Tag Sustainable Fisheries

20 Dec

Greg Taylor 2024 Salmon Fishery Recap: Part One

In this detailed recap, Fisheries Advisor Greg Taylor reflects on the 2024 salmon fishing season, highlighting improvements in salmon returns, long-term trends, and the challenges facing fisheries today. From shifts in commercial and recreational catches to the impact of global markets and First Nations economic fisheries, this article provides valuable insights into what shaped the season and what it means for the future of salmon in B.C. Stay tuned for Part Two, where Greg dives deeper into area-specific trends and expectations for 2025.

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31 Oct

Alaska salmon fishery objection dismissal ‘seriously undermines’ MSC credibility

SkeenaWild, Watershed Watch and Raincoast Conservation's objection to SE Alaskan fisheries' sustainable rating was rejected this week. Kaitlin Yehle, a fisheries biologist with SkeenaWild, said the adjudicator's decision was disappointing but not surprising.

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16 Sep

B.C. NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries

Alaska’s fisheries should not be accredited with Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainability check mark when these fisheries harm B.C.’s wild salmon and killer whales.

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5 Sep

The Future Is Selective

Selective fishing is the future of all fishing, and these fisheries are leading by example. Let’s give them a lift. Ask your grocer if they carry Authentic Indigenous Seafood the next time you shop for salmon.

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4 Sep

Defend Skeena Steelhead From Alaska’s Nets

Unsustainable net fisheries are the largest source of mortality for steelhead bound for the Skeena River - especially when those fish are released dead.

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18 Jul

Greg Taylor: 2024 Season Outlook

Watershed Watch's Greg Taylor gives his 2024 Season Outlook across BC. He discusses Ocean Wise's seal of approval for 14 B.C. chinook and sockeye fisheries, reflects on Alaskan Interception Fisheries and gives a deep dive into each regions fisheries forecast.

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11 Jul

Ocean Wise pulls sustainability recommendation for southeast Alaska salmon

Watershed Watch Salmon Society, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are very pleased that Vancouver-based eco-label Ocean Wise has removed salmon harvested in southeast Alaska from its list of recommended sustainable seafood products.

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29 May

New Recommendations from Ocean Wise Recognize Sustainable B.C. Salmon Fisheries

Consumers want to buy sustainably caught seafood but for too long have been hampered by eco-labels that greenwash harmful industrial fisheries and exclude smaller-scale sustainable fisheries. This has especially been the case for Pacific salmon, where community-led Indigenous fisheries in British Columbia have been passed over by major ecolabels, while unsustainable interception fisheries in Alaska have enjoyed long-standing approval.

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15 May

Skeena 2024 Pre-Season Conditions and Forecast : How is it Affecting Wild Salmon?​

Let’s take a look at what we’re expecting to see with salmon returns to the Skeena this summer. Here we cover pre-season forecasts, as well as some of the marine and freshwater conditions from the past five years that may influence this year’s salmon returns. In general, pre-season forecasting has become less accurate in recent years due to greater environmental variability - which is why we at SkeenaWild continue to advocate for sustainable fisheries with in-season monitoring and adaptability to in-season abundances and conditions.

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26 Apr

Marine Stewardship Council to review Canadian conservation groups’ objections to Alaskan salmon “sustainable” certification

An independent adjudicator has accepted the formal objection of three B.C.-based conservation organizations to the certification of Alaskan salmon as “sustainable” by the UK-based Marine Stewardship Council

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