Industrial Development -- The Fishing Industry

Our quick reference and archive of items pertaining to the Fishing Industry on the North Coast.

2013

December 5-- Fisheries Forum in Prince Rupert well attended
December 5-- Fishery Forum (video)
December 3-- Forum to tackle fishing issues
November 27-- A community-based fishery the goal of organizers of a community forum next week NCR

September 18-- Lax Kw'alaams plant hits payroll milestone
September 11-- Lax Kw'alaams Fish Plant Surpasses $1.5 Million in Payroll

August 20-- Canfisco Rep welcomes investigation into Salmon handling practices
August 19-- DFO investigates Fishermen (video)
August 15-- Fraser River salmon ban begins tonight
August 14-- Fishermen deserve answers
August 14-- Revised Columbia River Treaty could restore salmon runs
August 14-- Nass sockeye a surprise
August 14-- Seine fisherman defends dumping of pink salmon during aboriginal fishery
August 13-- Disease killing Pacific Herring threatens salmon, scientist warns
August 13-- Rescue crew from CFB Comox evacuate crew member from fishing boat off Port Hardy NCR
August 13-- Skeena closure meets favourable response from First Nations
August 13-- Bounty of the Seas: Sockeye's rare, but there are plenty of other salmon
August 12-- First Nation leaders blame DFO in Skeena sockeye collapse
August 12-- Drastically low sockeye salmon returns leads to fishing ban for Skeena River First Nations
August 10-- DFO closes sockeye fishery to recreational and First Nation users  NCR
August 10-- Sockeye salmon shortfall drives up price
August 9-- Skeena Sockeye Fishing Ban now includes First Nations
August 9-- First Nations sockeye fisheries shut down for first time  (audio)
August 9-- First Nations Fishing Ban (video)
August 9-- First nation fishery closed on Skeena River
August 9-- Low sockeye numbers shut down First Nations food fishery, recreation fishery
August 8-- Sockeye ban on Skeena extended to First Nations
August 7-- Sockeye season called the worst in three decades
August 6-- Fraser River fishery caught by Cohen report inaction
August 5-- A Salmon season of discontent  NCR
August 1-- Kitsumkalum Salmon (video)
August 1-- Low Skeena salmon rates lead to Kitsumkalum BBQ cancellation
August 1-- Low Sockeye Numbers in Skeena River a Concern for First Nations and Government

July 31-- Salmon Fishermen back on the job (N View e edition pg A1 & 2)
July 30-- Fishermen Canfisco Deal (video)
July 29-- Canfisco fleet back fishing
July 26-- North Coast Seiners Demonstrate in Front of Canfisco Plant
July 26-- North Coast Seiners Demonstrate in Front of Canfisco
July 26-- Morley Canfisco (video)
July 26-- Mussallem Pinks (video)
July 26-- Wet'suwet'en Return (video)
July 26-- Wet'suwet'en First Nation Host Annual Salmon Return
July 25-- Pink salmon fishery standoff in Prince Rupert
July 24-- Fishermen tie up Canfisco fleet
July 24-- Low numbers forces sockeye closure (N View e edition pg A3)
July 23-- Skeena sockeye numbers remain bleak
July 23-- NDP MP Nathan Cullen adds his voice to Skeena fishery concerns  NCR
July 18-- Skeena River salmon shortage (video)
July 17-- Conservation groups point to SE Alaska for Skeena stock woes  NCR
July 16-- Alaskans Fish BC Sockeye (video)
July 16-- Toboggan Creek Hatchery (video)
July 15-- DFO defends dungeness fishery closure (N View e edition pg 17)
July 15-- DFO takes issue with Northern View crab closure coverage NCR
July 15-- Toboggan Creek Hatchery Calls on Fishermen to Return Hatchery Fish Heads
July 10-- B. C. crab fishermen losing money as season opens late
July 10-- Crabbers withdraw survey support ( N View e edition pg A2)
July 9-- B. C. Dungeness crab fishermen angered by fishery closure
July 9-- Closing of B. C. Dungeness crab fishery sparks anger
July 9-- Crab Fishermen pinched by closure
July 8-- Crab Closure Protest (video)
July 8-- B. C. crab fishermen boiling at DFO closure order
July 8-- North Coast Fishermen Protest DFO closure of Crab Fishery
July 5-- Commercial Fishery on the North Coast gets more bad news from DFO  NCR
July 4-- DFO Predicts No Sockeye Salmon Commercial Fishery for Prince Rupert this year
July 4-- Skeena, Nass Sockeye Fishery (video)
July 3-- Fishermen outraged by "unjustified" closure (N View e edition pgs A1 and 2)
July 3-- Wise decisions aren't made based on a lack of data
July 3-- Fisherman killed in apparent accident (N view e edition pg A2)

