MCC feedback on the 2025/26 salmon IFMP
In April 2025, the MCC salmon committee submitted its feed back to DFO on recovery and management issues for the…
Comprised of nine core environmental groups, the MCC is an officially recognized stakeholder in consultations with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. While the MCC does not replace the activities of any conservation group, it does provide unique opportunities for the NGO sector to work together, share information and voice its concerns at official consultation tables.
In April 2025, the MCC salmon committee submitted its feed back to DFO on recovery and management issues for the…
The David Suzuki Foundation and the MCC have repeatedly expressed deep concern regarding the state of herring spawning in the…
The MCC has submitted its feedback on salmon fisheries (PDF), recovery and management issues to DFO for the the 2024-2025…
In our previous letter for the proposed 2023/2024 Food & Bait and Special Use fisheries, we provided the rationale for…
On November 13, 2023, the Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC) submitted the following letter in response to the draft 2022/2023…
The salmon subcommittee of the Marine Conservation Caucus submitted its comments on the draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Pacific…
The MCC has submitted its feedback to DFO on the mark selective Chinook fisheries proposed to start in the spring…
New fishery targets Chinook within critical Southern Resident killer whale habitat The MCC, along with First Nations from Vancouver Island,…
The MCC has submitted feedback on the 2022/2023 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Pacific Herring. The main points are summarized…
On November 16, 2022, the Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC) submitted the following letter in response to the draft 2022/2023…
Through the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI), DFO is proposing to expand mass-marking (MM) of hatchery fish and implement more…
In late June, DFO released a letter and discussion paper on their proposed expansion of Mass Marking (MM) and Mark-Selective…
The salmon subcommittee of the Marine Conservation Caucus has submitted its comments on the draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for…
On February 17, the MCC Salmon Sub-Committee of the Marine Conservation Caucus sent a letter to the Honourable Joyce Murray,…
Alaskan fisheries in Southeast Alaska (SEAK) intercept salmon returning to British Columbia (BC) rivers. Given the current depressed status of…
The salmon committee of the MCC has submitted its comments on the draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. We have concerns…
On March 18, the MCC submitted the following letter to Minister Jordan describing the potential impacts of mark selective fisheries…
On March 1, DFO released the draft Integrated Fishing Management Plans for salmon for the north and south coast 2021/22….
DFO’s State of the Salmon Program gave a presentation at the Preliminary Salmon Outlook Meeting on Dec. 17, 2020. It…
In preparation for development of the 2021-2022 Integrated Fisheries Management Plans for Northern and Southern BC, the DFO has released…
COSEWIC has released its new assessments for South Coast BC Chinook populations most impacted by hatcheries: four were designated Endangered,…
The MCC recommends a transition of Pacific herring management toward an ecosystem based fishery through lowering the harvest rate and…
On April 24th DFO released a package including the feedback they received on the draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plans for…
On March 2, the DFO sent a letter to stakeholders and First Nations soliciting feedback on proposed management measures for…