Conservancy Hornby Island Requests Closure of Pacific Herring Roe Fishery

environment · March 2019 · Georgia Strait near Hornby and Denman Islands

Conservancy Hornby Island has requested the federal government to shut down the Pacific herring roe fishery planned for March 2019 due to ecological concerns about the impact on marine species including salmon and killer whales.

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• “Conservancy Hornby Island is requesting the federal government to shut down the Pacific herring roe fishery planned for March 2019... The draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plan released December 7 plans the killing of 28,000 tons of spawning herring...” — The Islands Grapevine – January 3rd, 2019 (January 3rd, 2019)

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