Two salmon conservation organizations and an Indigenous water protector say the decision to close federal biodiversity facilities in the Maritimes could be the final nail in the coffin for an endangered salmon population.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada to close 2 biodiversity facilities in Maritimes, which host live gene banks
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Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon has been listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act since 2003. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)
Two salmon conservation organizations and an Indigenous water protector say the decision to close federal biodiversity facilities in the Maritimes could be the final nail in the coffin for an endangered salmon population.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) confirmed late Friday that it will discontinue its Atlantic Salmon Live Gene Bank program, closing facilities in Mactaquac, N.B., and Coldbrook, N.S.
The gene banks are designed to help at-risk Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon populations by raising wild juvenile salmon to adulthood, facilitating mating and releasing the resulting juveniles, according to DFO’s website.
Nikki-Marie Lloyd, who is from Annapolis Valley First Nation, used to work at the Coldbrook facility as an Indigenous liaison.
She said she’s seen first-hand the valuable work it does,
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