July 1-- Crab closure frustrates North Coast fishermen

June 29-- Crab fishermen set up blockade at DFO office in Prince Rupert
June 28-- Crab Fishermen Picket DFO Office in Prince Rupert
June 28-- B. C. North Coast crab fishermen fear economic disaster from unexpected closure

June 28-- Crab Fishers hold downtown protest of DFO crab fishery closure NCR
June 27-- Fishing vessel incident on North Coast claims one life NCR
June 27-- DFO cites lack of data for crab fishery closure, but crab association cries foul
June 26-- Crab association upset as fishery suddenly closed
June 18-- Shellfish harvesting remains closed
June 17-- Traditional First Nations technology used for a more accurate fish count near Bella Bella (audio)

May 29-- DFO Bent on crushing fishery: Thorkelson (N View E edition pgs 1 and 2)
May 27-- Will ocean dumping continue despite firing? (audio)
May 24-- Another contentious Commercial salmon season ahead NCR
May 24-- CEO Russ George removed from Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation
May 23-- Northern Fishermen Can't Afford New Monitoring Program (audio)
May 23-- Government 'hell bent' on destroying commercial fishery, says MP
May 23-- Haida Fire Ocean Fertilization Entrepreneur
May 22-- Prince Rupert Fishing Conference (video)
May 22-- Fishermen in Prince Rupert say new monitoring requirements are too costly

April 5-- SE Alaska quota drops again
April 4-- Aboriginal leaders urge total ban on Fraser River early chinook fishery
April 4-- Sitka Alaska roe closes as co-op yields 250 tons
April 3-- Alaska Seiners try co-op to finish Sitka herring season
April 3-- No cold storage means fewer processing jobs in Prince Rupert
April 2-- $300,000 dock repair project complete at Lax Kw'alaams  NCR
April 2-- The Green Party picks up on Councillor Thorkelson's theme NCR

March 26-- Catch ban (recreational fishery) given the green light
March 22-- B. C. Government to freeze new net-pen salmon farms in Discovery Islands until 2020
March 22-- B. C. agrees to freeze new salmon farms in critical zone
March 21-- Fraser River Sockeye run may be lower than expected, federal official says
March 21-- Federal Budget cuts $100 million from fisheries and oceans over three years
March 21-- Another round of cuts planned for Fisheries and Oceans Canada
March 18-- Pacific Salmon designated BC's provincial fish
March 18-- Fraser sockeye watchers see stock rebuilding
March 9-- Public Consultation Period now open for 2013 Salmon Plan NCR

February 15-- Harper - controlled DFO is censoring federal scientists with research rules, critics say

January 28-- Masset Co-op finishes year in black again


2012


December 20-- B. C. Fisheries Document Spreads through Northwest
December 20-- Fisheries Document (video)
November 8-- Cohen Report spawns much debate along the coast NCR
October 26-- Lax Kw'alaams Open State of the Art Fish Plant
October 26-- Lax Kw'alaams Fish Plant (video)
October 25-- Lax Kw'alaams fish plant offers employment and hope to community NCR
October 9 -- A once vibrant industry suffers further declines on the North Coast NCR
September 27-- Prince Rupert fishing processing season seen as "disappointing"
July 5-- Lax Kw'alaams fish plant to reopen with ground fish processing capabilities
June 7-- Union, environmental group want habitat protection changes withdrawn from Bill C 38
May 31-- Halibut allocation -- A topic at Prince Rupert council
May 20-- Prince Rupert City council asks feds to retain EI programs for seasonal workers
April 18-- Fish Plant Closing Down in Rupert
April 18-- Ocean's Fish Plant in Prince Rupert closing down
March 29-- DFO talks about halibut allocation with Prince Rupert City Council
March 14-- The value of the sport fishing sector for Prince Rupert
February 20-- Both sides upset with Pacific Halibut Fishery Changes
February 17-- Halibut Share Shifts
January 27-- Firm contracted to Demolish Fish Plant
January 26-- Contract awarded for demolition of JS McMillan's Prince Rupert processing plant

