Five B.C. First Nations say salmon decision shows systemic racism at DFO

August 16, 2020 Canada

The five Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations are upset that Ottawa decided to give a surplus allocation of salmon — which arose this year due to reduced recreational fishing during the COVID-19 pandemic — to commercial fishers rather than to the First Nations. Clifford Atleo, lead negotiator for one of the nations who is also called Wickaninnish, says he feels sports and commercial troll fishers are given more rights to fish in the waters off the west coast of Vancouver. He says the latest decision to shut First Nations fishers out of an opportunity to catch more chinook salmon this year shows systemic racism is “alive and well” within the federal fisheries department. >click to read< 08:52

British Columbia, Clifford Atleo, commercial fishermen, Coronavirus, DFO, Five First Nations, Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations, salmon allocation, systemic racism

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

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

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
December 2024

M T W T F S S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

« Nov

December 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

Recent Posts
- Clyde fishing ban: Scottish Government refuses financial support for creel fishermen
  
  The news comes after an 11-week targeted cod ban, prohibiting all fishing activity where cod can spawn in the Firth of Clyde, came into place on Read More »
- 110 ignorant elected “officials” back New Jersey offshore wind farm. Who says its clean?!!
  
  The New Jersey chapter of Elected Officials to Protect America, which announced 110 elected officials from across New Jersey have signed a letter of support for Read More »
- Looking Back with FishNetUSA: The case for Bureaucratic Monitoring Systems (BMSs)
  
  A good friend of mine is a New Jersey gillnetter. An acknowledged highliner, he’s served and continues to serve on several state and regional advisory committees, Read More »
- New Commercial Fishing License Opportunities Available This Year For RI Residents
  
  The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is accepting applications for new and renewed commercial fishing licenses through Friday, February 28. New endorsement opportunities for Read More »
- New Book – From Hooks to Harpoons. Mick Kronman Traces Fishing History
  
  Mick Kronman may not be the Old Man and the Sea, but he’s getting close. For the past umpteen years, Kronman has worked for Santa Barbara’s Read More »
- Illegal fishing vessels intercepted west of Torres Strait
  
  ABF’s Maritime Border Command, in partnership with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, detected and apprehended the Indonesian vessels, which were found to be allegedly fishing illegally Read More »
- Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races draw 34 boats – Photo’s and Results!
  
  On Saturday, June 17, in Boothbay Harbor, spectators on boats, wharves and docks, and a prime spot on the lawn in front of the Department of Read More »
- Prince William Sound commercial catch tops 3.5M fish
  
  Commercial harvests in Prince William Sound have reached 3.5 million salmon, even as the surge in the catch in late June slowed somewhat in early July. Read More »
- New Jersey Approves Two Major Offshore Wind Projects
  
  The approvals were part of the state’s third solicitation for offshore wind power as it aims to achieve approximately 11,000 MW of offshore wind power by Read More »
- Maines Lobster Lady Turns 104 Years Young!
  
  Happy Birthday, rock on, Virginia! Most days it can be a struggle for all us to get up early in the morning and go through the Read More »
- Strong start expected for Maine eel fishing
  
  PORTLAND – Last year’s eel fishing season started strongly when prices topped $2,000 a pound. High prices are expected again when the 2013 season starts Friday. Read More »
- Maine fishing bill seeks access for big boats – aims to expand Maine’s groundfishing quota while easing limits on larger vessels.
  
  AUGUSTA – A state-run permitting program that helps Maine’s long-ailing groundfishing industry should be open to boats of all sizes, supporters of a bill to expand Read More »
- Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 52′ Steel Dragger, Cat 3406, with State and Federal Permits
  
  Specifications, information and 13 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<11:24 Read More »
- Governor Murphy has a whale of a problem with his offshore energy plan
  
  “Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon … Things have changed a lot since 1851, when Herman Melville wrote those words. But the Atlantic Ocean Read More »
- FWC announces new law enforcement director
  
  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced a new law enforcement director, Col. Curtis Brown. Brown, known among colleagues at the FWC and partner Read More »
- Mexico braces for Patricia, the Western hemisphere’s strongest hurricane ever
  
  Hurricane Patricia headed toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere that forecasters said could make a Read More »
- Commercial Fisherman Juan Bueno Sanchez Found Dead in St. Petersburg, Investigation Underway
  
  In a heart-wrenching incident off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida, the local community and the maritime industry are mourning the loss of 45-year-old commercial fisherman Read More »
- Fishing industry could be endangered by planned wind turbines
  
  Whatever the future for large scale off-shore wind farms in New England, New Bedford and its first in the nation fishing industry will feel the effects. Read More »
- Letter to the Editor: Selling lobster tails can spark cheating – Bob Mitchell, R.A. Mitchell Co. Popes Island, New Bedford
  
  I truly enjoy reading Richard Gaines’ coverage of the state of the fisheries. He really knows the subject, and call out the misconceptions people have of Read More »
- Some Inconvenient Truths about California Squid Marketing: C W P A responds to Paul Greenberg’s “The long journey of local seafood to your plate”,
  
  On July 11 the Los Angeles Times carried an opinion editorial “The long journey of local seafood to your plate”, by author Paul Greenberg, who made Read More »
- King salmon arrives in stores, commanding royal prices; relief could come soon
  
  King salmon, once as ubiquitous as burgers in backyard Bay Area barbecues, has commanded astonishingly high prices in recent years,,, Since the 2019 season opened on May Read More »
- A Fish And Wildlife Seat Up For Grabs, With High Stakes
  
  Openings on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission have sport fishing groups eyeing an opportunity to gain a voice while some environmental groups worry they’ll lose one. Read More »
- Maine bills aim to boost lobster industry
  
  One bill calls for sharply increasing surcharges on lobster fishing, wholesale seafood and other lobster-related licenses, the other, which will draw strong opposition from lobstermen, would Read More »
- F/V Aleutian Storm: Unified Command transitions authority of response for the grounded vessel near Bodega Bay
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR) transitioned the authority of lead responding agency to Read More »
- New Bedford Remains Top Money Port in the United States
  
  Scallops continue to be king in the Port of New Bedford. The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday released its 2018 report on commercial fishing. For the Read More »