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DFO recognizes that the salmon fishery is exceptionally complex, and is committed to managing this fishery under the guidance of the key principles that were developed through the broad consultations held across the Pacific region on the Wild Salmon Policy and the Action Plan for Pacific Fisheries. The principles in the Wild Salmon Policy and the Action Plan include conservation, sustainable use and open and transparent decision-making. Some principles apply directly to the management regimes for commercial fisheries (e.g., fleets will be enabled to self-adjust; resource management practices will be designed to optimize economic performance while meeting conservation objectives; fleets will have the capacity to assume a larger share of the cost of management of their fishery, and catch monitoring and independent validation will be implemented.) No single management option is being prescribed for this complex fishery. Rather, a variety of fisheries management options is under consideration, including licence pooling, individual quotas and pocket fisheries. Before any particular option is chosen for a fishery, it must be shown to comport with the key principles. DFO will continue to seek out and develop solutions to fisheries management challenges that are consistent with these principles and with the fishery goals that have been identified through engagement processes.
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