READ MORE: More restrictions for Fraser River chinook fishers In an emailed statement John Paul Fraser, executive director for the BC Salmon Farmers Association, said the majority of salmon farming operations is done under agreements with First Nations, and the association will begin a dialogue with leaders on the issues raised.
Areas exceeding limits are Clayoquot Sound (72 per cent infected), Nootka Sound (87 per cent infected ) and Discovery Islands (94 per cent infected). Here, 34 per cent of sampled fish were infected with the lowest number of sea lice, but also in an area were five farms have been decommissioned as part of a four-year provincial program to transition away from marine-based salmon farms. landslide, though fish slow to arriveĪ report shared with the FNLC by marine biologist Alexandra Morton, an outspoken critic of open-net salmon farms, showed sea lice infection rates exceeded limits in all but one area, the Broughton Archipelago. READ MORE: ‘Salmon cannon’ up and running at B.C. and Canada have to act immediately, and if not the impact to our food security is immediate threat.” “We believe this has to change,” he said. Robert Phillips, First Nations Summit Political Executive, said delaying an end to marine-based salmon farming contradicts the federal government’s commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The federal government adopted that recommendation in its mandate but pushed the deadline to 2025. The Cohen Commission Report in 2012, which investigated the 2009 collapse of Fraser River sockeye runs, found sea lice from open-net farms contributed to salmon mortality and recommended an end to the practice by September of this year if the risks exceeded minimal thresholds. “We need a collaborative, cooperative transition to land-based containment with First Nations leading in order to conserve and protect the species vital to our communities.” “No more excuses, distractions, or delays - open-net fish farms are decimating wild salmon populations and First Nations’ ways of life are on the line,” Sumas First Nation Chief and Union of BC Indian Chiefs Fisheries Representative Dalton Silver said. The council now wants the federal government to fast-track its promise to end open-net farming by 2025. waters were infected with the lethal parasite. The FNLC also point to a recent study by marine biologist Alexandra Morton that show high numbers of juvenile wild salmon migrating through southern B.C. fish farm owners that show 37 per cent of facilities, or 19 farms across the province, exceed government sea lice limits. Twenty five years worth of passion and skill provides you with the Salmon & Halibut fishing trip of a life time at the "Super Salmon Highway".B.C.’s First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is calling for an immediate end to marine-based salmon farming in the province, following reports by B.C. The Stamp River and neighbouring tributaries during the Fall for Salmon and Winter for Steelhead.Īll of which are easy for you to get to with some less than a few hours from major departure points.įor many this means leaving home and fishing on the very same day! Ocean locations of Ucluelet in the Spring and Kyuquot in the Summer for Salmon & Halibut. You will be fishing at only the most productive times during the peak seasons at three prime locations on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island's Top Fishing Lodge Locations At Only Peak Times - Now Booking 2021 We look forward to meeting or seeing you again, We have built Murphy's Sportfishing Lodges on our reputation for great fishing trips, with a customer experience second to nobody. You can be assured that you are getting the best value for your sport fishing dollar. On your guided fishing trip you will find great hospitality, friendly staff, clean comfortable accommodations and great food.
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