Public Fishery Alliance

More access to public fishing being lost in the hands of DFO. Ed Fast Bob Zimmer MP Mel Arnold, MP

Join the Public Fishery Alliance It has become very clear that we are losing access to our public fisheries. If we don’t stand up together we risk losing it all. Join the Public Fishery Alliance and help fight for continued access to British Columbia's sustainable public fisheries. Learn more here => https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/

WARNING: FOUL LANGUAGE AND FOUL PLAY - POACHING ON THE FRASER RIVER This is the harsh, unnecessary and sad reality on the Fraser River. This gillnet killed reproducing chum and chinook salmon as well as juvenile sturgeon. There is a a clear lack of leadership from government and in river monitors. The river is currently closed to all salmon fishing due to extreme concerns for some stocks. This illegal gillnet on the Fraser River this week is a common site. Even with limited... enforcement, hundreds of illegal gillnets have been confiscated by the DF0 in 2020 during historic lows of sockeye, steellhead and early timed chinook. Faith has been lost in this Liberal government to address this epidemic on the Fraser. Without robust enforcement and significant consequence, the killing will continue. Where are the politicians to address this continued appalling activity? Terry Beech, MP Bernadette Jordan Ken Hardie - Member of Parliament, Fleetwood - Port Kells Gord Johns MP for Courtenay-Alberni John Horgan Watershed Watch Salmon Society Georgia Strait Alliance David Suzuki Foundation Raincoast Conservation Foundation CBCNews News Talk 980 CKNW Global News This is the sad reality of management and stewardship on the Fraser River. We remind everyone of the current petition supporting public fisheries please sign and share https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details... We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. Visit: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

The Government of Canada and DFO Need a Wake Up Call The lack of competency and unfair, one-sided political decisions continue to put British Columbia’s Chinook salmon in jeopardy. Transparency and action is needed for a recovery plan. Read the article here => https://www.peacearchnews.com//anger-growing-among-b-c-sa/... Join the PFA => https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/ Sign the petition => https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details

Time is of the essence with the upcoming election we need to start pressing our electoral candidates for answers on: Chinook fishing opportunities to help coastal and local businesses. Pressure needs to be put on DFO and the federal government to adipose fin mark all current hatchery Chinook salmon and allow anglers to harvest them. Northern BC has seen dismal steelhead returns this year. What resources and funding is the provincial government going to offer?... Interior Fraser Chinook and Thompson River steelhead recovery plan is needed. The clock is rapidly ticking, window dressing and political posturing is not assisting these stocks, we need tangible action now. Please take the time to contact your MLA while salmon are a federal responsibility we need our provincial leaders to be leaders not only in recovery but also in allowing access to resources so important to B.C.

Please take the time to review the video from Rodney Hsu on his frustrations with the current state of our fisheries and their management. He is not alone, there are many public fishers that are at their wits end with DFO. Political change is the only answer and your MP needs to hear from you. Canadian citizens are fed up with the actions and inactions of this Government. Please contact your local MP. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r9EotvQUU8Y... Please join our growing collective voice https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up A reminder of the current petition supporting public fisheries https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details

Fraser River Demonstration Fishery - Wednesday, September 9th Urgent Notice: Over the past several years the FRSA and member organizations individually and through the Sport Fish Advisory Board have tried to secure a selective bar fishery on the Fraser River. Despite our attempts to work with DFO staff this request continues to be denied. This method of angling has proven to be truly selective and is an important part of our fishing heritage. A recent request to access health...y runs of late chinook in river was again denied despite openings at the mouth & on-going net fisheries. To further demonstrate our ability to fish selectively the FRSA and member organizations have arranged a Demonstration fishery to be held Sept 9th to further document our valid requests for equitable opportunity. If you are concerned about the angling opportunities for your future generations please attend this event to be launched from Island 22 boat launch Wed Sept 9th. Boat transportation will be provided to designated fishing areas where possible. Please ensure you have a valid fresh water license and be at the launch at 7:30 AM for further details. All participants will be expected to act respectfully toward any DFO staff and other sectors on the river. This is not a protest!! Lets demonstrate we can be respectful while demanding equitable opportunities going forward. Please follow Covid 19 guidelines and socially distance.

