Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc visited West Vancouver on Tuesday to provide an update on the federal government’s response to the Cohen Commission report on protecting B.C. salmon. Here are five things you need to know about this development:
What is this all about?
The 2012 report from the judicial inquiry, headed by retired judge Bruce Cohen, made 75 recommendations for reversing the decline of sockeye salmon along the Fraser River. It addressed issues such as commercial fisheries and scientific research, as well as the highly contentious question of how fish farming impacts wild sockeye.
LeBlanc’s update details the Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s progress on each of those recommendations.
What has already been done?
Bethany Lindsay – Vancouver Sun – August 9, 2016.
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