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Before The Beauty Is Gone. A short film by @mackaisharp // “An unfortunate reality: our fish are disappearing. Not our salmon or our halibut, but those will soon follow. Forage fish, a key segment of the marine food chain, are vanishing off the coast of British Columbia.”

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Photo by @iantmcallister // Last July, we announced our legal case challenging the B.C. government’s ineffectual wolf culling program. Our stance argues that the cull is breaking federal aviation security regulations as well as other regulations outlined in the Wildlife Act. ⁣
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The courts have been operating at a very limited capacity due to COVID-19, and at this time we are still waiting for a hearing date to be set. The silver lining to waiting for our arguments to be heard: NO aerial gunning has taken place this year to date, saving the lives of hundreds of wolves.⁣
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Securing our legal counsel in this matter would not have been possible without the support of your generous donations. Thank you for helping us #SaveBCWolves this winter.

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Photos by @kwexphoto // Earlier this week (March 17), Fisheries and Oceans Canada closed the commercial herring gillnet fishery after nearly 8,300 tons of the 8,716 ton quota was met.⁣
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In this kill-fishery, the largest value target is roe (herring eggs) and is sold in Japan as a luxury food. Upwards of 90% of the remaining catch (the carcasses) will be ground up to make low value products like fish meal to feed farmed Atlantic salmon, as well as pet food and garden fertilizer. These herring could spawn multiple times throughout their lifecycle, year after year, while continuing to feed humpback whales and Chinook salmon — the main prey species of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales. But instead, the roe fishery catches herring just before spawning is complete, interrupting the production of billions of fertilized eggs each year. Traditional fisheries use more sustainable methods like collecting spawn-on-kelp so fish can reproduce year after year. ⁣
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On top of the wastefulness of this fishery, scientists and conservationists also take issue with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s practice of setting the total allowable catch at 20% of the estimated biomass against a baseline population of herring from 1951. There are two main problems with this:⁣
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1.) As years go by, the biomass continues to get smaller, but the 20% figure stays the same.⁣
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2.) Commercial herring fishing began in 1876 and huge quantities were caught in the first half of the 20th century. By 1951, stocks were already depleted from historical abundance.⁣
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Without an immediate moratorium placed on the commercial herring fishery, allowing populations to rebound, our ecosystems and communities are in trouble. Tell @bernadettejordanmp and your local MPs that we need an ecosystem based approach to management of the herring fishery that will allow populations to come back to historic levels. It’s time for @fisheriesoceanscan to protect this #BIGLittleFish for generations to come.

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Photo by @iantmcallister // Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a valuable conservation tool for safeguarding the ecosystems we care about. Adult herring and other forage fish are always on the move so they may not spend much of their time within a MPA; because of this, fishing management measures are important for providing some safety for these fish. However, MPAs can have high conservation benefits when sited around critical spawning or nursery areas.⁣
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They can act as harvest refugia for adult fish as they aggregate before spawning, and no-take MPAs can help permit recovery from habitat degradation.. This means that herring eggs and fish in early life stages have a better chance of survival, leading to more spawning adults in future generations.⁣
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As an added bonus, herring spawning aggregations attract  predators allowing well-sited MPAs to protect many other species. By establishing no-take MPAs to protect these vulnerable life cycle stages, we can help ensure the long-term persistence of species with huge ecological, cultural, and economic importance.⁣
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#BIGLittleFish #Herring #pacificwild #bcwildlife #marineconservation #marineprotectedarea

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Herring are worth more in the water than in nets. Herring are most valuable to British Columbia as the foundation of the coastal ecosystem and herring contribute more to British Columbia’s economy by feeding other species than by being caught and processed. ⁣⁣
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Better management of herring populations is an investment in the B.C. economy. Many of the fish species that eat herring sustain coastal economies through enabling commercial and sport fisheries. In 2016, the B.C. sport fishing industry employed 9,000 people and generated approximately $1.1 billion in gross revenue. Further, the whale populations that rely on herring, like humpbacks and orcas, draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to B.C. Marine-based recreation contributes over $4.3 billion to B.C.’s economy annually (2014). Meanwhile, the herring fishery generated approximately $19 million in 2019.⁣⁣
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Revenue generated by B.C.’s commercial salmon fishery decreased by more than $44 million from 2016 to 2019. This indicates that salmon populations are not what they once were, either. By protecting herring—Chinook salmon’s primary food source—we are also supporting salmon populations.⁣⁣
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Photo by @kwexphoto⁣
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~ Fisheries and Oceans Canada⁣
~ BC Ministry of Agriculture⁣
~ David Suzuki Foundation

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Photos by @iantmcallister // Today, we want to celebrate #InternationalDayOfForests. Here on Canada’s Pacific coast, a wide variety of charismatic species depend on old-growth forests. These ancient woodlands are critical for overall ecosystem health, providing a variety of benefits that younger, disturbed forests do not. For example, the old-growth forests in British Columbia have more fallen and decaying trees. The ones that stand are far more established, with root structures that enable higher than average heights. These characteristics help in shaping a multi-layered canopy that provides species with diverse habitats, access to nutrients, and better soil quality. This all helps to promote the survival of a greater diversity of plants and animals — including spirit bears, coastal wolves, and wild salmon the province is so well-known for. ⁣
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Today, logging threatens what remains of B.C.’s unprotected old-growth forests. A recently released report reviewing the management of B.C.’s old-growth forests found that many areas of the province are at a high risk of biodiversity loss under current practices. When less than 30 percent of natural old growth forests are not left intact, biodiversity loss skyrockets. 
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B.C. needs legislation that protects our endangered and irreplaceable old-growth forests, conserving ecosystem health and biodiversity. We are running out of time. SPEAK UP and demand that Premier @johnhorgan4bc halt logging in B.C.'s at-risk old-growth forests ⁣
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#GreatBearRainforest #SaveOldGrowth #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Forests #Trees #Conservation #Oldgrowth
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Depressed

Used to define a stock that is weakened, in low numbers or poor health.

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Conservation Unit

A group of wild Pacific salmon sufficiently isolated from other groups that, if driven extinct, is very unlikely to recolonize naturally.

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Tributary

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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Creekwalker

Charter Patrolmen, Guardians and volunteers that are experts in central and north coast salmon spawning.

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A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, either for conservation or aquaculture purposes.

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Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)

A MSY is the largest average catch that can be captured from a stock under existing environmental conditions.

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Keystone Species

A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.

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Anadromous

Used to describe a fish species that migrates up rivers from oceans to spawn.

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Escapement

The amount of a salmon population that does not get caught by commercial or recreational fisheries and return to their freshwater spawning habitat.

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Indicator Stream

Streams that have been identified by Fisheries Managers and First Nations communities as reliable health indicators for salmon stocks.

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Charter Patrolmen

Charter patrolmen are contracted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to provide necessary services related to the assessment and management of salmon populations throughout BC.

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spawning

The process of releasing eggs for reproduction into the water. Salmon return to their spawning grounds for the purpose of reproduction.

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