border, less than 100 kilometres from the mouth of the Skeena River… -
Greg Knox, Aaron Hill and Misty MacDuffee: B.C. conservationists challenge Alaskans to put sustainability first
Vancouver Province
Skeena River sockeye salmon are returning in desperately low numbers this summer, causing concern among conservationists… -
Salmon shortages leave grizzly bears stressed
New Scientist
Salmon shortages on Canada’s west coast may leave grizzlies more stressed than the average bear… -
Juvenile Salmon Ecology Project
Raincoast’s concerns over salmon farms stem from the documented and suspected threats to wild salmon, from sea lice infestations (which concentrate on farms and spread to wild juvenile salmon), and disease transfer from farmed to wild salmon.
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Protecting wildlife can sustain our future, too
Times Colonist
Raincoast says despite the knowledge that many species depend on salmon, humans have never managed fisheries with wildlife in mind… -
The bear necessities of the salmon fishery
Vancouver Sun
As Earth Day approaches on Sunday our thoughts turn to two of the most iconic species in BC, wild salmon and grizzly bears, as well as their intertwined relationship and how the choices we make are inextricably linked to their fates…
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Alaskan Salmon Fishery Drops Eco-Certification, BC Groups Take Credit
By Joan Delaney
Epoch TimesLast 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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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…
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Canadian NGOs challenge unsustainable Alaskan salmon fisheries
Media Release
Vancouver, BC – Three BC conservation groups are taking aim at Alaskan salmon fisheries that are damaging BC fish stocks and violating conditions of the MSC’s eco-certification…
