BCWF
02-23-2018, 11:16 AM
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The emergency threat assessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) concludes that Interior Fraser River steelhead should be listed under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).
The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and partner groups call for an immediate emergency endangered listing for steelhead facing imminent extinction.
The BCWF, BC Federation of Fly Fishers, Outdoor Recreation Council and Steelhead Society of BC strongly advocate that the Federal Cabinet, through Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), accept and implement the emergency SARA listing for the Interior Fraser steelhead as recommended by COSEWIC.
Our groups are encouraging members to meet with their MPs and MLAs to let them know that saving wild salmon and steelhead is a main priority for British Columbians. On behalf of our collective memberships, we make a number of recommendations about the actions needed to save this iconic steelhead population:
• Goals must be set for wild salmon and steelhead on the West Coast to ensure that their genetic diversity and habitats are the highest priority in resource management.
• DFO and the province must invest in habitat protection, harvest regulation, increased monitoring, and the science required to prevent extinction of these unique fish populations. .
Find Your Member of Parliament HERE: http://http://www.ourcommons.ca/parliamentarians/en/constituencies/FindMP
Find Your Member of the Legislative Assembly HERE: https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members
http://bcwf.net/images/stories/news_release/2017/IFS.pdf
The emergency threat assessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) concludes that Interior Fraser River steelhead should be listed under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).
The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and partner groups call for an immediate emergency endangered listing for steelhead facing imminent extinction.
The BCWF, BC Federation of Fly Fishers, Outdoor Recreation Council and Steelhead Society of BC strongly advocate that the Federal Cabinet, through Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), accept and implement the emergency SARA listing for the Interior Fraser steelhead as recommended by COSEWIC.
Our groups are encouraging members to meet with their MPs and MLAs to let them know that saving wild salmon and steelhead is a main priority for British Columbians. On behalf of our collective memberships, we make a number of recommendations about the actions needed to save this iconic steelhead population:
• Goals must be set for wild salmon and steelhead on the West Coast to ensure that their genetic diversity and habitats are the highest priority in resource management.
• DFO and the province must invest in habitat protection, harvest regulation, increased monitoring, and the science required to prevent extinction of these unique fish populations. .
Find Your Member of Parliament HERE: http://http://www.ourcommons.ca/parliamentarians/en/constituencies/FindMP
Find Your Member of the Legislative Assembly HERE: https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members