Catch of farmed fish in Saanich Inlet alarms Tsartlip chief – Times Colonist
August 31, 2017
The chief of the Tsartlip First Nation says he was not impressed after learning that what appeared to be a farmed Atlantic salmon was caught in Saanich Inlet.
Chief Don Tom, who tweeted about it Wednesday morning, said he was so concerned about the discovery he will be meeting with other Saanich chiefs this morning to discuss the issue.
“I can say that other First Nations chiefs are having these same discussions,” said Tom, who expressed alarm over the escape of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington state on Aug. 19.
It is believed the salmon caught by Tsartlip band member Pete Henry was one of thousands that escaped when Cooke Aquaculture’s fish-farm enclosure in the San Juan Islands with 305,000 Atlantic salmon ruptured.