Cohen Report Findings October 2012

Cohen Report website 

November 8-- Cohen Report spawns much debate along the coast NCR
November 7-- Cohen report wide ranging
November 6-- Donnelly asks Conservatives about Cohen Commission, gets no answer
November 5-- Salmon farmers respond to Cohen report reaction
November 4-- Salmon at heart of federal report could face pipeline spill danger
November 3-- The future of fisheries management
November 2-- Sockeye Salmon Report Sobering, But Definitive
November 2-- No smoking gun in Cohen report
November 1-- Wild Salmon Report Released (video)
November 1-- Island Fish Farms Weigh in on Cohen Report
November 1-- The Results are in: Wild Salmon Need Action Now
November 1-- Cohen's Report Gets Mixed Reaction
November 1-- Fish report cast on good line
November 1-- Craig Orr on the Cohen Report (audio)
November 1-- Salmon farmers put brave face on chilling report
November 1-- Cohen Commission Report Rightly Targets Salmon Farms...
November 1-- Wild Salmon Advocates Cheer Cohen Report
November 1-- Salmon farmers dind sockeye report 'quiet balanced'
October 31-- Report on B. C. salmon decline, short on details, long on maybes
October 31-- No 'smoking gun' for Fraser River sockeye salmon collapse
October 31-- Justice Cohen Gets Tough on Fish Farms - Inquiry Report released (video)
October 31-- Cohen Report makes 75 recommendations on the future of Fraser River sockeye salmon
October 31-- Salmon inquiry commissioner critical of Fisheries Act changes
October 31-- NDP accuse the Feds of undermining the Cohen inquiry report
October 31-- Freeze new salmon farms on sockeye migration route: Cohen
October 31-- The Cohen Commission: A report that could save BC's wild salmon
October 30-- Release of B. C. salmon inquiry report generates debate
October 26-- Deadline looms for Cohen report on sockeye collapse
October 26-- Salmon inquiry spawns opportunity

2011

November 9-- MP wants a deal on Prince Rupert reduction plant
October 31-- JS McMillan Fisheries closed for good
October 31-- No deal for reduction plant in Prince Rupert as JS McMillan shuts down processing plant
July 21-- Canfisco and Ocean Fisheries consolidate processing plant operations
July 13-- Prince Rupert processing plant processing plenty after announcement
July 7-- Mayor, MP Disappointed by impending closure of Prince Rupert Fish Processor
July 6-- JS McMillan manager confident reduction plant will remain in Prince Rupert
July 5-- JS McMillan Fisheries announces closure of Prince Rupert processing plant
June 27-- Troll Fishery Closed
June 1-- Successful Herring Fishery for North Coast
April 6-- Candidates respond: The fishing sector
February 28-- Large Crowd in Kitimat Demands Change in Halibut Allocation
February 22-- Kitimat Council to submit halibut resolution to NCLGA
February 16-- Recreational Halibut Fishermen Furious Over Ottawa's Latest Allocation Plan
February 10-- Cullen Says Halibut Allocation Battle a Complex Issue
February 8-- Kitimat council supports group opposed to halibut allocations
February 8-- Commercial fishery concerned about some sport practices
February 4-- Promising commercial herring season ahead
February 3-- Recreational Anglers Protest DFO Halibut Allocations
January 25-- Prince Rupert worried about shore workers jobs
January 24-- Herring Processing needs to continue says Prince Rupert Council
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A shout out to Prince Rupert from the pages of the Vancouver Sun

"For more than a century we have known that the Port of Prince Rupert has more laden potential and is closer to the vast markets of the Asia Pacific than other ports on the west coast of North America. The three-year old Fairview Container Port at Prince Rupert is an overwhelming success. Our break-bulk terminals there are near capacity. And Prince George is growing as a multi-modal hub with recent dramatic increases in dimensional lumber, pulp, and coal exports to China.


Fellow British Columbians, the time to make strategic investments in the Northern Pacific Gateway Corridor is now. We must move forward with the next phase of the Container Port at Prince Rupert. We must add break bulk capacity there as well."

Some of the key talking points from Tim McEwan, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Initiatives Prince George Development Corporation, who outlined his vision as to what a Premier needs to consider when it comes to Northern development in British Columbia.

The full review can be found at the Vancouver Sun.