Steelhead are typically managed by the provincial government, but because they are in the river at the same time as salmon, which are federally managed, and the opportunity to fish for salmon, both commercially—the first nations food, social and ceremonial—and recreationally, those salmon fisheries managed by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans could be severely impacted if the Fraser River steelhead are not managed back to a state of abundance. That is why I feel it's of national interest that we do this study.
On February 25th, 2020. See this statement in context.