Category: Herring

The Official notice from DFO notifying the public of the proposed herring plans for the Food and Bait Fishery and for the Special Use Fishery for 2023-2024 for the Strait of Georgia. The Strait of Georgia Herring fishery is the ONLY herring fishery on the BC Coast that is still open. All others are closed because of over-fishing.Continue reading

Our concern is with Area 191, Saanich Inlet, where at present no herring fishery is permitted and no herring spawn currently occurs. SIPS seeks to recreate ecological balance in Saanich Inlet by restoring the fundamental role of herring to the Inlet’s ecosystem.Continue reading