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Tŝilhqot’in chiefs are attending the Pacific Salmon Commission's annual meeting to call on Alaskan District 104 Fishery to stop harvesting vulnerable salmon until their populations rebound. Story by Andie Mollins, Williams Lake Tribune

The stakes are high for Canada as our negotiators meet their American counterparts this week in Vancouver to kickstart the Pacific Salmon Treaty renewal process. This re-negotiation presents a pivotal opportunity to ensure the...

Trawl fishery bycatch further burdens West Coast chinook   Trawlers are enormous ’catch and process’ vessels capable of harvesting, processing and freezing their catch. Their target is groundfish species like pollock. They account for...

Millions of wild salmon are being caught in Alaska's commercial fisheries before they reach their native rivers to spawn in Canada, conservation groups say. This increasing pressure on salmon stocks is causing concern among...

The Terrace Standard reports that 'Action is needed to save Skeena fish stocks.' By Marisca Bakker

News ReleaseJuly 29, 2024 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh) Vancouver, B.C. – July 29, 2024