Wildlife group asks DFO for interim measures

January 27, 2010
Courier Islander

The BC Wilderness Tourism Association (WTA) is calling on DFO to implement key interim measures for aquaculture management in order to help save BC's wild salmon.

In a letter sent to Minister Gail Shea today, the WTA has asked DFO to implement key interim measures now so they can be in effect for spring 2010. These measures include implementing natural background lice level thresholds for wild salmon populations, independent research and monitoring for lice levels on wild salmon and establishing a wild salmon migratory corridor, free of salmon farms.

Wilderness Tourism pours $1.5 billion dollars into the BC economy annually. However, the BC tourism industry relies on healthy wild salmon populations to sustain their businesses, whether they are fishing lodges, fine dining establishments or wildlife viewing operations.

Source: Courier Islander