Final Advisory Letter
Final report of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council in its role as advisors on wild Pacific salmon and steelhead stocks and habitat.
Public Consultations to Begin on: Making Sense of the Hatchery Debate
Vancouver, March 8, 2004 - The Pacific Fisheries
Resource Conservation Council is pleased to invite the public to attend
a consultation related to interactions between enhanced salmon and wild
salmon.
The council has commissioned a report to identify available
information on the impacts of salmon hatcheries and other enhancement
activities on wild salmon and steelhead in British Columbia and the
Yukon Territory. It explores the opinions and arguments surrounding the
impacts of salmon enhancement on wild salmon, and explains the various
concepts, theories, practices and research in this field. The report
concludes that, while there have been obvious positive outcomes from
the enhancement program; the risks also need to be considered when
considering net benefit. That report can be obtained on our website at
www.fish.bc.ca.
The PFRCC wants the public's views, knowledge and experience
related to the subject. Comments received and the consultant report
will be considered by council and will be important input to an
advisory to government and the public, which we hope will have an
impact on future decisions at the federal and provincial levels.
Dates, times and locations of the consultations are:
March 20 Prince Rupert
Howard Johnson Highliner Plaza Hotel
815 1st Ave. West
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
March 27 Nanaimo
The Grand Hotel Nanaimo
4898 Rutherford Road
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
March 28 Chilliwack
Rhombus Hotel
45920 First Avenue
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
We would welcome your presence and if you plan to attend, please
let us know at either www.info@fish.bc.ca or phone (604) 775-5621 in
order for us to plan logistics. If you cannot attend you are welcome to
write us with your comments by April 8th, 2004. (Our mailing address
is: Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, 590-800 Burrard
St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2G7.)
The Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council was established
in 1998 to provide advice to the Governments of Canada and British
Columbia and the public on matters dealing with the conservation of
Pacific fish populations, specifically salmon and steelhead, and their
freshwater and ocean habitat.
For more information, contact:
Gordon Ennis
Managing Director Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
604-775-6070
ennis@fish.bc.ca
John Paul Fraser
Media Liaison Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
604-775-5789
fraser@fish.bc.c
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