Lake Babine sockeye fishery at risk of unprecedented closure

863a4ac9dc_64635696_o2

Aboriginal people in British Columbia who rely on Skeena River sockeye are facing some extremely difficult decisions as sockeye salmon returns plunge to historic lows. Lake Babine Chief Wilf Adam was on his way to Smithers, B.C., on Monday for a discussion about whether to entirely shut down the food fishery on Lake Babine, something he said would be drastic and unprecedented – but may ultimately be necessary. more@globeandmail

Poor outlook for B.C. sockeye salmon returns helping drive up prices – read more here

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.