#cohen commission

[theecoreport]

What's Happening To Pacific Coast Salmon?

What’s Happening To Pacific Coast Salmon?

The ECOrepost publishes David Suzuki’s syndicated column entitled What’s Happening To Pacific Coast Salmon?

From The David Suzuki Foundation

By David Suzuki

Salmon have been swimming in Pacific Northwest waters for at least seven million years, as indicated by fossils of large saber-tooth salmonfound in the area. During that time, they’ve been a key species in intricate, interconnected coastal…

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Ian Roberts' Response To Anti-Salmon Farm Critics

Ian Roberts’ Response To Anti-Salmon Farm Critics

The ECOreport listens to the other side of the story, Marine Harvest Canada’s Ian Roberts’ Response To Anti-Salmon Farm Critics

By Roy L Hales

In 2002, the number of pink salmon returning to the Broughton Archipelago was only 3% of normal.  Alexandra Morton subsequently co-authored a study reporting that 68 – 98 % of the fish tested in this area had the sea louse “L. salmonis.”[1. S. Saksida et…

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[harper-vs-environment]

NEWS: Cohen Report "condemning of federal government"

After three years of evidence, study and writing, Justice Bruce Cohen has finally submitted his $26-million report on the disappearance of the Fraser River sockeye salmon. Despite being written in the restrained language of the judiciary, it is explicitly and implicitly explosive, condemning of the federal government's environmental policies, scathing in its assessment of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), and critical of the salmon farming industry. One of the most impressive qualities of Justice Cohen's report is its perspective. ... According to Justice Cohen, the federal government's abdication of its responsibility for this ecological treasure has been unwise and "troubling." / Read more on Canada.com /

[fishlake-blog]

The Vancouver Sun - May 19, 2012