Policyandpracticereports

Policy and Practice Reports

Commission counsel are reviewing policies and practices of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (the “Department”) with respect to the sockeye salmon fishery in the Fraser River – including the Department’s scientific advice, its fisheries policies and programs, its risk management strategies, its allocation of Departmental resources and its fisheries management practices and procedures, including monitoring, counting stocks, forecasting and enforcement. Counsel will also review previous examinations, investigations and reports related to the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River, and the Government’s responses to previous recommendations.

This review may consist of document review and interviews by commission counsel. Commission counsel may prepare Policy and Practice Reports, setting out the information derived from the review and the source(s) of that information. These reports will not necessarily represent the views of the Commissioner but are intended to inform the Commissioner’s deliberations and may be tendered as evidence during the hearings. The Commissioner may consider the Policy and Practice Reports to make findings of fact and recommendations.

Policy and Practice Reports will be published here. Members of the public who wish to comment on a Policy and Practice Report may do so in the form of a public submission. To make a public submission, please visit the Public Submissions page.

Policy and Practice Reports Published to Date

  1. The Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Framework Underlying the Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fishery

  2. International Law Relevant to the Conservation and Management of Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

  3. Legislative Framework Overview

  4. Pacific Salmon Treaty and the Pacific Salmon Commission Regarding Management of Fraser River Sockeye Salmon

  5. Overview of Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Harvest Management

  6. Commercial Salmon Fishing: Licensing, Allocation, and Related Issues

  7. Recreational Salmon Fishing: Licensing, Management, and Related Issues

  8. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Habitat Management Policies and Practices

  9. Enforcement of the Habitat Protection and Pollution Prevention Provisions of the Fisheries Act

  10. Overview of Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Net and Gross Escapement Data

  11. Overview of Habitat Enhancement and Restoration

  12. Fishery Monitoring and Catch Reporting for Commercial and Aboriginal Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries

  13. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Policies and Programs for Fisheries Enforcement

  14. Overview of Freshwater Urbanization Impacts and Management

  15. Municipal Wastewater, Pulp and Paper and Mining Effluents

  16. Gravel Removal in the Lower Fraser River

  17. Regulation of Forestry Activities Impacting Fraser River Sockeye Habitat

  18. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Fishing

  19. Overview of Marine Environment Issues Potentially Relevant to Fraser Sockeye Salmon

  20. Aquaculture Regulation in British Columbia

  21. Regulation of Water Uses in the Fraser River Watershed


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