For the information of anyone on the Canadian side of the border and for
anyone south of us that may be interested.


>AT YOUR DISCRETION, PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS INVITATION WIDELY. THANKS FOR
YOUR
>HELP.
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>WHO: Vancouver Natural History Society(VNHS) invites you and your
colleagues
>to a discussion.
>WHEN: 7:30PM, Thursday, 26 February, 1998.
>WHERE: Vancouver Museum Auditorium, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver,
British
>Columbia, Canada.
>ADMISSION: FREE!! Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. Refreshments follow.
>Please join us to continue discussion over a cup of tea.
>******************
>
>DISCUSSION TOPIC:
> "The Importance of HERRING in BC/Pacific Marine Ecosystems: Historic Past,
>Debatable Future".
>
>DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
>Is the HERRING population prospering under sustainable fisheries
management,
>thus contributing to the health of chinook and coho salmon stocks?
>
> OR
>
>Has the HERRING roe fishery, introduced in 1980, all but wiped out the
>traditional spawning areas, threatening the complete collapse of the
HERRING
>in the Georgia Strait?
>
>NOTE: Audience participation is encouraged and will greatly enrich the
debate!
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>
>FEATURED SPEAKERS: DAVID ELLIS(a fisheries planner, investigative
>researcher, and author of "Net Loss")...and...TERRY GLAVIN(a
conservationist
>and author of "Dead Reckoning: Confronting the Crisis in Pacific
Fisheries").
>
>TERRY GLAVIN: will lead off the discussion by outlining the current
>situatiion and presenting the questions being asked by industry, Department
>of Fisheries and Oceans Canada(DFO/FOC) researchers and managers, sports
>fishers and coastal First Nations.
>
>DAVID ELLIS: will present the results of his investigations and, possibly,
>in some cases, highly controversial answers.
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>
>INFORMATION CONTACTS:
> Daphne Solecki(VNHS Programs) T/F(604) 736-9471.
> David Ellis T(604) 222-8394, F(604) 222-1152,
>E-Mail<davidellis at lightspeed.bc.ca>.
> Terry Glavin T/F(250) 539-2770,
>E-Mail <transmontanus at gulfislands.com>.
>
>VNHS Web-Site URL: http://www.naturalhistory.bc.ca
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>
>AT YOUR DISCRETION, PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS INVITATION WIDELY. THANKS FOR
YOUR
>HELP.
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