Fisheries department response to salmon decline report remains secret

Department prepared report as a response to Cohen Commission on Fraser River sockeye, and was then ignored by political leadership

OTTAWA — The frequently maligned federal Fisheries Department reacted with speed and apparent sensitivity as it raced to come up with a response to the critical 2012 report from Justice Bruce Cohen on its management of Fraser River sockeye, according to just-released internal documents.

The department quickly prepared an in-depth response, including cost estimates, intended to prove Ottawa was committed to a species .... http://www.vancouversun.com/Fisheries+de...3367/story.html