The federal government is getting mixed reactions to its plan to protect southern resident killer whales by protecting the orcas’ primary food: Chinook salmon.
On Thursday, Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced plans to cut the allowable catch of Chinook salmon by 25 to 35 per cent.
The number of southern resident killer whales has fallen to just 76 individual animals in recent years, and many have blamed a drop in the number of Chinook salmon.
Chinook salmon are the primary food source of southern resident killer whales. (Associated Press)
“We have determined that the species faces an imminent threat to its survival and recovery,
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