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Déposant : Robert Mercereau
Communauté : Vancouver
Déposé le : Novembre 11, 2010
Résumé :
Le déclin des populations de saumon rouge du fleuve Fraser, un emblème de la province et du pays, constitue un problème de taille qui doit être résolu. Parmi les multiples facteurs qui contribuent au déclin, mentionnons les piscicultures à enclos ouverts, qui sont à l’origine d’épidémies de maladies et de pou du poisson. Il est étonnant que la Commission ne cherche pas l’entière divulgation des données sur les salmonicultures, puisque ces renseignements sont essentiels à l’étude du déclin des salmonidés. La Commission devrait exiger l’entière divulgation de ces données et les rendre publiques.
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Représentations :
I am very grateful that our government has created a commission of inquiry into the decline of the Fraser River Sockey run. It is a major problem that needs addressing. Salmon are an icon of our province and country. They have been paramount to the establishment and stability of multi millenia old First Nation cultures and Ancient Old Growth Forests, and to this day many in this province rely on the salmon. No doubt there are multiple factors contributing to the decline of the Fraser River Sockey. One factor that has had a corresponding increase while the salmon have declined is the introduction to this ecosystem of open cage fish farms and the outbreaks and epidemics of disease, particularly sea lice, that have occured. It has come to my attention that The Cohen Commission is not seeking full disclosure of disease data from the Salmon Farms on the B.C. Coast. This is shocking to me, because clearly this disclosure is paramount to any study of the decline of salmonids. The sockey runs have been declining for 20 years and the study should seek data for that entire time span. It behooves this commission to not only seek full disclosure, but to make 100% of it's findings public knowledge. This is, after all, a public issue. You have an obligation to be as thorough as possible, and to push for positive change for the health of our wild salmon.
Sincerely,
and in trust,
~Rob Mercereau.
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