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THE ABORIGINAL Fi WES STRATEGY: KEY POINTS

The Aboriginal fisheries strategy (APS) was developed by the Dupartment of
Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in respomse to the Sgatrow docicion, Beyond
ensucing tho right to fish for food, social and ceremonial purposes, the AFS
provides sconamic davelopmen and ceploymons opportmitios for native
communities, while promoting sustainability of the resource through conservation
and enhancement progmms. it also provides the opportunity to aboriginal
conununities to shar ‘2 local ficherles management.

lnoreased economies oppoctunitios will help crease economic eolf esfficiency aud
independence. Native groupa will everduaily assume the coe of opamidng thelr

own fishocios programs. : .

The main strength of the strategy is comaultation and negotiation butween DFO,
uboeiginal groupe and other sakeholdare, Formal intecka agreements between
Deparment of Fisheries and Qcanns (DFO) and native bands will give sboriginals
reaponaibllity for feherlss manegemort in te araag af roguintion, surveillance,
cain montoring and eaimncement projects. ;

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