Attention all Public fishers! Please support this letter that was sent to DFO with a very reasonable request to a brief bar fishing opening on the Fraser. Even if this is not a fishery you participate in please reach out to DFO as well as your local member of Parliament and request that this fishery be open. Please join our growing collective voice...Continue reading

It’s time for common sense to prevail DFO! Chris Bos, President of South Vancouver Anglers Coalition speaking at the Public Fisheries Alliance rally held at the downtown DFO rally on July the 6th. In these tough economic times why is the billion dollar a year plus Public Fishery being needlessly mismanaged? Why are Public fishers not allowed to put food on their families tables? There’s options available, let’s use them. We remind everyone of the current petition supporting ...public fisheries please sign and share - https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details We encourage you to join our growing collective voice - https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Critically endangered runs of Steelhead, Chinook, Coho and Sockeye all a mismanagement folly that needs to change! A lack of monitoring and negligent enforcement are not benefiting any fishers. The heartbreaking tale of Interior Fraser Steelhead needs to take a positive turn, these are a special species that are on the brink of extinction. Jesse Zeeman speaking for the BCWF is asking questions and voicing concerns all public fishers want and deserve answers too.... We remind everyone of the current petition supporting public fisheries please sign and share https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. Visit: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Its time for common sense to prevail DFO! Chris Bos, President of South Vancouver Anglers Coalition speaking at the Public Fisheries Alliance rally held at the downtown DFO rally on July the 6th. In these tough economic times why is the billion dollar a year plus Public Fishery being needlessly mismanaged? Why are Public fishers not allowed to put food on their families tables? Theres options available, lets use them. We remind everyone of the current petition supporting ...public fisheries please sign and share - https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details We encourage you to join our growing collective voice - https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Ottawa Needs to Start Listening! The PFA would like to thank MP Bob Zimmer for delivering his comments in the video linked below. Bob took the time to make the journey from his riding to speak at the PFA rally. We appreciate his support for hunters and our public fisheries in the House of Commons. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3124825640898168&id=885367448177343... We welcome any comments from members of parliament in B.C. on what MP Bob Zimmer had to say and their thoughts on all public fisheries in B.C. Dan Albas, Mel Arnold, MP, Taylor Bachrach, Terry Beech, MP, Rachel Blaney MP for North Island - Powell River, Richard Cannings, Kenny Chiu, Laurel Collins, MP for Victoria, Don Davies, Sukh Dhaliwal, Todd Doherty, MP,Ed Fast,Kerry-Lynne D Findlay,Fry Hedy Mp,Randall Garrison,Tracy Gray, Ken Hardie - Member of Parliament, Fleetwood - Port Kells,Tamara Jansen MP,Gord Johns MP for Courtenay-Alberni,Peter Julian,Jenny Kwan,Alistair MacGregor for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford,Paul Manly for Nanaimo-Ladysmith,Elizabeth May, MP - Saanich-Gulf Islands,Ron McKinnon, Member of Parliament for Coquitlam - Port Coquitlam,Cathy McLeod MP Kamloops Thompson Cariboo,Rob Morrison, MP,Joyce MurrayCarla Qualtrough,Harjit Sajjan,Randeep S. Sarai,Nelly Shin,Jagmeet Singh,Mark Strahl, MP,Tako van Popta,Brad Vis, MP,Patrick Weiler, MP,Jonathan Wilkinson,Jody Wilson-Raybould,Alice Wong,Bob Zimmer MP We remind everyone of the current petition supporting public fisheries please sign and share. https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Calling all anglers to action. A reminder to everyone to sign and share this petition! https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details This petition has now reached over 1800 signatures, surpassing the 500 needed but we cannot be satisfied with this number. We need to send a loud and clear message to let the Government know that British Columbias public fishery matters. Our public fishing contributes over a billion dollars to our economy and employs a lot more people th...at 1800 lets help make our voice heard! Join our growing collective voice: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

