Herring

• Hundreds of sea lions have taken over a Vancouver Island beach

  California sea lions have taken over the beach at Vancouver Island's Deep Bay. A marine biologist says they're at the end of their northern fishing tour and awaiting a herring run.

  Environment

  Mar 2
  
• Critical B.C. herring being used for pet food say conservationists, First Nations

  Critics, including First Nations and conservationists, are calling for a moratorium on the herring harvest this year, arguing much of the catch could go to pet food or fertilizer.

  Economy

  Feb 6, 2025
  
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• Advocates, salmon farm industry at odds over B.C. herring deaths

  Documents distributed by the Watershed Watch Salmon Society show more than 800,000 herring have been killed in association with Cermaq Canada activities alone.

  Environment

  Dec 5, 2023
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• Fall herring quota in southern Gulf of St. Lawrence cut by two thousand tonnes

  Efforts to assist the recovery of the herring stock in the gulf have been ongoing, with the total allowable catch reduced to 12,000 tonnes in 2020 and 2021.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2022
• Concerns raised after video shows thousands of dead herring dumped off B.C. coast

  The group Conservancy Hornby Island said they received an anonymous tip on March 18 that a fishing boat had dumped thousands of the dead fish north of Nanaimo.

  Environment

  Mar 23, 2021
• Upper Thames River Conservation Authority reports large fish die-off

  'It's limited to one species, which is gizzard shad, and they're not very cold-hardy so it's very common to have large die-offs of them in over the winter.'

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2021
• Discovery of sea lion shot in head on B.C. island renews debate between conservationists, fishing industry

  The conservation group that made the discovery said it's witnessed several abuses of sea lions during a commercial fishery.

  Environment

  Mar 20, 2019
• ‘Disturbing’ video of ‘seal bomb’ sparks debate about conflict between fishers, B.C. sea lions

  Fishers say the the sea lion population has exploded and they need to be scared away, but others describe the practice as cruel.

  Environment

  Mar 7, 2019
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• Annual Steveston charity herring sale a swimming success

  "For all of us here it's a great day. It's the best thing I do all year."

  Dec 2, 2017
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• WATCH: Man vs. mammal, commercial herring fisherman films sea lion feeding frenzy

  A fisherman for more than 40 years, Marsden feels the sea lion population has exploded over the past few years with this year being the worst he's ever experienced.

  Mar 16, 2017