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The Cohen Commission on the future of salmon: Listen live

rabble.ca teamed up with the Wilderness Committee to bring you the live audio feed from the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the decline of salmon in the Fraser River.   Tune in daily for the duration of the Commission for the live audio feed from the Commission. The livestream player below will only host the audio stream for the live broadcast. Visit Wilderness Committee Campaigner, Tria Donaldson's blog for further updates and analysis

 

 

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Tria Donaldson

Cohen inquiry to shed light on fish farm secrecy

By Tria Donaldson
| August 19, 2011

Each fall millions of sockeye salmon return home to the mighty Fraser River to spawn. Over the next several months, the silvery fish will head upstream, slowly turning brilliant red as their bodies adjust to fresh water. After years at sea, they return to the very gravel, the very river in which they were born.

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Saving the West Coast salmon fishery

Historically, the Pacific Northwest of North America has been one of those spots in the world where food is abundant. The sea along its coast has always been a good provider, and the most important gift it has offered up is the Pacific salmon that once filled its rivers and streams from far west of Alaska to Central California. That is changing.

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