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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
FDA says Newfoundland's 'Frankenfish' unlikely to be harmful
FDA says Newfoundland's 'Frankenfish' unlikely to be harmful
Health regulators 'clear the way' for approval of genetically modified salmon
CBC News/The Associated Press, Dec 21, 2012
Federal health regulators say a genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as normal is unlikely to harm the environment, clearing the way for the first approval of a scientifically engineered animal for human consumption.
Read more here
Related story: GE Salmon Headed to Your Dinner Plate
Wildlands Advocate - December 2012
Several articles might be of interest to fly fishers, "A Castle-Crown Collage" in particular.
Wildlands Advocate - December 2012
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Friday, December 21, 2012
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Oil, gas development banned in B.C's Sacred Headwaters
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The B.C. government is set to announce a ban on
coal-bed methane gas drilling in the
Sacred Headwaters area.
(David
Zalubowski/Associated Press)
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CBC News Dec 18, 2012
The B.C. government has confirmed a ban on oil and gas development in the Sacred Headwaters region of northwestern B.C.
"As part of a tripartite agreement, Shell Canada is immediately withdrawing plans to explore for natural gas in the Klappan by relinquishing its tenures," the province said in a release.
"In addition, the Province of British Columbia will not issue future petroleum and natural-gas tenure in the area."
A four-year ban on oil and gas exploration in the area was set to expire Tuesday.
Shannon McPhail, the executive director of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition, says announcement is a welcome relief.
"There are no words to even describe how we're feeling about this right now," she told CBC News. "This has been a long road of 10 years of working on this and I think it has been a huge victory."
The moratorium has prevented Shell Canada from doing exploratory drilling in the area, which is home to the headwaters of three salmon-bearing rivers: the Skeena, Nass and Stikine.
LINK:(CBC News)
Related story, Globe & Mail: B.C.'s Sacred Headwaters to remain protected from drilling
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Preserving our Lifeline - December 2012
Check out one of the feature articles written by Brian Meagher, Provincial Biologist, Trout Unlimited Canada.
Preserving our Lifeline - December 2012
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A fly fisher's dashboard 'mascot'. April 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
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Michelle chatting with a shuttle client. April 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Fish can’t speak out, but you can! Save the Fisheries Act- it’s not too late!
Fish can’t speak out, but you can! Save the Fisheries Act- it’s not too late!
The changes to the Fisheries Act and new regulations made under it, will have implications for the health of rivers and lakes across the Canada – not just for fish – but for all species, including us humans, who all depend on safe, healthy waters. Fish can’t speak out, but you can.
The changes to the Fisheries Act and new regulations made under it, will have implications for the health of rivers and lakes across the Canada – not just for fish – but for all species, including us humans, who all depend on safe, healthy waters. Fish can’t speak out, but you can.
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Fishermen fishing for salmon in the Humber river,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Posted by Tony
Maas, World Wildlife Fund,
December 13, 2012
While the news
this week that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has no
formal plans to consult the public or stakeholders on still-pending changes
to the Fisheries Act included in Bill C-38
back in June is not surprising, it is troubling.
On June 27, 2012, in the
wake of Bill C-38, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Keith
Ashfield announced a “nationwide public engagement and consultations
process to be held throughout the summer and fall to develop the policy and
regulatory framework that will support changes to the Fisheries Act
adopted by the House of Commons earlier this month.” Background
documents supporting this announcement state: “Through Summer and
Fall 2012, the Department will engage Canadians, through a series of
roundtables and meetings, and online, to get their feedback on various elements
of the Government of Canada’s fisheries protection approach.”
These announcements signal that there
may still be an opportunity for people and organizations like WWF to influence
the governments’ new approach to fisheries management, and to appeal to the
Minister and the Department through a formal process to maintain the important
protections for fish habitat – not just fisheries – that have not yet been
removed from the Fisheries Act(but remain on the chopping block). But it seems
now that the department is backing away from this commitment to consult or is
being quite selective and surgical, far from transparent with respect to who
they consult and how.
The changes to the Fisheries Act and
new regulations made under it, will have implications for the health of rivers
and lakes across the Canada – not just for fish – but for all species,
including us humans, who all depend on safe, healthy waters.
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Stopped on a gravel bar. April 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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