David Suzuki takes us along the migratory route of returning Pacific salmon species from ocean to natal rivers, streams + brooks for spawning. Suzuki says there appears to be a intransigence on the Feds DFO/Environ Canadas own Wild Salmon Policy enactment. Further quote: The commission concluded that climate change is one of most troubling stressors for the fish. Salmon are sensitive to water temperature changes and Fraser River waters are projected to warm. Canada must do its part to address climate change if fisheries management is to have any influence on the future of these amazing creatures and all those that depend on them. Impacts from open net-pen salmon farming also came under the inquiry’s scrutiny. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) continues to both promote and regulate the salmon farming industry. Justice Cohen recommended the DFO separate these conflicting mandates and end its responsibility to promote farmed salmon. The DFO should return to what it did well: gathering relevant scientific data, applying it and making it available to the public. ecowatch/2013/10/23/salmon-face-upstream-battle-blueprints-for-recovery-ignored/
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:31:54 +0000
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