Call for salmon review derided by local MLA

Gerry Bellett & Richard J. Dalton
September 22, 2009 
Maple Ridge Times

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans had predicted that 10.5 million sockeye would return for the year -- more than seven times the actual number returning.

The call for a review comes as commercial gillnet fishermen demanded a judicial inquiry into the state of the Fraser River salmon fishery.

Penner said the low return has been a "huge disappointment."

"This isn't the first time that the forecast has missed the mark," he said.

Read the full story in the Maple Ridge Times

Read related stories in the:

• Harbour City Star; September 28; "Biologist ponders salmon run collapse"
• TheProgress.com; September 22; "Sockeye disaster prompts call for public review by BC Minister"
• Nanaimo Daily News; September 21; "Biologist wants inquiry on salmon stocks"
• Burnaby Now; September 12; "MP wants summit on salmon"