Pacific Wild’s Top Ten Arguments Against the Strait of Georgia Herring Fishery

March 11, 2019

Did you know, 4 out of 5 Pacific herring fisheries in British Columbia have collapsed due to population concerns? The Strait of Georgia holds the last remaining commercial fishing grounds. Here are our top 10 arguments against the Strait of Georgia herring fishery.

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Photo by @eiko_jones_ // "Salmon are a very vulnerable species. They're vulnerable to many things like fishing, deforestation, development on shorelines and heat isn't making things any easier for them. Hotter and drier summers are causing snow melt a lot earlier which decreases water levels in streams and makes it even more difficult for fish to make it to spawning grounds." - @emmalaipage, Marine Campaigner at Pacific Wild⁣
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Click the link in our bio and listen to our latest interview with CBC Radio about the impacts of climate change on wild salmon populations.

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Photo by @iantmcallister // Happy #MarineMonday. Here in the Pacific Northwest, there are two distinct populations of orcas. Endangered southern resident orcas inhabit the waters between British Columbia and Washington whereas transient orcas are occasional visitors moving along the Eastern North Pacific (from Alaska to California).

Each population is genetically unique. Although they can be seen in close proximity they will never engage in social interaction.

Transients hunt in smaller groups and feed off of other marine mammals like seals, sea lions, porpoises and other small whales. Residents primarily eat chinook salmon and hunt in large sociable groups. Their diet relies heavily on salmon returning to rivers and flowing into the Salish Sea to spawn. Habitat degradation, contamination and poor fisheries management, has led to these salmon populations being severely depleted. Now, resident orcas have to travel further in search of food and are more likely to become malnourished. Just one reason why the fight to save wild salmon is so critical.

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Photo by @eiko_jones_ //The heat wave in June may have caused serious repercussions for our already struggling Pacific salmon populations. Salmon are already at risk due to a combination of factors, including increasing wildfires, habitat loss, logging and other climate disasters. The recent heat is only exacerbating their vulnerability.

With hotter and drier summers, we are seeing snow melt occurring earlier. This results in summer stream levels declining, making migration difficult with low water levels and drastically increasing temperatures. As we look forward to the upcoming spawning season, the survival and spawning of salmon is dependent on fish being able to migrate upstream. The recent temperatures may be detrimental to the success of this season’s spawn.

Tune in to @cbcradio at 4:40 PST today to listen to our Marine Campaigner Emmie Page discuss the possible impacts of climate change on this year’s salmon spawn.

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Photo by @iantmcallister // John Innes, the Dean for UBC’s Faculty of Forestry and Michael Paul Nelson, a professor of environmental ethics and philosophy at Oregon State University both recently spoke about old growth issues in B.C. Their thoughts were shared in a new article published by The Tyee.

“The management of old growth in British Columbia is inadequate, little has changed since their 2012 report,” said Innes. “The provincial government’s recent Intentions paper signals a willingness to address some of the issues, including a much-needed overhaul of the outdated B.C. Forests Act.”

Innes reiterated that industry and government need to work better together. New changes to the tenure system, involvement of carbon conservation and moving towards a future bio-economy are crucial.

“A paradigm shift would suggest that a program in forestry should be premised first and foremost on loyalty to the planet. How can we provide for people in ways that also allow us to help forests save us from our own ‘too much’?”, said Michael Paul Nelson, professor of environmental ethics and philosophy at Oregon State University. “We exist at a time of extreme environmental crisis. Rising to the challenges before us will require the greatest exercise in the human imagination and effort in the history of the world.”

“To change a paradigm is not to merely tinker around the edges, to rebrand or otherwise modify in degree. It is to go to the core, to change something in kind and to radically rethink our most basic belief systems and the policies and practices they inspire.”

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