Sockeye can't wait

Jennifer Moreau
April 17, 2010
Burnaby Now

While a judicial inquiry on declining Fraser sockeye stocks is underway, more needs to be done save the salmon, according to BCIT's Mark Angelo.

"The last thing we want to do is do nothing over the next year-and-a-half while the inquiry is underway," Angelo said. "To delay and do nothing over the next year and a half would not be in the best interest of British Columbians or B.C. salmon stocks."

Angelo's comments came after two days of panel discussions in March, where scientists, conservationists and academics reviewed the life cycle of sockeye salmon, from the gravel to the grave.

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