US EditionFederal government puts out $412.9 million to renew the Pacific Salmon Initiative
The five-year renewal follows progress on habitat restoration, hatchery expansion and protections for 41 at-risk wild salmon populations, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced the federal government will spend $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy, aiming to protect and rebuild wild populations.
- The department reports two dozen wild Pacific salmon populations are endangered, 10 threatened, and nine of special concern, driving urgent need for the renewal.
- Watershed Watch Salmon Society executive director Aaron Hill welcomed the funding but called for "boots on the ground," warning that unchecked resource projects could "do a lot of damage" to wild salmon.
- Misty MacDuffee with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation hopes the funding advances selective fisheries, which would avoid mixing wild and hatchery stocks and reduce salmon mortality risks.
- Launched in 2021, the initiative's renewal commits the government to the "next chapter" of conservation work, driven by shared responsibility among Indigenous Peoples, governments, and stewardship groups.
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Feds' $412.9M renewal of Pacific Salmon Initiative cautiously welcomed
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a statement that the first five years of the initiative has shown what is possible when partners work together to restore habitat, expand hatchery programs, improve management and find new ways to protect vulnerable stocks.
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Federal government puts out $412.9 million to renew the Pacific Salmon Initiative
NORTH VANCOUVER - The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild the wild populations.
Federal government puts out $412.9 million to renew the Pacific Salmon Initiative – Energeticcity.ca
The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild wild populations. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a statement that the first five years of the initiative has shown what is possible when partners work together to restore habitat, expand hatchery programs, improve management and find new ways to pro…
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