Conservationists say they've found evidence of a large herring dump off Vancouver Island

The W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chiefs in partnership with the Herring Conservation and Restoration Society, the University of Victoria Environmental Studies, and Conservancy Hornby Island invite you to attend the second HELIT TŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let the Herring Live) Forum on February 13, 2025. Hosted at the Gathering Strength Community Facility in Saanichton, B.C., this all day event is dedicated to hearing from First Nations leaders, scientists and other concerned herring advocates to learn what can be done

🐟 Last week, Pacific Wild joined First Nations and conservation groups including the Herring Conservation and Restoration Society, Conservancy Hornby Island the Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards, and the Saanich Inlet Protection Society in Vancouver to meet with DFO. There we advocated for an immediate temporary moratorium on commercial herring fishing in the Salish Sea. Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey of the Tsawout W̱SÁNEĆ Nation shared how herring were once central to his community’