MP’s call for public fishery changes
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The North Okanagan-Shuswap Member of Parliament is among a number MP’s from B.C. calling on the federal fisheries minister to allow British Columbians new opportunities in the Pacific public fishery in 2021.
In a letter sent to the minister Bernadette Jordan, the B.C. MPs stated they believe it’s possible and necessary for mark selective Chinook fisheries to be implemented in a manner that supports restoration and conservation of Pacific salmon, especially at-risk populations.
The letter went on to request that the minister “support mark selective fisheries that are properly designed, implemented, and monitored to prevent unintended impacts on unmarked or untargeted fish of wild origin.”
This multipartisan initiative garnered support from 25 of B.C.’s 31 federal opposition MPs from the federal Conservative, New Democratic and Green parties while 11 Trudeau government Liberal MPs from B.C. withheld their support.
