Tier 2 Dry Rack Fishery Meeting
Tier 2 Dry Rack Fishery Meeting hosted by Seabird Island Band:
Location: Seabird Island Gymnasium 2895 Chowat Rd, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0
July 13, 2022 at 6:00pm
Dinner will be provided
New federal funding will shore up Ducks Unlimited Canada's conservation efforts in the Fraser River Estuary
Ducks Unlimited Canada will partner with Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Tsawwassen First Nation and the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance to deliver three projects over the next two years with investments from the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund.
Indigenous leaders put B.C. flooding emergency in context
Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver surveys the flooded Sumas Prairie. Photo: Tina House/APTN
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Salmon stocks on the Fraser have tumbled in the past decade, leading Fisheries and Oceans Canada to limit Indigenous food fisheries on the river, even as some recreational fishing is allowed. While the decision has caused tensions, there is one point where both anglers and First Nations agree: DFO is failing the salmon and the people who love and depend on them.
