Pacific Salmon Foundation Releases Economic Dimensions of Skeena Watershed Salmonid Fisheries Study
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is pleased to release the Economic Dimensions of Skeena Watershed Salmonid Fisheries study - an associate report to the Skeena Independent Science Review Panel Report released in May 2008. It is hoped that this study will contribute to information that will help advance improved fisheries management in the Skeena watershed wherein conservation and economic benefit can both be realized.
Vancouver, B.C. Canada (PRWEB) November 1, 2008 -- The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is pleased to release the Economic Dimensions of Skeena Watershed Salmonid Fisheries study - an associate report to the Skeena Independent Science Review Panel Report released in May 2008.
The Skeena River watershed is one of the most highly productive river systems on earth. Skeena River salmonids provide food, ceremonial and economic benefit to First Nations of the Skeena as well as provide significant, globally recognized opportunities for commercial fisheries and sport angling. There is considerable desire to maximize conservation goals for the Skeena salmonids while realizing potential economic benefits for Northern BC communities from improved fisheries management in the watershed.
The Economic Dimensions of Skeena Watershed Salmonid Fisheries study presents an economic snapshot of contemporary fisheries for Skeena salmon and steelhead. The focus of the report is the economic efficiency of the Skeena fisheries as well as the economic impacts of the activity. The report primarily analyses the commercial fishery with secondary emphasis on the sport fishery on the Skeena.
The work was commissioned by PSF, and funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. "We must do all that we can to support positive change in the Skeena watershed that will ensure a future for the incredibly valuable Pacific salmon that call the system home," said Dr. Paul Kariya, PSF Executive Director. "This economic study begins to fill in much needed gaps to inform improved fisheries management on the Skeena."
It is hoped that this study will contribute to information that will help advance improved fisheries management in the Skeena watershed wherein conservation and economic benefit can both be realized.
The Report is available to download in PDF format at: http://psf.ca/edswsf.pdf
For further information contact: Pacific Salmon Foundation 604-664-7664, www.psf.ca
Terry Tebb - PSF Deputy Executive Director, ttebb@psf.ca
About the Pacific Salmon Foundation
The Pacific Salmon Foundation was established in 1987 as an independent, non-profit charitable organization and a national leader in the conservation and recovery of wild Pacific salmon. PSF directs funding to strategic conservation and restoration efforts as well as to grassroots, volunteer-driven projects in BC and the Yukon.
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