Vancouver Island Towns Fearful Over Fishing Closures
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Postmedia Breaking News] by Stephen Snelgrove - July 10, 2018
An invitation from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to discuss ocean areas that might be critical for killer whales has outraged community leaders from southwest Vancouver Island.
Prompted by Mike Hicks, Capital Regional District director for the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, community politicians, ocean anglers and chambers of commerce from Sooke to Tofino are objecting to the possibility of closing two ocean zones to sport fishing: Swiftsure and La Perouse banks. Such a ...
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