Recent Releases from Watershed Watch Salmon Society/SOS Marine Conservation Foundation
Conservation groups call on Auditor General due to lack of action on $26 million salmon inquiry recommendations funded by taxpayers
Published Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:34:17 EST Read More
Media Release February 24, 2014 Vancouver--Watershed Watch Salmon Society and SOS Marine Conservation Foundation today filed Environmental Petitions with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. While the federal government is to be commended for initiating the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Fraser River Sockeye, the call to the Audito...... Click here to read this release
No positive action for wild salmon 6 months after Sockeye Inquiry Final Report
Published Mon, 13 May 2013 09:53:03 EST Read More
Media Release Government moving backwards? No positive action for wild salmon 6 months after Sockeye Inquiry Final Report On October 31, 2012, the $26 million Cohen Inquiry Final Report, “The Uncertain Future of the Fraser River Sockeye” was released. It included 75 recommendations to government and has been quoted as a “blueprint” for salmon conservation. It has been over six months since the Report was released and where are we n...... Click here to read this release
Cohen Commission Final Report to be Made Public on October 31st - Scientists available to interpret findings of the Cohen Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
Published Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:52:16 EST Read More
Interview Opportunity October 29, 2012 Today, the much-anticipated Cohen Commission Final Report was released to government. It will be made public on Wednesday, October 31st at a media conference held by Justice Bruce Cohen at 12:30 pm, the Marriot Hotel, 1128 Hastings St. West, in Vancouver. The...... Click here to read this release
Countdown to Cohen - Scientists available to interpret the Final Report of the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
Published Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:11:29 EST Read More
Interview Opportunity The much anticipated Final Report of the $26 million Cohen Commission is expected to be released by September 30th, 2012. In reporting on Canada’s first inquiry into the plight of Pacific salmon, Justice Bruce Cohen will lay out his findings and recommendations from 18 months of public hearings, 15 technical reports, and mountains of crucial and previously confidential information. Watershed Watch Salmon Society’s Executive Director, Dr....... Click here to read this release