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By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The fisheries department of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is warning the community of a limited harvesting season of sc\u0313win (sockeye salmon) in the coming weeks, due to a forecast predicting low fish returns. Although the alliance is not asking its syilx Nation members to stop fishing for sc\u0313win entirely during the upcoming season, they are asking fishers to limit harvesting activities and \u201cplease only take what you need,\u201d to allow as many fish as possible to survive and spawn in the fall. Chad Fuller, manager of ONA\u2019s fisheries program, said the nation won\u2019t be co-ordinating a harvest for community distribution or food fishery events this year either. \u201cWe have to be careful,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cWe have to let our members know… <\/p>\n

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By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The fisheries department of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is warning the community of a limited harvesting season of sc\u0313win (sockeye salmon) in the coming weeks, due to a forecast predicting low fish returns. Although the alliance is not asking its syilx Nation members to stop fishing for sc\u0313win entirely during the upcoming season, they are asking fishers to limit harvesting activities and \u201cplease only take what you need,\u201d to allow as many fish as possible to survive and spawn in the fall. Chad Fuller, manager of ONA\u2019s fisheries program, said the nation won\u2019t be co-ordinating a harvest for community distribution or food fishery events this year either. \u201cWe have to be careful,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cWe have to let our members know... <\/p>\n

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