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Bachrach continues call for restrictions on foreign commercial fishing licences affecting Northcoast

Bachrach continues call for restrictions on foreign commercial fishing licences affecting Northcoast

Liberals say commercial fishing system is “a modern-day feudal system.”
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Seafood group opposes plan for northern Pacific marine protected areas

Seafood group opposes plan for northern Pacific marine protected areas

‘The new marine protected areas will result in $125 million of lost revenue’: BC Seafood Alliance
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B.C. First Nations, groups, launch coalition to save salmon

B.C. First Nations, groups, launch coalition to save salmon

Aim to bring groups together to collaborate on salmon recovery strategy
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Haida Gwaii named one of the best Canadian fishing destinations

Haida Gwaii named one of the best Canadian fishing destinations

‘One-stop shop for fantastic angling action’: online booking site
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DFO closes most bivalve shellfish harvesting along North Coast

DFO closes most bivalve shellfish harvesting along North Coast

Eating contaminated shellfish can be life-threatening, DFO warns
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DFO uses cautious management despite above-average sockeye return on Skeena

DFO uses cautious management despite above-average sockeye return on Skeena

4.3 million sockeye expected this year
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Commercial fishermen’s union ‘deeply troubled’ with DFO’s decision to close Prince Rupert sockeye fishery

Commercial fishermen’s union ‘deeply troubled’ with DFO’s decision to close Prince Rupert sockeye fishery

This is the largest run in decades, union states
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Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits he says, despite millions of fish

Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits he says, despite millions of fish

A multi-million dollar travesty is happening as we speak - Howard Gray
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Resident anglers fed-up with governments’ ‘short-sighted’ fishery management

Resident anglers fed-up with governments’ ‘short-sighted’ fishery management

Just closing recreational angling is not going to save the salmon or steelhead, fishing guide says
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Indigenous commercial fishers in Prince Rupert face late start from delayed licences

Indigenous commercial fishers in Prince Rupert face late start from delayed licences

The processing lag cost them 5 days of work
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