Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: IronNoggin on September 30, 2019, 10:38:51 AM
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The commercial pink salmon fishery is so important to the federal government it’s willing to wipe out an entire species of steelhead to keep harmful gillnets in the water, say critics.
In emails obtained by the BC Wildlife Federation, British Columbia government staff and scientists say Fisheries and Oceans Canada is burying science and misrepresenting a crisis situation to the public, risking the extinction of Thompson-Chilcotin steelhead trout.
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/09/29/critics-say-federal-government-is-wiping-out-commercial-pink-salmon-fisheries/ (https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/09/29/critics-say-federal-government-is-wiping-out-commercial-pink-salmon-fisheries/")
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Thanks. I am so sickened by this I could puke!
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BCWF FOI Reveals Flawed Decision-Making Process for Endangered Steelhead
https://bcwf.bc.ca/bcwf-foi-reveals-flawed-decision-making-process-for-endangered-steelhead/
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Ottawa’s decision on steelhead is shortsighted
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/community/the-outdoor-narrative-ottawa-s-decision-on-steelhead-is-shortsighted-1.23971848