More than 100 First Nations and fishery organizations are urging Canada to follow through on its commitment to move away from open-net cage fish farms
A group of more than 100 First Nations and fishery organizations are urging Canada to follow through on its commitment to move away from open-net cage fish farms.
Chief Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance, said if action isn’t taken soon, B.C. will have no wild salmon left.
“We must recognize the crisis situation we’re in,” he told reporters. “It’s time that we get serious before we face extinction across the province.”For First Nations, the steady decline of wild salmon numbers off B.C.’s coast means a serious infringement on their right to food security. But the impacts will be far wider reaching, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of Union of British Columbian Indian Chiefs, said Tuesday.
“This is an issue that should be of grave concern for all British Columbians,” he said.