BC Public Fishery Alliance Comes to Ottawa part 1 of 2

About this episode

Lawrence Gunther interviews members of the Public Fishery Alliance about proposed changes to fishing policies affecting salmon access and tourism.

In the first of this two part Blue Fish Radio Show series host Lawrence Gunther speaks with members of the Public Fishery Alliance delegation that just arrived in Ottawa. Their goal is to provide a balanced perspective on proposed changes to the Salmon Allocation Policy and Southern Resident Killer Whale fishing for Chinook closures. The proposed changes pose an immediate threat to the public’s access to Chinook and Coho salmon, and risk destabilizing a more than $1 billion angling tourism sector that sustains more than 9,000 jobs and underpins the economic vitality of small and large coastal communities across the province. The seven delegates will speak with Lawrence Gunther again prior to returning to B.C. in Part II of this special Blue Fish Radio show coverage.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence Gunther

Topics covered

• public fishery
• salmon allocation
• fishing policy
• angling tourism
• economic impact
• coastal communities

Keywords

• Public Fishery Alliance
• Chinook salmon
• Coho salmon
• fishing policy
• angling tourism
• economic vitality
• coastal communities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Public Fishery Alliance

Places: Ottawa, B.C.

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