Concern is running high in communities off southwest Vancouver Island as they face possible closures to the salmon fishing that generates millions of dollars in revenue for their region.

“For them to shut a fishery down when we are getting such a good dollar per pound on a sustainable fishery makes absolutely no sense,” said Tristan McMillan, a Sooke fishing charter operator.

Worried fishermen packed a Cowichan town hall Sunday at Duncan Meadows Golf Course, pleading for help from their MP Jeff Kibble.

It’s going to effectively take away their livelihood, their way of living, their way to feed themselves and the economic impact is huge,” Kibble told CHEK News on Sunday.

According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, closures are being considered for recreational and commercial salmon fishin

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