On June 23rd, 2020 the Pacific Salmon Commissions Whonnock Sockeye Salmon gillnet test fishery began operations for the 2020 season. The by-catch of chinook to date in 2020 has been encouraging. To date,118 chinook have been caught in 2020. Thats 80 more than 2019 and 103 more chinook then 2016 to July 13th, 2020. That is hardly the lowest on record for this time period that DFO notice on June 30th claims. The PSC Whonnock test fishery is located a few kilometers up riv...er from the DFO Albion Chinook test fishery. The dredging that occurs in the lower Fraser where the Albion is located and the high water from increased snow pack has impacted the Albion gillnets ability to catch fish. As seen on the run timing graph many of these fish caught will be spring and summer 5-2s. With the cautiously optimistic endangered chinook numbers entering the Fraser River daily, it is crucial that as many fish as possible make it past the Big Bar Slide. It is also of utmost importance that DFO has accurate catch statistics in river catch, clearly there are issues. The Whonnock test fishery recently caught 8 chinook in a 20 min set, while the Albion continues to show the lowest catches on record. Here are a couple of graphs that are based on the data obtained from the Pacific Salmon Commissions website over the last few weeks. Lets hope the encouraging numbers of endangered Fraser Chinook continue and survive their challenging upstream migration. Please sign and share with others. Join our growing collective voice: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up Raincoast Conservation Foundation Watershed Watch Salmon Society David Suzuki Foundation

On June 23rd, 2020 the Pacific Salmon Commission's Whonnock Sockeye Salmon gillnet test fishery began operations for the 2020 season. The by-catch of chinook to date in 2020 has been encouraging. To date,118 chinook have been caught in 2020. That’s 80 more than 2019 and 103 more chinook then 2016 to July 13th, 2020. That is hardly the lowest on record for this time period that DFO notice on June 30th claims. The PSC Whonnock test fishery is located a few kilometers up riv...er from the DFO Albion Chinook test fishery. The dredging that occurs in the lower Fraser where the Albion is located and the high water from increased snow pack has impacted the Albion gillnets ability to catch fish. As seen on the run timing graph many of these fish caught will be spring and summer 5-2s. With the cautiously optimistic endangered chinook numbers entering the Fraser River daily, it is crucial that as many fish as possible make it past the Big Bar Slide. It is also of utmost importance that DFO has accurate catch statistics in river catch, clearly there are issues. The Whonnock test fishery recently caught 8 chinook in a 20 min set, while the Albion continues to show the lowest catches on record. Here are a couple of graphs that are based on the data obtained from the Pacific Salmon Commissions website over the last few weeks. Let’s hope the encouraging numbers of endangered Fraser Chinook continue and survive their challenging upstream migration. Please sign and share with others. Join our growing collective voice: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up Raincoast Conservation Foundation Watershed Watch Salmon Society David Suzuki Foundation

