SPECIES AT RISK ACT UPDATE BC SEAFOOD ALLIANCE SUMMIT IV VANCOUVER, B. C. NOV. 1, 2005 JOHN C. DAVIS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO DEPUTY MINISTER, SPECIES AT RISK, DFO 1
Contents 1. Background 2. DFO Approach to Listing Decisions 3. Status of Aquatic Species Listings, Timelines 4. Implications, Considerations 2
Background u u The Species at Risk Act, SARA, came into force in June 2004 Act protects wildlife species at risk in Canada Prohibitions apply for listed endangered (E) or threatened (T) species; Recovery Strategy required. Recovery strategy may allow by-catch, possibly limited fishery 3
Principles for Listing Species The intent of SARA is to protect species at risk and to allow them to recover: u Listing must be based on sound science, sufficient information, clear identification of threats u Consider magnitude of socio-economic costs and benefits to Canadians who buy and sell such species; impacts on coastal communities, those with few options u Ensure consultation with stakeholders, first nations, wildlife management boards, inclusion of aboriginal viewpoints, traditional knowledge, community knowledge u Consider federal-provincial-territorial relationships and results of consultations with those jurisdictions 4
Guiding Principles For Decisions continued u Build recovery strategies in partnership with others, encourage stewardship and cooperation u Build effective federal-provincial-territorial collaboration on endangered species issues u Consider costs to government, stakeholders, clarity of threats and challenges to rebuilding u Use the Fisheries Act, Oceans Act, DFO policies (e. g. wild salmon policy) and other measures in a complementary fashion with SARA to rebuild weak stocks, and foster sustainable resource use u Consider unintended costs and impacts on aquaculture industry 5
Status of Aquatic Species Listings, Timelines u 47 aquatic species listed when Act came into force (e. g. killer whales, sticklebacks, Inner Bay of Fundy salmon) u Additional 20 aquatic species listed, Sakinaw and Cultus Sockeye not listed, Speckled Dace sent back to COSEWIC – Total 67 listed now u 12 aquatic species now under consideration by Ministers- including Bocaccio Rockfish, Interior Fraser Coho, Atlantic cod • Process started on these mid-July 2005 Recommendations public in early December, Final decisions by April 2006 6
Species to Come Forward in Future u Likely to start 9 -month process in November 2005: • 5 Artic beluga populations, White sturgeon, Porbeagle shark (Atl. ) u Following species likely to start in next 9 -18 months: • Finback whales (Atlantic & Pacific populations), Bowhead whales (3 Arctic pops), Narwhal, North Pacific Right whale, 11 species of freshwater fish, 3 Atlantic skate pops, 3 Eastern Striped bass pops 7
Species to Come Forward in Future u Pacific species likely to come forward depending on COSEWIC recommendations: • Westslope and Coastal Cutthroat Trout • Rockfish species • Skates and sharks • Northern fur seal • Whitefish (2 species) • More sticklebacks 8
Implications, Considerations Need for good information, sound science u Consultations, Aboriginal traditional knowledge, community knowledge; socio-economic assessment u Ecosystem and watershed approach where practicable, multi-species approach u SARA working in coordination with Fisheries Act, Oceans Act, other government initiatives u Partnerships, collaboration, sharing recovery actions, innovation. u 9
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