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LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF CANADA'S FISHERIES ARE CONSIDERED HEALTHY. ADD YOUR NAME AND TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO FIX THIS CRISIS.

For six years Oceana Canada has audited the health of wild fish and how the government is managing fisheries. Canada is failing its oceans and coastal communities, but we can change this.

Fewer than a third of Canada’s fisheries are healthy and most critically depleted fish populations don’t have a plan in place to help them recover. The number of healthy fisheries has decreased since 2017, with no meaningful improvement to many of the indicators of good fisheries science, monitoring and management.

In the face of overfishing and accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss, the need to rebuild wild fish populations has never been more urgent. The Canadian government can fix this, but they need to see wide support from people like you.

Sign the petition to email the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and demand that the government do a better job of managing Canada’s fisheries and prioritize healthy oceans filled with fish.

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Mr.

Justin

Trudeau

Government of Canada

The Honourable

Joyce

Murray

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Dear Hon. Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada,

The oceans are at great risk – including from overfishing and climate change – and there has never been more opportunity or urgency to stop decades of fisheries mismanagement in Canada and rebuild depleted populations back to healthy levels.  Right now, less than a third of Canada’s fisheries are considered healthy, and our depleted fish populations have languished for decades without meaningful efforts to recover them.

I support rebuilding depleted fish populations and call on the Canadian government to take the following actions:

1.	List all remaining critical and cautious fish stocks, including those currently classified as uncertain, under Canada’s amended Fisheries Act and make management decisions that are consistent with its rebuilding regulations. 
2.	Meaningfully engage with Indigenous communities and organizations and mobilize Indigenous Knowledge Systems into fisheries decision-making.
3.	Integrate ecosystem-level considerations into fisheries decisions, prioritizing rebuilding depleted forage fish that other species rely on as prey, and addressing vulnerabilities to climate change. 
4.	Improve fisheries monitoring by counting everything caught in a fishery — including for recreational and bait purposes.

Rebuilding fish populations is vital for a healthy ocean and a healthy economy. Please prioritize Canada’s oceans and the health of its fish populations and help ensure future generations inherit abundant marine ecosystems full of life.

Sincerely, 
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