Ottawa and B.C. Putting up $106.5M to Help Recover Salmon Stocks
The fund will back habitat restoration, new equipment and market development as climate change pressures Pacific salmon and B.C.’s seafood industry.
- On Thursday, The British Columbia and Federal governments announced a $106.5 million joint investment over five years to support the province's fish and seafood sectors and restore Pacific salmon habitat.
- Federal fisheries experts point to climate change as the main culprit for challenges facing Pacific salmon, which are vital to the economy and culture of coastal and Indigenous communities.
- This initiative builds on the Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, which has supported 170 projects since 2019, while Sixty per cent of the new funding comes from the Federal government.
- Applicants for the British Columbia Fisheries Fund must prioritize innovation with new products or technologies, adopt new processes, or find new markets to strengthen industry resilience.
- Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson notes the fund encourages harvesters and scientists to work together, a collaboration essential as water conditions continue changing for wild Pacific salmon.
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Ottawa and B.C. putting up $106.5M to help recover salmon stocks - Creston Valley Advance
B.C. is teaming up with the federal government to provide $106.5 million over the next five years to aid in the conservation of wild Pacific salmon and boost the local fishing industry. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the funding at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture annual meeting, held in Victoria this year on Aug. 19 and 20. B.C.’s provincial government will be contributing $42.58 million to the joint effor…
Ottawa and B.C. putting up $106.5M to help recover salmon stocks - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
B.C. is teaming up with the federal government to provide $106.5 million over the next five years to aid in the conservation of wild Pacific salmon and boost the local fishing industry. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the funding at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture annual meeting, held in Victoria this year on Aug. 19 and 20. B.C.’s provincial government will be contributing $42.58 million to the joint effor…
Ottawa and B.C. putting up $106.5M to help recover salmon stocks - Grand Forks Gazette
B.C. is teaming up with the federal government to provide $106.5 million over the next five years to aid in the conservation of wild Pacific salmon and boost the local fishing industry. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the funding at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture annual meeting, held in Victoria this year on Aug. 19 and 20. B.C.’s provincial government will be contributing $42.58 million to the joint effor…
Ottawa and B.C. putting up $106.5M to help recover salmon stocks - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
B.C. is teaming up with the federal government to provide $106.5 million over the next five years to aid in the conservation of wild Pacific salmon and boost the local fishing industry. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the funding at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture annual meeting, held in Victoria this year on Aug. 19 and 20. B.C.’s provincial government will be contributing $42.58 million to the joint effor…
Ottawa and B.C. putting up $106.5M to help recover salmon stocks - Northern Sentinel
B.C. is teaming up with the federal government to provide $106.5 million over the next five years to aid in the conservation of wild Pacific salmon and boost the local fishing industry. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the funding at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture annual meeting, held in Victoria this year on Aug. 19 and 20. B.C.’s provincial government will be contributing $42.58 million to the joint effor…
Ottawa and B.C. putting up $106.5M to help recover salmon stocks - The Interior News - Smithers BC
B.C. is teaming up with the federal government to provide $106.5 million over the next five years to aid in the conservation of wild Pacific salmon and boost the local fishing industry. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the funding at the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture annual meeting, held in Victoria this year on Aug. 19 and 20. B.C.’s provincial government will be contributing $42.58 million to the joint effor…
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