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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rodney on June 30, 2020, 11:16:26 AM

Title: Letter from Fred Helmer to the Minister of DFO
Post by: Rodney on June 30, 2020, 11:16:26 AM

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Title: Re: Letter from Fred Helmer to the Minister of DFO
Post by: IronNoggin on June 30, 2020, 12:10:02 PM

 Politics Before Science: New Chinook Regulations Announced 

“Chasing the shiny penny of implementing fishery restrictions to recover stocks is a failed strategy—we know this from our 20-year experience to recover interior Thompson coho without success. Restrictions are nothing more than placing lipstick on the pig, and this government has failed to make strategic investments such as habitat improvement, water quality, enhancement, and predator control that address the real causes of Chinook declines. This government took the cheap way out, and their so-called bold investment will amount to nothing more than standing back and watching this stock dwindle to extinction.”

https://islandfishermanmagazine.com/politics-before-science-new-chinook-regulations-announced/