DFO Increases Herring Quota Despite Warnings of Stock Decline
The bureaucrats at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) have approved an increase in the commercial Pacific herring harvest in the Strait of Georgia (SOG), despite concerns from Saanich Peninsula hereditary chiefs about declining herring stocks and potential impacts on the marine ecosystem. In November 2024, six WSÁNEĆ chiefs called for an immediate moratorium on herring […]