David Wiwchar

May 28, 2019 07:58 am

Some Nuu-chah-nulth leaders are blaming federal mismanagement of seals and
sea lions for the chinook salmon crisis affecting much of BC’s coast.

Larry Johnson, chair of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society’s fisheries committee,
told Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper that they are looking to develop a plan that
brings back a controlled harvest of seals and sea lions.

Johnson said meat from the marine mammals was part of the Nuu-chah-nulth
diet for thousands of years.

He said the pinniped population has exploded since the federal government
prohibited hunting them more than 50 years ago.

First Nations, recreational anglers, and commercial fishers have all urged
DFO to look beyond simple fishing closures, and take a wider ecosystem
approach to restoring dwindling Fraser River chinook stocks.

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