MCC feedback to DFO on options for Chinook management to aid Southern Resident killer whale recovery
This letter is submitted as feedback to DFO on options for prey management through Southern Resident killer whales critical habitat….
This letter is submitted as feedback to DFO on options for prey management through Southern Resident killer whales critical habitat….
In April 2025, the MCC salmon committee submitted its feed back to DFO on recovery and management issues for the…
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Raincoast is proud to be a member organization of the Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC). As an officially recognized stakeholder body…
On November 13, 2023, the Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC) submitted the following letter in response to the draft 2022/2023…
Last week, Raincoast sent a letter in support of the US District court decision to halt the Southeast Alaska troll…
This letter was written by Raincoast Wild Salmon Program Director Misty MacDuffee in support of the US District Court decision…
Wild salmon in British Columbia are at a critical crossroads. Within the Fraser River alone, record low numbers of Chinook,…
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,…
Since the 1990s, Central Coast Nations’ food fishers have observed accelerating declining numbers for Dungeness crab. Commercial fishing had increased…
As the cumulative effects of fishing, climate change and habitat degradation continue to impact salmon populations across the Pacific Coast,…
Last month, CCIRA representatives — Fisheries Director Charlotte Whitney and Science Coordinator Alejandro Frid — were invited to share insights…
The governments of BC and Canada recently announced several BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) projects — a significant…
In 2019, Central Coast First Nations signed an historic agreement with other coastal First Nations and Canada’s Federal Government to…
Throughout the Pacific Coast, Dungeness crab is a vital food source and cherished fishery. For Central Coast First Nations, crab…
On March 1, DFO released the draft Integrated Fishing Management Plans for salmon for the north and south coast 2021/22….
Indigenous knowledge has existed and sustained the ecosystems on the coast of British Columbia for millennia. Drawing upon multiple types…
On March 2, the DFO sent a letter to stakeholders and First Nations soliciting feedback on proposed management measures for…
25 years from now things could look very different on the Central Coast. Ocean ecosystems could be healthier and fish…
Deadline for comments extended until April 9. DFO released a letter detailing their 2020 Fraser River Chinook Management Approach on…
DFO has released draft Northern and Southern Integrated Fishing and Management Plans for Salmon. Comments are due by April 15th….
February 6, 2020 Abstract Fisheries managers, First Nations, and stakeholders are becoming more aware that Fisheries Related Incidental Mortality (FRIM)…
Conservation groups released information today that provides evidence that more endangered Fraser River Chinook were killed in fisheries last year…