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BC First Nations receive federal dollars to boost commercial fishing operations – My Bulkley Lakes Now
Feb. 24th, 2022 The federal government is providing almost 12-million dollars to support First Nations commercial fishing operations in B-C. The funding will support new business and training opportunities for 31 Indigenous commercial fisheries companies. They represent 117 First Nations across the province. Federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray also admits the state of Pacific salmon […]
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Tŝilhqot’in Chiefs Raise Alarm with Pacific Salmon Treaty Commissioners: Call on Commission to “solve Alaskan fishery problem now” prior to 2022 harvest
Williams Lake, B.C: On Feb. 17, 2022, Tŝilhqot’in Chiefs raised the alarm with senior officials at the 22 nd annual Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) meeting, calling on them to urgently “fix” the unacceptable risk that the Alaskan District 104 Fishery poses to imperilled Fraser River salmon stocks. Chief Joe Alphonse, elected Chief of Tl’etinqox Government […]
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Government of Canada invests in Indigenous fisheries opportunities across BC
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada February 23, 2022 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Delivering on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray today announced investments of […]
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Media advisory: The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard will be joined by First Nations commercial fisheries enterprises to make an announcement
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Media advisory Nanaimo, B.C. – The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, with representatives from Nuu-chah-nulth Seafood LP and SalPac Fisheries LP, will announce investments in 52 commercial fisheries projects that will benefit 117 First Nations communities across British Columbia. A media availability will […]
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Heiltsuk Nation Reacts to Unilateral Decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to Close Herring Spawn on Kelp (SOK) Fishery
BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Feb. 17, 2022) – The Heiltsuk Nation is reacting with extreme disappointment today to a unilateral decision made by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to close the commercial harvest of herring spawn on kelp (SOK) in Heiltsuk Territory under the 2021-22 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Pacific Herring. The decision to […]
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Northwest B.C. First Nations outraged by Alaskan interception of salmon – Grand Forks Gazette
Jan. 27, 2022 Gitxsan, Gitanyow, and Wet’suwet’en call on government to protect constitutional fishing rights Northwest B.C. First Nations affected by Alaskans catching salmon headed for Canadian waters have joined the list expressing outrage over the actions of the neighbouring U.S state. The Skeena Fisheries Commission, a Skeena watershed organization consisting of First Nations along […]
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Tŝilhqot’in Nation Outraged by Alaskan Commercial Fishery Threatening B.C. Bound Salmon: Calls for Immediate Review of the Pacific Salmon Treaty
January 14, 2022 Williams Lake, BC: The Tŝilhqot’in Nation is alarmed to learn about an Alaskan Commercial Fishery that is threatening salmon that are bound for British Columbia and having severe impacts on the fishing rights of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and other First Nations in British Columbia. The Tŝilhqot’in call on Canada to establish an […]
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Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries Biotoxin Update 11 and 12
Read More: https://laxkwalaams.ca/lax-kwalaams-fisheries-biotoxin-update-11-and-12/ NT4
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Fisheries Minister Discards Science in Pacific Herring in the Strait of Georgia Decision and gets 85% of the Revenue
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 16, 2021 – “Shocked and devastated,” says the Herring Conservation and Research Society’s Rob Morley of Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray’s decision to reduce the harvest rate on Pacific herring in the Strait of Georgia to 10% from the long-standing, science-validated 20%. “Fisheries management decisions should be based on solid peer-reviewed science not the […]
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada updates Pacific herring coast-wide harvest plan for 2021-22
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada December 16, 2021 Vancouver, BC – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) supports fishing opportunities for communities, and is firmly committed to the conservation, protection, and regeneration of our marine environment and the lifeforms they sustain. Herring are a forage fish, an important food source to other keystone species like Pacific salmon, […]
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