PFA RALLY MEDIA SUMMARY The PFA again would like to thank all public fishers that were able to attend the July 6th rally in person and those who were there in spirit. A special thank you to the guest speakers, Bob Zimmer MP, Jason Tonelli (Pacific Angler), Gill Steele (Highwater Tackle), Dave Brown and Warren Barker (First Fish Charters). Please make sure you check out the media coverage from the event below. Interview on CKNW with Jill Bennett. You can hear the interview on... the CKNW Audio Vault on July 1 at 1 PM and fast forward to 1:17 PM mark roughly. https://globalnews.ca/pages/audio-vault-cknw/ Story in the Squamish Chief pre-rally https://www.squamishchief.com//sea-to-sky-sport-fishers-fu Letter to the editor https://www.squamishchief.com//letter-dfo-wrong-headed-1.2 Day of the Rally CBC had a web story https://www.cbc.ca//anglers-chinook-fishery-closure-1.5639 Dave Brown interview about the Rally on Blue Fish Radio on July 6th https://www.spreaker.com//e303-public-fishery-alliance-pro Mike Smyth interview on CKNW on July 7th, go to July 7 at 11:35 AM to listen https://globalnews.ca/pages/audio-vault-cknw/ Global News at 6 on July 6th https://globalnews.ca//71463/global-news-hour-at-6-jul-6-6 CTV news at 6 On July 6th https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1988274&cache= Other notable news House of Commons e-petition 2725 now has over 1150 signatures please help spread the word of this petition. https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details Please join and contribute to our growing collective voice we need province wide support for all of BCs public fisheries. https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Call to Action for All Concerned Public Fishers Dear public fishing advocates, A House of Commons e-petition has been launched by a local public fisher and supported by member of Parliament Mel Arnold. ... Go here to sign the petition now => https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details This petition requires a minimum of 500 signatures if this minimum is reached it will be read in the House of Commons within 45 days. Please sign and share with others. Join our growing collective voice: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

The Public Fishery Alliance would like to thank everyone who took time out of their day to attend yesterdays rally. The rally brought together a diverse group of people with a common concern about the lack of meaningful action to help recover Chinook stocks of concern, the lack of action on moving towards mass marking of Chinook and the inability to retain a hatchery raised Chinook salmon. We need to keep the pressure on to institute change. Contact your member of parliamen...t let them know how important these issues are. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search?province=BC Join our collective growing voice https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

PUBLIC FISHERY ALLIANCE INFORMATION RALLY This is a call to action! On Monday, July 6th from 12:00pm-1:30pm join us in a peaceful information rally at the downtown DFO office located at 401 Burrard Street in Vancouver. We are rallying together because... 1. Closing the public chinook fishery is not a recovery plan! If the Government of Canada and DFO were truly concerned about pacific wild salmon, DFO would have already implemented a detailed recovery plan for certain stocks of endangered Fraser River chinook salmon. DFO has known of these stocks of concern for more than 15 years but have made little if any investment in their recovery, instead placing that burden on public fisheries. Restricting and closing public access to chinook is NOT a recovery plan. 2. All chinook currently raised in hatcheries MUST be adipose clipped! At this time only 10% of hatchery chinook are marked (marked means anglers can identify hatchery fish because the adipose fin has been removed prior to release from the hatchery). We are asking that all chinook currently raised in hatcheries be adipose clipped. The precedent for using adipose clipped salmon for part of a broad-based recovery plan has been established, as the public can currently retain adipose clipped coho salmon. This allows selective retention of hatchery coho while releasing wild fish to protect stocks of concern where necessary. This strategy should be applied to hatchery chinook salmon as well! Adipose clipping hatchery reared chinook for retention allows significantly more wild chinook to return to their rivers to spawn because they can be released if encountered in the public fishery. This management approach can accelerate the recovery of chinook stocks of concern while sustaining important public fisheries up and down the coast of British Columbia. Please join us in our rally to support a recovery plan for chinook stocks of concern and the mass marking of all chinook salmon! Date: Monday, July 6th Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Location: 401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC (on the corner of Burrard and W Hastings) PFA Information Rally Code of Conduct & Covid Protocol Participants will remain respectful of the general public as well as public/private property. Participants that display behaviour that is disruptive, inappropriate, hateful and/or disrespectful towards others will be warned. If behaviour continues they will be asked to leave by rally organizers. Participants should wear facemasks, carry hand sanitizer and be respectful of social distancing measures. Do not attend if you feel ill or have travelled outside of the country in the last 14 days. Participants to direct all media inquiries to rally organizers.

