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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







RESOLUTION #6:  STRAIT OF GEORGIA RECOVERY PLAN

For decades, the Strait of Georgia (the water body between Vancouver and Vancouver Island) has been subjected to over-fishing (in addition to other serious environmental impacts).  It is the recreational backyard of the majority of British Columbians and millions of visitors.  It is home to Orca whales, eagles, five species of salmon, and hundreds of other species that are part of the food chain.  It includes the estuary of the Fraser River, the largest river in British Columbia, Canada.
Preliminary information shows a decline in several fish species, including the ling cod and other rockfish due to commercial harvest and by-catch.
The Sierra Club of British Columbia and other groups believe that the long-term public interest in the conservation of the Strait of Georgia's marine ecosystetem should come before all other short-term resource extraction.

The following measures are necessary to protect and restore the marine ecosystem health of the Strait of George, and to protect and restore the abundance and diversity of the Strait's resident fish species:
The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs supports:
1) Closure of recreational fishing for ling cod and all species of rockfish in the Strait of Georgia;

2) immediate closure of the areas of the Strait of Georgia, and immediately adjacdent waters, in which bottomfish are caught by commercial hook-and-line fishers;

3) establishment of a network of "no-take reserves" throughout the Strait of Georgia including the Orca Pass Marine proposal; and

4) a firm committment to scientific research funds of at least $5 million by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.






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