The Federal Government has announced a move intended to protect B.C.’s iconic Southern Resident Killer Whales.
It aims to support the recovery of Chinook salmon, a primary food source for the whales.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Dominic LeBlanc, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna have announced there will be a reduction in the total fishery removals for Chinook salmon of 25 to 35 per cent.
Fishery closures for recreational finfish and commercial salmon fisheries, in our region, will be put in place in portions of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and areas around the Gulf Islands and there will be reduced harvest limits, size limits, and other select area closures to protect wild Chinook stocks of concern.
