In this episode we continue our investigative series into the state of the Salmonid resource in British Columbia, with our focus on the majestic Steelhead in the Skeena watershed. Our guest today is Bob Hooton whose career in British Columbia’s fisheries management spanned 37 years, with the final 9 years of service spent at the head of the Fish and Wildlife Section for all of BC.  Bob is an outspoken advocate of wild Steelhead conservation and has written several books on the subject.  Today we also explore the inequitable racially based allocations of our fisheries, and make a case for the baseless origins of these ongoing decisions. Make no mistake listeners, this is an Apartheid policy which harms all Canadians, and ultimately the fish. The time is now to manage the fishery for the sole benefit of the fish, not special interest groups.
To learn more about Bob’s work please visit his website SteelheadVoices.com, and to purchase his books please visit:
"Skeena Steelhead - Unknown Past - Uncertain Future"
"Days of Rivers Past"