Tag Archives: chinook salmon stock
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan: Liberal government remains committed to a transition away from open-net fish farms
Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the Liberal government remains committed to a transition away from open-net fish farms and tough measures to preserve the chinook salmon stock. Jordan and West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Patrick Weiler held an online town hall,,, Jordan acknowledged her mandate letter from the Prime Minister instructs her to have a transition plan in place by 2025. “This is a mandate commitment, this was a platform commitment, and it’s something that we are going to do,” Jordan said. >click to read< 08:20
Salmon fishing closures won’t save the whales. Federal government accused of going after salmon fishery as ‘low hanging fruit’
“We (recreational fishers) are taking one per cent of the chinook salmon stock. That’s not the problem. The real problem is these whales are swimming in waters full of human waste,” said Peter Hovey. “It’s all the drugs going down the drain, the human waste, toxic runoff from agricultural operations, and everything else we’re putting into the water. Between that and the inbreeding that we caused, it’s no wonder their numbers are in decline.” Connie and Peter Hovey, >click to read< 10:19
