OPINION: 'One Size Fits All' Fisheries Policy Misses Mark in British Columbia
A commentary by the executive manager of the Deep Sea Trawlers Association of British Columbia.
While calls for reform in B.C.'s commercial fishing sector are not new, imposing a sweeping, one-size-fits-all policy would do more harm than good - especially for a fishery as complex, capital-intensive and conservation-driven as the B.C. groundfish trawl industry.
Let's get one thing straight: this is not the Atlantic. What works for lobster boats on the East Coast does not seamlessly transfer to...
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