NGO's Walk Away From DFO's AMAC Process

[IronNoggin]

"DFO also rebuffed calls by us and others to commit to broadening the science advice available to the AMAC. This is a fatal flaw in the process, raising a significant risk that the advisory process will be based on incomplete and potentially biased science advice"

"We find this stubborn insistence on filtering and limiting science advice and discovery troubling on many levels."

WELL Beyond "Troubling"! http://forum.flybc.ca/style_emoticons/default/angry.gif

"Our main concerns around the proposed AMAC terms of reference—and DFO’s rigidity against implementing needed changes—lie mainly around the skewed composition of the AMAC’s proposed membership, and the absence of any assurance that the process will be informed by sound science advice being made available to AMAC members and DFO regulators.
DFO initially proposed AMAC membership would include 9 seats for “industry and industry aquaculture associations”—but only 3 for environmental organizations, and 2 for regional districts. Despite repeated and reasonable requests to improve the balance and input, we were informed in an April 14 2014 letter from Diana Trager, DFO’s Pacific Director of the Aquaculture Management Division, that DFO’s opening offer was also its closing one. Aquaculture planning was to be mainly driven by a heavy industry presence, which does little to inspire confidence that DFO is much interested in giving due consideration to environmental, cultural or social sustainability in its oversight of aquaculture."

http://www.watershed-watch.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AMACletter-May26_2014.pdfAnd On It Goes... http://forum.flybc.ca/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif

[BULLNUTTS]

It's become a sad times here across Canada that the peoples voice,opinions and wishes have been muted out completely by our polititions at the helm.So widespread now is this problem,which itself is now entrenched in our operating system,citisens must now wonder if ever it could be removed! Likened very much to legal mofia really-even country wide voting against issues does not work.[ Case proven when Mr. Mulroony was in office] . A very tough opponent this trying to fight the big money multi nationals ect joined up with the powers at hand.
In this case of trying to defend our wild salmon stocks and attempting to regulate [an immpossible task-especially without the required officers to do so!] artificial fisheries farming, it will most certainly take allied forces banding togeather in common goals to make a dent in the armour of the giant.Make no mistake- The " big money" is designed to steamroll into a goliath that becomes unstoppable simply by supply and demand.The more our wild stocks deplete- The stronger they get. Time is short and getting shorter.The fear for our wild stocks is real.
This is a most daunting task to fight against and a battle that seemingly will never end.We are in great need of a heavy " think tank" in how to best oppose such might....BULLNUTTS