SARA Listing Analysis: Potential Impacts of reduced access to FSC and First Nations economic fisheries under Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead emergency listing management scenarios

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has conducted an emergency assessment of Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead Trout and found them to be endangered. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change must form an opinion as to whether or not there is an imminent threat to the survival of these populations. If her opinion is that imminent threat exists, the Government of Canada must decide whether or not to list the populations under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). A Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) is being undertaken to support the listing decision. The analysis follows the Treasury Board of Canada guidance document: Canadian Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide: Regulatory Proposals.

The scope of the cost-benefit analysis is defined by the Management Scenarios that identify the potential closures that will be implemented if Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead are listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Refer to Management Scenarios: Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead for a detailed description of the full measures. The purpose of the Cost Benefit Analysis is to assess the impacts of the Scenarios and not to determine what management measures will be implemented under a Listing decision. Any questions specific to the proposed Management Measures under a SARA Listing decision of Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead can be directed to the Species at Risk Program at sara.xpac@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Cultural significance can be sensitive and challenging to communicate. The required approach to CBAs for regulatory processes may not be the appropriate tool to reflect the social or cultural impacts significance of Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead to Indigenous peoples. Therefore, in addition to assessing the impacts of forgone harvest for consumption in the CBA, DFO is collecting information in a parallel process regarding cultural of Steelhead and Food, Social or Ceremonial fisheries which encounter Steelhead. For further information on this process please visit Cultural significance and the emergency listing process for Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead.

How would your input be used?

Input received will be included in DFO's regional listing information, which informs the emergency listing decision. Your input, may be published in publicly available documents associated with the emergency listing process, including the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement within the Canada Gazette.

Work Book

This workbook is intended to inform the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the impacts of a SARA Listing decision on Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead. Please refer to the proposed Management Scenarios for information on potential fisheries closures under a SARA Listing of Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead while responding to these questions.

1. Do you or your family or community participate in and/or receive harvest from a FSC fishery?

If yes, please complete Section A.

Only complete the rest of Section A if you answered Yes to Question 1.

Section A.

2. Which geographical region do you reside in? Please select one.

3. Do you harvest or receive Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead for FSC purposes? (Y/N)

5. The proposed Management Scenarios provide information on specific fisheries, fishing times and areas that may be affected if Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead are added to Schedule I of the Species at Risk Act. Please refer to the proposed Management Scenarios when answering the following question. Do you harvest for FSC purposes and/or receive harvest from any of the potentially affected areas in the proposed closure periods? (Y/N)

a. If yes, in which areas do you generally fish for FSC purposes? (check all that apply)

6. Please refer to the proposed Management Scenarios when answering the following question. What percentage of your total salmon FSC harvest do you catch or receive from the potentially affected closure time/area outlined in the proposed SARA List Management Scenarios? Please provide an estimated percentage for each species type.

7. Please refer to the proposed Management Scenarios available at when answering the following question. How significantly would your opportunity to harvest or receive FSC be affected by the proposed Management Scenarios under a SARA List decision of Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead? (Check one only)

8. In assessing the impacts of reduced FSC access as a result of the proposed management measures that may be implemented under a decision to list Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead under SARA, what information is important for decision-makers to consider? Please explain why below. (Open-ended)

9. The SARA Program is undertaking a parallel process for reflecting information that is not well considered in a Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework including information on the cultural, social, historical significance that may be affected by potential management measures under a potential SARA Listing decision of TH/CH Steelhead. In the space below, please describe the impacts of this Listing decision on you and/or your community. Comments that are outside the CBA scope may be considered elsewhere in the SARA listing process. (Open-ended).

Section B.

Please refer to the proposed Management Scenarios for information on potential fisheries closures under a SARA Listing decision of Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead while responding to questions in Section B.

10. Do you participate in the Commercial Indigenous for sale fisheries (i.e. Economic Opportunity (EO), Demonstration+ (Demo), Excess Salmon to Spawning Requirement (ESSR)? (Y/N)

If Yes, Please complete Section B.

11. Do you execute an EO/Demo/ESSR fishery in potentially affected closures time/areas as outlined in the Management Scenarios? (Please refer to Management Scenarios when responding to this question)? (Y/N)

Only respond to questions 12 to 15 if the proposed management measures under a SARA Listing of Thompson and Chilcotin Steelhead will impact your commercial sale (e.g. EO/Demo/ESSR) fishery. Please refer to potential Management Scenarios that outline the proposed closure times/areas).

12. If TH/CH Steelhead were listed under the Species at Risk Act and the proposed management closures were implemented, which areas do you fish for DEMO/EO/ESSR that may be impacted? (select all that apply):

13. Which city/region (list provided in the demographic question # 2) do you typically purchase your fishing supplies?

1. Food
2. Ice/Bait
3. Gear
4. Fuel
5. Other?