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Gravel Mining Effects on British Columbia’s Wild Fish

Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council   Conseil pour la conservation des ressources halieutiques du pacifique                 27 April 2011   The Honourable Gail Shea Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada House of Commons Ottawa     The Honourable Terry Lake Minister of Environment  Legislative Building Victoria     Dear Ministers:   […]

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Evolution of Commercial Salmon Fisheries in British Columbia (The)

This paper traces the trends in fisheries management from the 1960s to the present period. The report does much to inform the public on how the fishery has evolved from a large industrial scale to the current smaller more controlled scale designed to improve salmon conservation. The commercial salmon fishery has undergone significant changes to […]

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Salmon Stocks

(Background Paper by Carl Walters and Josh Korman, June 1999) Providing a broad species by species overview of stock status and trends for BC as a whole.

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Responsible Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Region Salmon Fisheries

This report specifically addresses the issue of responsible fishing in  Canada’s Pacific Region with a focus on the BC salmon fishery. We examine what responsible fishing means, what is driving the move towards more responsible salmon fishing, what is inhibiting it, and what can be done to further support responsible fishing. We identify options, recommendations […]

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Salmon Aquaculture Forum: Discussion Paper on Practices & Findings (The)

The authors report on their extensive stakeholder discussions and public policy research on best practices across North America and Britain to produce this paper on resolving salmon aquaculture controversies and establishing consensus on the future of fish farming. It cites the importance of First Nations involvement and constructive public participation. It suggests a broader framework […]

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Mountain Pine Beetle: Salmon are suffering too

Climate change, mountain pine beetles and salvage logging add to challenges facing BC’s spectacular Fraser salmon runs The outbreak of mountain pine beetles across BC is unprecedented in both scale and impacts, and is making life harder for wild Pacific salmon. Over 60 per cent of the Fraser watershed is affected. Lost forest cover will […]

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Conflicts Between Agriculture and Salmon in the Eastern Fraser Valley

Agriculture operations in the eastern Fraser Valley have resulted in substantial reductions in stream, wetland and riparian areas. The current intensification of agriculture operations continues to reduce aquatic habitat and put the area’s fisheries values at risk. Action is needed to conserve remaining aquatic habitat. The report gives credit to government agencies for initiating environmental […]