DFO IS A FAILED AGENCY THAT NO LONGER MANAGES FOR THE WELL-BEING OF FISH OR THE PUBLIC INTEREST If the Government of Canada and DFO were truly concerned about fish, DFO would have a recovery plan for these endangered salmon Thank you to the BCWF for this letter. These are some very powerful words from a well-respected, longtime hunting and fishing organization. The list of those outraged by the recent closure continues to grow exponentially. While yes this closure is outr...ageous, we must acknowledge this letter points out there has been no leadership in trying to rebuild fish stocks such as Interior Coho, Chinook and Steelhead that have been in decline for decades. We want real action to address the limiting factors on these stocks so they can recover and benefit all Canadians, present and future - just banning fishing does not accomplish this. DFO and Government of Canada youre getting an F. We encourage all to help start institute change by contacting your MP and voicing your opinion. Go here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search?province=BC Please join our collective growing voice: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up Public Fishery Alliance Rally for Sustainable Fishing Join us and rally for your access to British Columbias sustainable public fisheries on Monday, July 6th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm outside the DFO office at 401 Burrard Street in Vancouver. Where: 401 Burrard St, Vancouver BC Date: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Time: Monday, July 6th We need as much support as possible.

PUBLIC FISHERY ALLIANCE RALLY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHING ANNOUNCEMENT - ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! This is a call to action. Join us and rally for your access to British Columbias sustainable public fisheries on Monday, July 6th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm outside the DFO office at 401 Burrard Street in Vancouver. Where: 401 Burrard St, Vancouver BC... Date: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Time: Monday, July 6th We need as much support as possible. Please be mindful of social distancing as we are still dealing with the Covid-19 situation.

The Government Doesnt Care About BCs Public Fishers Its obvious that the Government doesnt care about British Columbias public fishers. This post by Jason Tonelli provides a perfect and insightful snapshot of the 2020 Chinook Management Measures that was released on June 19th. This is why the Public Fishery Alliance needs your membership and support as your public fisheries are all under attack from this federal government. We all need to work together to keep the acce...Continue reading

ANCHOVY EXPLOSION! Is the anchovy explosion in Georgia Strait one of the reasons that public fishers are seeing the strong numbers of chinook in recent years? Why is it that the general public thinks that it is all doom and gloom for chinook salmon in the Salish Sea?... Most anglers are seeing the best numbers of chinook in decades. Some chinook stocks need help, but many are thriving and should be celebrated! We encourage you to join our collective voice. https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up https://www.cbc.ca//northern-anchovy-numbers-increase-near

DOES THE MINISTER UNDERSTAND???? Is the BC Public Fishery even on the Fisheries Minsters radar?? It is clear by her comments last week that she is not in touch with the issues facing the Public Fishery on the West Coast. Very concerning and seemingly insincere responses from our Minister. Does she understand the issues, specifically when it comes to Mass Marking? Thanks to Ed Fast for pressing the Minister. We need leadership that is in touch with British Columbia and the is...sues that the coast is facing. We support sustainable opportunities to harvest chinook and support science based management measures to conserve stocks of concern. The Minister touched on her concerns with Mass Marking below.?? 1. Concerns over genetic diversity? There is not an ask to produce more hatchery fish, simply an ask to mark 100 percent of the chinook produced in Canadian Federal Hatcheries. 2. Marked selective pilot projects underway for chinook? Where? When? 3. Sport Fishing Association? Surely she meant the hard work done by the Sport Fishing Advisory Board. 4. Concerns over data collection? With tens of thousands of samples collected in recent years by volunteers in the Public Fishery, there is a safe path forward. We are very supportive of further contributions to collect data. We urge everyone that is concerned with the Public Fishery and salmon in general to reach out to Minister Bernadette Jordan and your local MPs and share your concerns. We need elected officials to understand the issues facing our coast. We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up Ken Hardie - Member of Parliament, Fleetwood - Port Kells Ed Fast Terry Beech, MP Patrick Weiler, MP Mel Arnold, MP Bernadette Jordan

