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Pacific herring are the #BIGLittleFish that breathe life into British Columbia’s coast. In one of nature’s greatest events, the waters along the B.C. coast turn a vibrant turquoise colour as tonnes of herring return each spring to spawn. Once ubiquitous along the B.C. coast, spawning events have become fewer, farther between and smaller than they once were, putting the marine ecosystem, First Nations and coastal communities at risk. Despite widespread calls for a complete moratorium, the commerc

They call this a “food fishery.” But very little of this catch ends up feeding people. This is herring being hauled from our coastal waters right now – not for dinner tables, but to be ground into feed for farmed salmon, pet food, bait, and fishmeal. Most of this catch flows through corporate processing and feed systems tied to companies controlled by Jimmy Pattison, the richest man in BC. This isn’t a local food fishery. It’s a forage fish extraction system that feeds salmon farms and export ma