Government Resonse to Steelhead Petitions

As expected...

First Petition to Fisheries Minster re: Suspension of known net fisheries heavily impacting steelhead:

https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/P...etition=e-1416

Government bafflegab reply:

While chum salmon fisheries can contribute to Interior Fraser Steelhead mortality, other sources of mortality have not been adequately assessed, including impacts during the freshwater phase of the lifecycle...

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is currently developing a Recovery Potential Assessment as part of the Species at Risk Act emergency listing process. This assessment will consider the impacts of threats to Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead populations.

http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/ePe...2293_DFO_E.pdf

Second Petition to Minister of Environment re: Issuing an Emergency Listing Order under the Species At Risk Act for Interior Fraser Steelhead.

https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/P...etition=e-1419

Government stall & Pass The Buck reply, while sneaking in a reconciliation tag:

COSEWIC is expected to conduct a full assessment of Steelhead Trout in the coming years, independently of the outcome of this current emergency listing process.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reviewed the COSEWIC emergency assessments and is now considering additional scientific information to complement the assessments, including any Indigenous Knowledge that might be shared by Indigenous Groups.

http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/ePe...2294_DFO_E.pdf

As many have already noted, guess we can write these fish stocks off... http://forum.flybc.ca/style_emoticon...t/banghead.gif

Nog