For the first time in 40 years, hereditary chiefs of four Saanich Peninsula First Nations united to call for a complete moratorium on this year’s herring fishery. They gathered on the morning of Nov. 13 in Sidney’s Tulista Park.
Their statement followed DFOs recent release of the 2024-2025 Special Use and Food & Bait Herring Fishing Plans, published less than a month ago. The plan permits commercial fishers to harvest up to 6,994 tons of herring in the Strait of Georgia and Prince Rupert between Nov. 24 and Feb. 12.
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