BREAKING!!!!!!!! Chinook Management Measures for 2020/2021. Minister Bernadette Jordan s update on June 10th/2020!!... Sadly, there is nothing to update and there is no clarity moving forward. Very dissapointing as our coastal communities are in trouble and the system is broken. Have a listen to a portion of yesterdays Standing Committee for Fisheries and Oceans session. A big thank you to Ed Fast for pressing the Minister, the coast is desperate for answers. Also, thanks to Gord Johns MP for Courtenay-Alberni and Mel Arnold, MP for their questions to the Minister, it is noted and appreciated. Can any of the MPs listed here give the coast an idea of when the new regulations will be released? Terry Beech, MP Ken Hardie - Member of Parliament, Fleetwood - Port Kells Patrick Weiler, MP Bernadette Jordan Justin Trudeau Gord Johns MP for Courtenay-Alberni John Horgan Mel Arnold, MP We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. Join the PFA today => https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Call to action from all Public Fishers! This letter was sent today to DFO Regional Director Rebecca Reid. We are requesting all concerned public fishers email her and respectfully let her know that the actions being taken by DFO are not acceptable and that you support this letter. [email protected] ...Continue reading

VEDDER RIVER CLOSED TO SALMON FISHING Tick tock, tick tock, time is running out. July 1st has been the opening day for access to the sustainable summer chinook fishery on the Chilliwack/Vedder river for years. DFO failed to open the Chehalis river on June 1st and has provided zero correspondence to the public of the reasoning or future plans. We are now left wondering whether or not they will keep the Chilliwack/Vedder river closed to fishing as well. We encourage all public ...fishers to reach out to your local member of parliament, regardless if this is a fishery you partake in or not. What if it was your favourite fishery? Ask them why these fisheries are currently closed. Fishing is deemed an essential service in B.C. and is recognized as a significant economic contributor. Ask DFO why we are being shut out? You deserve answers. Now is the time for action, now is the time to stand up for your access to the Public Fishery and the future of British Columbia! Make your voice heard and contact your local member of parliament and the managers at DFO. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search?province=BC Rebecca Reid, DFO Regional Director General: [email protected] Andrew Thomson, DFO Regional Director: [email protected] Jeff Grout, DFO Regional Resource Manager: [email protected] Tell them to do the right thing and open up now closed areas to the retention of hatchery Chinook salmon. We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. Join the PFA today => https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up Ed Fast, MP Abbotsford Mark Strahl, MP Chilliwack-Hope Terry Beech, MP Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Fisheries Bernadette Jordan, Fisheries Minister

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DFO Needs to Act Now and Open Chinook Salmon for retention in areas where sustainable and responsible harvests can occur Small communities are on the verge of extinction, our economy is in shambles, the retention of Chinook salmon in sustainable and viable areas could help stop this downward spiral of despair that is impacting many people in British Columbia. Read Times Colonist article here: https://bit.ly/30fnND3... Now is the time for action, now is the time to stand up for your access to the Public Fishery and the future of British Columbia! Make your voice heard and contact your local member of parliament and the managers at DFO. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search?province=BC Rebecca Reid, DFO Regional Director General: [email protected] Andrew Thomson, DFO Regional Director: [email protected] Jeff Grout, DFO Regional Resource Manager: [email protected] Tell them to do the right thing and support our communities by opening sustainable data supported areas to the retention of Chinook salmon. We encourage you to join our growing collective voice. Go here to become a member now: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up

