Madam Chair, Chris Bos, of the South Vancouver Island Anglers Coalition, has said, “The past two years, where DFO have implemented catch and release from April 1 to August 31...it's killing the fishery and all those who rely on it for their income. They won't be able to survive too many more years of this. There are millions of U.S.A.-origin hatchery-marked chinooks around Sidney, Victoria and Sooke that can be retained without any harm to Fraser wild stocks of concern.”
Is the minister's department considering 100% marking of all Canadian hatchery chinook for proper and accurate conservation, as the State of Washington already does successfully? Science has proven its effectiveness in restoring Pacific salmon.