An independent adjudicator has upheld an assessment of the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery, clearing the way for the fishery to be certified as “sustainable” by the London-based Marine Stewardship Council.

Three British Columbia environmental groups in February filed an objection to certification for the fishery. The groups – the David Suzuki Foundation, Skeena Wild Conservation Trust and Watershed Watch Salmon Society – also had concerns about the health of three other B.C. salmon fisheries involved in the process, but focused their objection on the Fraser River fishery as they believed it to be the most vulnerable. Commercial and sport salmon fisheries on the Fraser River have been curtailed in recent years as a result of lower-than expected returns.

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