Once again you are being denied access to a Public Fishery. Sadly, the Chehalis River is now closed to Salmon fishing. This river typically opens up to recreational fishing for Chinook on June 1. DFO reviewed all region 2 river salmon fisheries and did a blanket closure on all rivers with openings occurring in season. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca//rec/fresh-d/region2-eng.html Well DFO, once again youre dropping the ball. The Chehalis should be open, as should the Vedder/C...hilliwack on July 1st. Fishing has been deemed an essential service so why are Chehalis River anglers being kept off the water? We need to fight for our access and not let DFO take it away. Enough is enough! Contact your local MP as well as DFO managers now and let them know this is not acceptable. Rebecca Reid, DFO Regional Director General: [email protected] Andrew Thomson, DFO Regional Director: [email protected] Jeff Grout, DFO Regional Resource Manager: [email protected] We encourage you to join our growing collective voice: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/

Do you love fishing? Are you concerned about losing access to your favourite public fishery in British Columbia? If you answered yes you arent alone. Join the Public Fishery Alliance and help us fight for continued access to our sustainable public fisheries. Learn more here => https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/

A look into Island Pursuit Sport Fishings data collection in 2019 in Area 14. The more data collection that takes place, the more questions why sustainable chinook retention opportunities have not been implemented. Fisheries and Oceans Canada "The Government of Canada is committed to open government, which is pursued along three streams, open data, open information and open dialogue ... This is not what is happening when it comes to the Public Fishery in British Columbia. We encourage you to join our growing collective voice to support and fight for access to sustainable public fisheries. Membership is free! https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/ Ken Hardie - Member of Parliament, Fleetwood - Port Kells Mel Arnold, MP

Chris Lewis of the Squamish Nation remembers stories from his grandfather of 40 pound Chinook coming back to the Squamish River. This is a good news story on some great collaboration on a project on the Squamish/Elaho River to create access to valuable habitat for spawning salmon and steelhead that had been blocked by a rockslide over 50-years ago. The Squamish Nation, Squamish River Watershed Society, the Province of BC and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans worked together to make this happen: https://www.squamishchief.com//squamish-nation-project-hel

Please read and share this well thought out post by Island Pursuit Sport Fishing. This Comox based company also sent a letter to Bernadette Jordan and their local MP, Gord Johns MP for Courtenay-Alberni Please reach out to key MPs on the Fisheries Standing Committee to express your frustration and disappointment with the management of chinook salmon in British Columbia. It is time to save stocks of concern and save coastal communities at the same time. Data supported... fisheries need to be implemented immediately as the blanket closures are devastating BC Coastal Communities. We need the Fisheries Standing Committee to take a long hard look in the mirror and urge the Minister to commit to science based solutions to save our coast. The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans studies and reports on matters related to the federal role in the management of Canadas fisheries and the safeguarding of its waters Members of the Committee Ken McDonald - Liberal Mel Arnold, MP Conservative Mariliene Gill Bloc Quebecois Jaime Battiste Liberal Terry Beech, MP Liberal Richard Bragdon Conservative Blaine Calkins - Conservative Serge Cormier Liberal Ed Fast Conservative Ken Hardie - Member of Parliament, Fleetwood - Port Kells - Liberal Gord Johns MP for Courtenay-Alberni NDP Robert Morrissey - Liberal We encourage you to join our growing collective voice to support and fight for access to sustainable public fisheries. https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/ Visit our blog: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/blog/

This is a great video showing a path forward from non-discriminatory in river gill nets. This type of change in fishing practice would help benefit critically endangered Interior Fraser Steelhead and endangered Sturgeon while still allowing fisheries to occur on healthy stocks. It also exemplifies the need for DFO to start marking ALL hatchery-raised Chinook and Coho for both ocean and river fisheries as well as better stock composition data. It is very disappointing to no...te that there were multiple proposals for such traps to be built on the Fraser River as well as the Harrison river applied through the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, a program funded jointly by the federal and provincial government were all rejected funding! The Public Fishery Alliance encourages its members to write your MP or MLA and let them know that it is time for more selective fishing practices non-selective gill nets are no longer viable. We encourage you to join our growing collective voice to support and fight for access to sustainable public fisheries. https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/membership-sign-up/ Visit our blog: https://publicfisheryalliance.ca/blog/ https://m.youtube.com/watch