Pncima Matters | Commercial Fishing

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Commercial Fishing

Many of Pncima’s communities derive their identity and well being from fishing. Dozens of species are harvested: salmon, halibut, herring, sablefish, crab, sea urchins, prawns, shrimp, andsea cucumbers. These are just a few of the many commercial fisheries.

Pncima supports:

85% of BC’s trawl catch (excluding hake);

90% of BC’s hook-and-line catch;

85-90% of BC’s sablefish catch;

85% of BC’s salmon catch;

60% of BC’s geoduck catch;

95% of BC’s Dungeness crab catch;

45% of BC’s prawn catch;

Almost the entire red and green urchin and sea cucumber catch; and

55% of BC’s finfish aquaculture sites¹.

PncimaMatters Concerns
Each year there is a commercial harvest of approximately 230,000 tonnes of sea life from B.C. waters. The fishing methods are almost as diverse as the species being fished. Some types of fishing gear have greater impacts, such as the bottom trawlers which gather up everything in their path including ancient glass-sponge reefs. Some methods are more benign. See a full report on the effects of different fishing gear.

Without a well-managed industry that safeguards a healthy environment for marine species and fish habitat, fisheries and the families they support will suffer. The commercial fishery is an essential stakeholder in the Pncima plan.
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1.Stark, J. (2008). BC's Bountiful Sea: Heritage Worth Preserving. Vancouver, BC, David Suzuki Foundation. 32 pp. Download>>

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