SSC Issues

Salmon Net Cage Farming

Workshop - March 2005

The Salmon Sub-Committee held a public workshop March 16-17. Speakers both for and against the practice of allowing the transfer of Yukon salmon genetic materials for use in the net cage farming industry made presentations to all interested parties who attended. On the last day of the workshop, the Yukon participants were asked to provide reasons the Salmon Sub-Committee should support or reject the continued transfer of Yukon salmon genetic material for use in the net cage farming industry. Attached for your information is a summary of the comments from the Yukoners, as well as the verbatim minutes from March 16-17, and the history of the Salmon Sub-Committee's involvement in the process.

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• Reasons to support or reject - pdf - 76KB
• Minutes Yukon Salmon March 16 2005 - pdf - 316KB
• Appendix - March 16 - pdf - 33KB
• Minutes Yukon Salmon March 17 2005 - pdf - 288KB
• Appendix - March 17 - pdf - 87KB
• Summary Involvement timeline - pdf - 48KB

Presentations from all the speakers are as follows:

• DFO Aquaculture Role and Management - Andrew Thomson - pdf - 404KB
  
  
• Salmon Aquaculture: Sustainable and Yukon River Genes - Jay Richlin (Suzuki Foundation) - pdf - 2MB
  
  
• Creative Salmon Company Ltd. - Spencer Evans - pdf - 4.1MB
  
  
• BC First Nation' Experiences with Salmon Aquaculture a BC Aboriginal Fisheries Commission Perspective - Arnie Narcisse - pdf - 1.5MB
  
  
• Salmon Farming in First Nation Territory - John Vincent - pdf - 464KB
  
  
• Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association - Joseph Sullivan - pdf - 3MB
  
  

May 2004

The Salmon Sub-Committee (SSC) is currently conducting consultations to determine whether or not the Yukon public supports the practice of permitting Yukon salmon genetic materials to be collected for use in salmon net cage farming.

At present, Yukon salmon eggs and milt (sperm) can be collected in the Yukon and transported out of the Territory for use in salmon net cage farms.

The Salmon Sub-Committee would like to gauge public support or opposition for the continuation of this practice.

The SSC hired an independent contractor to conduct a literature review on the benefits and impacts of salmon net cage farming, a copy of the Executive Summary can be found below as well as the full report Benefits and impacts of Net-cage Salmon farming: An Internet Literature Review. Based on public response the SSC may also, in future, conduct a workshop to discuss salmon net cage farming in more detail.

We would appreciate your input on this issue. Please take the time to fill out the questionnaire or write the SSC with your comments. You can reach the Salmon Sub-Committee in a number of ways:

1. Complete the on-line form and submit to the Salmon Sub-Committee
2. Fill out the attached form and submit by fax to the SSC at 393-6738
3. Mail in your written comments to:

Salmon Sub-Committee
203-419 Range Road
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 3V1

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 393-6822 or 393-6725.

Thank you for your input!