The Fraser’s Impressive Sockeye Returns Prompt Fishery Openings -- advocates say it’s a fish farm closure victory (The Tyee)
Wild salmon lovers in the province are expressing cautious optimism as Fraser River sockeye returns significantly exceed expectations — something that’s being attributed, in part, to the removal of fish farms in the area. But there’s also frustration from commercial fishers as Fisheries and Oceans Canada, commonly known as DFO, appears unwilling to allow a meaningful commercial fishery after years of closures. “We’ll take the bad when it happens. That’s part of fishing. But when there is a sustainable harvest to be had, we expect to be able to fish, and so do First Nations on this coast,” Guy Johnston, secretary-treasurer of UFAWU-Unifor, the United Fishermen & Allied Worker’s Union, told The Tyee. “You can’t just let it swim by” ..., CLICK HERE for the full story