I read your article Salmon and politics [The Chief, Jan. 31]. I was so inspired by the Brackendale audience. It is not often I am in a room ofpeople so deeply and physically committed to their salmon. Presenting my research at the Brackendale Gallery was very inspiring for me.It is not often I share a room with so many people so dedicated to workingfor wild salmon and herring.
I must respond to Liberal MLA Joan McIntyre's comments. Sea lice are notconfusing. They change their body shape every few days for their first monthso are easy to trace to their source, which in the spring always leads to afish farm.
Ms. McIntyre is right. We do exist at opposite ends of a spectrum; she is anMLA for the party in power, and I track wild salmon in a small boat. Becausewild salmon cannot compromise or negotiate, and can only live or die, theirbiology must be our compass through this IF we want wild salmon. WhileMcIntyre understands the politics, I understand the biology.B.C. can only thrive if these two extremes work together. Unfortunately, theglobal market does not like to see assets as valuable as wild salmon and B.C. rivers in the public's hands. Many of us consider the aggressive sale of B.C.'srivers to private interests as part of the same political agenda becausefarm salmon need no rivers.This is why I encourage people to take stock of what belongs to them and decide which political party will serve their interests.Alexandra Mortonwww.adopt-a-fry.org
