Scientists say fish habitat no longer protected under federal act

John Post, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Calgary, says the federal government changes to the fisheries legislation have eviscerated the ability to protect habitat for many of the country’s fish species.
Photograph by: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary/Calgary Herald

Scientists say fish habitat no longer protected under federal act

By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald November 8, 2013

A new study suggests that federal changes to Canada’s fisheries legislation have taken away the ability to protect fish habitat.

The assessment by scientists at the University of Calgary and Dalhousie University suggests recent changes to the Fisheries Act were political rather than scientific, putting entire ecosystems at risk.

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