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Less than a quarter of Canada’s fish stocks are considered healthy and the status of almost half is unknown, according to a new report released today.
The report by Oceana Canada, a charity dedicated to protection of the country’s three oceans, also outlines the extent to which it says “overfishing and decades of poor management practices have severely depleted our fish populations.”
“As Canadians, we perceive ourselves to be good stewards of the environment. But when it comes to our oceans, we have failed to live up to that ideal,” said in a statement Julia Baum of University of Victoria and lead author of the scientific report. |
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Canada needs to get serious about ocean conservation, said Josh Laughren, Oceana Canada executive director, in an interview with RCI. Science-based management and recovery of Canadian fisheries must become a political priority, he said.
“We don’t know very much oftentimes,” Laughren said. “Canada does a worse job than most other countries, almost any other of the developed countries, in making available information on the status of our fish.” |
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