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DFO patrols above mid Fraser River near 'non-existent,' says poaching expert

Enforcement on the mid and upper Fraser River is effectively non-existent with only six fisheries officers on duty, down from more than a dozen in 2012.
Cuts to special investigations have eliminated the capacity for covert operations in combating poaching on the river, according to a retired fishery officer.
BCWF executive director Jesse Zeman stated, "the government of Canada has wiped out morale within DFO, abandoned the public interest and the conservation of salmon and steelhead on the Fraser.

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