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The Heiltsuk Nation on the central coast is applauding the suspension of this year's commercial roe herring fishery in that region.
Heiltsuk chief coun. Marilyn Slett says the suspension will give roe herring stocks on the central coast an opportunity to recover.
She says the Heiltsuk have been working hard to secure the closure and she calls the decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada "an encouraging, concrete step to show that it is serious about reconciliation."
A news release from the Heiltsuk Nation says it has been working with fisheries officials since August to develop a joint fisheries management plan, in part because they say herring stocks in their region remain far below historical levels.
