A B.C. conservation organization says it was forced to buy data from private companies to trace the paths of fishing trawlers off the province’s coast. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published June 24, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/24/Secrets-of-BC-Trawlers/

Uncovering the Secrets of BC’s Controversial Trawl Fishers

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