Stars align for big changes to British Columbia’s commercial fishery

With two committee studies, an alliance of First Nations and harvester groups calling for owner-operator licensing in B.C., and now a provincial government commitment, conditions are perfect for policy reform on the Pacific Coast.

Canada’s new Fisheries Act clearly empowers Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to initiate this much needed and broadly supported change. All that is needed is her to give the green light, writes Trevor Russ.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TREVOR RUSS, JAMES LAWSON

July 24, 2024

HAIDA GWAII, B.C.—In Canadian waters, more than 90 per cent of seafood production by value is landed by vessels owned and operated by working harvesters and First Nations. Last year alone, these small and medium-sized fishing enterprises landed more than $4.2-billion in pl...

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