Thursday, August 26, 2010

Some good news for a change: Pacific Salmon

by yuriwho

Perhaps it's just me, but I perceive a lot of negativity lately on this site. It's understandable given our situation. I wanted to highlight a new development that should make a lot of people smile.

Last year, near Christmas, a good friend of mine from BC arrived here in Ontario with one sockeye, telling me that this might be the end. Last years catch was abysmal and the fishery was crashing hard.

The Canadian government was concerned enough to establish a commission to investigate the fishing collapse. The Cohen commission began it's work August 18th.



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