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7. The Aboriginal community already participates to a large extent in the B.C.
Commercial Salmon Fishery (28%) and has a long established right to food
fish. The Department of Fisheries and Ocean's policy to commercialize the
Ahoriginal Food Fishery is a major change in a lor.g history of management of
the salmon stocks of B.C. ;

The Deparimant of Fisheries and Oceans decision to allow a “Commercial
Aboriginal Fishery’ in the upper regions of the Fraser River is a much reduced
economic use of the rasource from the present Commercial Fishery as the
murket value of salmon deteriorate rapidity upen entering the Fraser River.

THAT THE ECONOMIC ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT
COUNCIL CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS
AND COMMUNICATE THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS:

1) ‘THAT THE PRESENT ABORIGINAL FISHERIES STRATEGY GE
REVIEWED. a CAFS)

2) THAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT RELINQUISH ANY PART OF -

ITS AUTHORITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF
THE B.C, SALMON RESOURCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE
RESOURCE 18 PROTECTED FOR THE FUTURE AND THAT ALL
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WHICH RELY ON THE
RESOURCE ARE NOT MARMED. | 3

3) THAT THE COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL COMPONENTS OF
THE FRASER RIVER SALMON FIGHERY NOT BE ENDANGERED AS

A RESULT OF THE STRATEGY. | :
4) THAT THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE FISHERY NOT GE REDUCED.
FURTHER, THE ECONOMIG ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDS

THAT COUNGHL CONTACT OTHER COMMUNITIES ALONG THE FRASER
RIVER AND SEEK THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE ABOVE NOTED POSITION.

Respecttuly submitted,

Economic Advisory Commisalon

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