Watershed Watch Salmon Society
Registration:
14
of
21
(2021-02-01
to
2021-05-05)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amendments to Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act regarding habitat protection
- Amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act and the link to triggering environmental assessments
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act with respect to hydropower developments, with a focus on river diversion or run-of-river hydropower
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency regarding the Health of Animals Act and Fish Health Regulations under the Fisheries Act
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Protection of wild salmon from the impacts of salmon farming, with a particular focus on parasite and disease transfer to wild populations
Policies or Program
- Implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Allocation Policy for Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Salmonid Enhancement Program; DFO’s Policy for Selective Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Fisheries
- Implementation of recommendations from the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
- Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response measures related to COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically in the area of infrastructure. Seeking funding for watershed governance/management. Advocacy for freshwater, wild salmon, environment.