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Coastal Obsession: An Evening with Ian McAllister

October 17, 2019 in Courtenay, BC
October 18, 2019 in Nanoose Bay, BC

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Breaking News - Remember our #BIGLittleFish?⁣
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@fisheriesoceanscan (DFO) has tallied the numbers and discovered that they far over-predicted the number of herring in the Strait of Georgia in 2019. On January 28th, @jonathanwnv, our federal Fisheries Minister stood up in the House of Commons and justified the commercial herring roe fishery “based on the abundance of the stock...” Now, we’ve learned that this abundance estimate was extremely inaccurate. Of the forecasted 122,000 tonnes, only 85,000 tonnes of herring returned. Commercial fisheries took an incredible 25% of the population, a huge percentage compared to the 5% permitted for herring fisheries in Puget Sound and California.⁣
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In 2020, DFO expects the population to decline to a mere 54,200 tonnes, a far cry from the “historic high" they were claiming earlier this year. ⁣
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The concerns of coastal communities and environmental organizations have been validated. It’s time for DFO to manage herring using their own precautionary principle, which means immediately closing the fisheries and allowing the foundation of our coastal ecosystem to rebuild. ⁣
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#BIGLittleFish 🐟

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We need your help to put an end to this #WarOnWolves. Help us get to half a million signatures on our #SaveBCWolves petition (link in our bio). We are only 8,000 signatures away!⁣
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In 2015, citing the need to protect endangered caribou herds, the B.C. government launched a multi-year wolf kill program, against the recommendations of independent scientists. ⁣⁣This year in 2019, the provincial government not only renewed its wolf kill program but recent documents have also revealed intentions to expand it, targeting 80% of wolf populations in some areas. All the while, the B.C. government fails to target the root cause and ignores the major threat to caribou: habitat loss. Old-growth forest that has been fragmented and destroyed by industrial logging, mineral development, oil and gas exploration and recreational activities such as snowmobiling and commercial heli-cat skiing. It’s government negligence and government inaction that has caused this precipitous southern mountain caribou decline. Killing one animal to save another is not conservation. Speak up for wolves today.⁣
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#WolfConservation #WildlifeManagement #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Wolves #Caribou #EndangeredSpecies⁣
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Footage by @iantmcallister⁣
Edit by @lindsaymariestewart

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Meet Stan Hutchings, one of the few remaining @fisheriesoceanscan (DFO) charter patrolmen counting salmon in the #GreatBearRainforest. As a contracted creekwalker, Stan plays a crucial role in responsible fisheries management, monitoring annual salmon stocks to inform decision-making for commercial harvesting. ⁣⁣⁣
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Stan operates as the only charter patrolman in Area 6, an assessment zone made up of more than 10,000 square kilometers. Decades ago, zones like this were monitored by many individuals. The increased capacity allowed them to capture accurate depictions of the health of wild salmon populations, informing more effective management. Unfortunately, support and funding for creekwalkers has decreased significantly over the years. The monitoring program DFO designed identified 634 Central Coast streams that need to be monitored every year. In 2017, they counted less than 30% of them.

Creekwalkers are the only way we know how our salmon are doing. We need more Stans.⁣⁣ It's time for DFO to reinvest in salmon monitoring programs.⁣
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#SalmonCount and they need better oversight. Learn more at the "Protect Wild Salmon" link in our bio.⁣⁣
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Music: "Being" by Roary⁣
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With @skeenawild.conservation.trust

#Creekwalkers #salmonnation #forthewildones #wildsalmon #pnwonderland

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Our Coastal Obsession event with @iantmcallister has completely sold out! We’re stoked to see so much support and interest in conservation on this coast. To folks attending, we look forward to welcoming you in Courtenay on Oct 17 and Nanoose Bay on Oct 18. Stay tuned for more events like this in the future. #wildlifeconservation #wildlifefilmmaking #bcevents #vancouverisland

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This past weekend, the Heiltsuk Nation opened Gvakva’aus Hailzaqv, or House of the Heiltsuk, their first Big House in well over 100 years. To commemorate this, the Nation is running five days of celebrations in Waglisla, or Bella Bella, B.C.⁣
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After hundreds of years of colonization which saw continuous efforts to erase Indigenous cultures, this is a historic event. Pacific Wild is honoured to have been invited to the witness the celebrations as guests. Big congrats to @heiltsukcouncil on this milestone. ⁣
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According to @canenvironment, endangered southern mountain caribou are under imminent threat of becoming unrecoverable. The main driver - destructive logging and industrial activity throughout old-growth caribou habitat. Just last week, twenty-three environmental groups, conservationists, and animal protection organizations sent a letter to B.C. premier, @johnhorgan4bc and federal Environment Minister, @cathmckennaottcen, protesting the province’s refusal to protect additional habitat for these endangered creatures.⁣
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Today, wolves pay the price for human mistakes. Rather than acting responsibly and enforcing the Canadian Species at Risk Act to increase habitat protection, our provincial and federal governments have opted to scapegoat and kill predators as an unsuccessful means to solve the problem. Since its inception, the wolf cull in B.C. has killed more than 700 individual animals, yet caribou continue to decline. With no end in sight, 80% of interior wolf populations in key areas are on the government’s kill list for winter 2020 while clearcut logging continues at unprecedented rates. You can help bring an end to this.⁣
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Join a community of wolf advocates nearly half a million strong by signing our #SaveBCWolves petition today (click the link in our bio). We’re less than 8,000 signatures from our goal. Once this number is reached, we will ensure your voices are heard at the B.C. Parliament in Victoria.⁣
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#wolfconservation #wildlifemanagement #bcpoli #cdnpoli #caribou #wolf

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