SEHAB Member: Ian Bruce
Area: Southern Vancouver Island
Community Advisor: Shawn Kerr
Date: November 2015
Key Issues:
What top three points can you distill from community input to take to DFO RHQ?
1. Lack of enforcement on Fishery issues-illegal fishing, FN and non-FN - no C & P in sight... no returning phone calls or emails
2. FPP perceived as lax on developments; Asking about efforts to address lost habitat protection from Harper changes to fisheries act – i.e. only fishery fish....
3. Drought - water storage opportunities - DFO could take a bigger role
Stories:
Bob Cox...RIP ..ex prov biologist, both feet in with Peninsula Streams.. headed up awarding Friends of Swan Creek Watershed
Concerns :
New CA...but only for 6 months; concern that the right people get into the position-not regulatory;
SVI: coho small or late lots of jacks;
RFCPP for us working well ...two projects delivered - TCF and Swan Creek;
Approval for Section 9 expedited; but fish collection permit 2 months late...
Fishway over Tod Creek (Butchart Gardens Dam) - success story......
Issues Specific to SEHAB’s Work Plan:
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SEHAB Work Plan |
Local Issue, Specific Examples |
Actions by Community or DFO |
SEHAB Opportunity |
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Wild Salmon Policy (Stock Assessment, Habitat) |
Disconnect, spills, EC, Shorelines |
Encourage public Report Add shoreline issues as a specific subject area for FPP to deal with.. Green Shores psh - outreach to coastal municipalities; attend UBCM to educate/connect |
Guide DFO |
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Aquaculture |
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Capacity & Core Funding |
RRU & RFCPP support, |
Plan/push for Resources now or after the election for staffing |
Push DFO to reallocate resources to SEP/PIP |