For the first time in over 50 years, spawning sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) will return to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada, according to Shelby Thom of Global News. McFayden is a member of the Okanagan River Restoration Initiative (ORRI) and the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance. The ORRI is one of several groups responsible for extensive restoration efforts under way since 2008 to save the Okanagan sockeye. Roadmap for inland fisheriesThe Department of Environment, Climate and Communications is focused on developing a modern policy framework for inland fisheries. The first step towards this goal is the publication of Towards a Policy Framework for Inland Fisheries in Ireland – A Roadmap.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2021 00:00 UTC