Feds to reopen herring fishery despite objections by First Nations and scientists

A federal court struck down a legal attack by coastal B.C. First Nations attempting to overturn the federal Conservative fishing minister's decision to reopen herring fisheries in coastal waters.

The oily fish, that ordinarily provides a feeding frenzy each spring for grizzlies, whales and wolves, has not been fished in three coastal pockets since 2005, due to over-fishing concerns.

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