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STOP ADDITIONAL SRKW SALMON FISHING CLOSURES
WE STRONGLY REQUEST YOU TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH A GOAL OF STOPPING GOVERNMENT UNNECESSARILY TAKING AWAY MORE OF YOUR SALMON FISHING Yes, they are back with another round of proposals to take away more fishing opportunities from average tax-paying Canadian salmon...

SVIAC SEEKS MINISTER’S URGENT ASSISTANCE …
At the end of September, response letters from DFO (Fisheries Minister Jordan and Pacific RDG Rebecca Reid) have emerged that, in our opinion, are a clear indication of just how little our current federal government in Ottawa feel about the Public Salmon Fishery in...

FRASER CHINOOK AND SELECTIVE MARKED FISHING
In the past two years the Public Fishery has been fighting for its very survival, a struggle that is only worsened in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Certain Fraser River Chinook salmon, especially those stream-type fish that spend 18 months in the river rearing from...

2020 SFAB CHINOOK PROPOSAL
DFO are currently sorting through and considering multiple fishing proposals from various stakeholders including this proposal from the SFAB. They will be consulting through the Integrated Harvest Planning Committee in the near future. It would be beneficial for the...

SVIAC PRESS DFO ON SALMON ACCESS
Below is the content of the letter sent to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard seeking her intervention in allowing South Vancouver Island Anglers to retain a hatchery marked Chinook in April and May 2020 … Attn: The Honourable Bernadette...