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Summaries of submissions received by the commission are listed below. Click on the name of a submission to read it in its entirety. The number attached to each submission is used for internal tracking purposes and does not reflect the number of submissions received to that point.
The commission accepts submissions in both English and French, and submissions are displayed below in their original language. Submission summaries, however, are available in both English and French.
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Submission ListTo read a submission in full, click a submitter's name/number. |
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Submitter: Kintama Research Services Ltd Community: Nanaimo Date Submitted: Dec 15, 2011 Summary: Dr. David Welch submits this research proposal to report an important addition to his understanding of where sockeye smolt mortality occurs. In prior testimony at the commission, he reported that most mortality occurred after passing the northern end of Vancouver Island, but he has since re-analyzed his previously collected data to directly compare survival rates of acoustically tagged sockeye smolts migrating in the Strait of Georgia and then in Discovery Passage/Queen Charlotte Strait and found a level of higher mortality that may explain the 10-fold decline in Fraser sockeye survival seen since 1990. To address these issues, Dr. Welch and his colleagues designed a new study building off the results from the POST prototype array. |
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Submitter: Roy Wares Community: Vancouver Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2011 Summary: The commission should recommend the introduction of a code of science conduct to ensure the integrity of science used by decision makers and policy makers. |
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Submitter: Mark Holland Community: 150 Mile House Date Submitted: Dec 13, 2011 Summary: All evidence has to be heard. |
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Submitter: Dennis Reid Community: Victoria Date Submitted: Dec 15, 2011 Summary: The commission should recommend an independent testing system for all diseases and parasites of wild and farmed salmon in BC and the removal of all fish farms from salmon migration routes and put them on land within two years. |
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Submitter: Bruce Probert Community: Langley Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2011 Summary: Letters from 1987 show politicians’ support for continuing commercial fishing in light of land claims negotiations. |
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Submitter: robert williams Community: Parksville Date Submitted: Dec 14, 2011 Summary: Ensure all data is publicly available |
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Submitter: RICHARD PARADIS Community: VANCOUVER Date Submitted: Dec 16, 2011 Summary: Protect wild salmon stocks from corporate greed. |
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Submitter: Kirsten Nanson Community: Gibsons Date Submitted: Dec 16, 2011 Summary: The fish farm issue is a good example of how corporations are influencing our government, and how DFO seems completely unable or unwilling to address the continual decline of our common fishery resources. |
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Submitter: Priscilla Judd Community: Lumby Date Submitted: Dec 17, 2011 Summary: Some participants have manipulated information to keep it out of the hands of other participants and out of public view. The commission should explain the options for redress of contemptible behaviour by those who sought to prevent this inquiry from finding fault or stumbling upon it. |
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Submitter: Wild Game Fish Conservation International Community: Olympia Date Submitted: Dec 18, 2011 Summary: Given the expert testimony during the ISA / ISAv hearings it would be wise to remove open net Atlantic salmon feedlots from wild Pacific salmon migration routes. |
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Submitter: Priscilla Judd Community: Lumby Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2011 Summary: DFO are pawns of the global engineers who “get it done” with the help of corporate media, spin and professed benefits to the Canadian taxpayer. |
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Submitter: Bruce Probert Community: Aldergrove Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2011 Summary: A document shows that the government does not intend to settle land claims at the expense of the non-native fishing community. |
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Submitter: Ivan Doumenc Community: Vancouver Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2011 Summary: Links to blog entries about the commission’s proceedings. |
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Submitter: The SOS Marine Conservation Foundation Community: Port McNeill Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2011 Summary: This submission provides further information regarding recommendations made in the public submission to the commission 0244-TSMCF_226000 in light of recent developments regarding aquaculture. |
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Submitter: Lynn Erin Community: Anglemont Date Submitted: Dec 20, 2011 Summary: All farms should be moved off migratory salmon routes immediately. Research should be ongoing and transparent, and DFO's mandate should be to protect wild fish. The precautionary principle should be used regarding all aspects of the aquaculture industry. |
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Submitter: Bruce Behrhorst Community: Surrey Date Submitted: Dec 20, 2011 Summary: Governments are supporting industries that pollute. |
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Submitter: Mary Russell Community: Port Hardy Date Submitted: Dec 20, 2011 Summary: DFO is incorrigible, because it has known ISA is here and done nothing but cover and deny. The Commissioner should come down with firm hand to assure that DFO will not be able to carry on as before. |
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Submitter: Dale Clark Community: Mission Date Submitted: Dec 22, 2011 Summary: Fish farms should be made to conform with laws that protect the environment. |
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Submitter: Bob sklapsky Community: Williams Lake BC Date Submitted: Dec 13, 2011 Summary: The commission should re-examine how the federal government handled the egg importation and ISAv situation. |
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Submitter: Bruce Probert Community: Aldergrove, Date Submitted: Dec 14, 2011 Summary: 1993 letter to Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. |