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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
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I was going to post this. the fact that decisions on this country are not being pulled from relevant, complete and up-to-date data suggests to me that the Cons are, at least in part, making decisions based on ideology and influence from lobby groups and foreign partners. The selective "penny-pinching" table is a good reference about how they are closing down information centers in this country at an alarming rate.
Craig Orr, a wildlife ecologist specializing in aquaculture impacts who has worked with DFO on conservation projects, said the lack of data and information is harming scientists studying British Columbia's waterways.
“The closure of libraries was a little bit for saving money, but more about government abandoning evidence-based decision making," he said.“We've seen really alarming trends in terms of ground water availability and stream temperature. But without the data, nobody can prove the government wrong.
Orr said he was disturbed by the halt on data-gathering for chinook salmon in Black Creek on Vancouver Island, where scientists have continuously monitored fish for over two decades.
"A lot of this information is linked to climate change," he said. "They've abandoned monitoring for smaller river systems, and we'd had continuous series of data for 25 years in some of these indicator streams. When you start axing long-term monitoring, it's a sign the government really doesn't want this data."