Submitter: Ian MacKenzie

Community: Kamloops

Date Submitted: September 1, 2023

Summary:

All anecdotal and database evidence must be released to the public who own the fish.

Submission:

The more I read about this inquiry the more I’m disturbed by it’s lack of release to the public of ALL databased evidence. If the goal of the inquiry is to determine the cause of sockeye crashes and to recommend solutions to avoid them then ALL anecdotal and databased evidence must be released to the public who own the fish and rely on their healthy continuation for the sake of biodiversity. Corporate interests should not be shielded from public scrutiny by publicly funded agencies whose mandates apparently confuse corporate promotion with species protection.