Stakeholder

Stakeholders are those who have an interest (stake) in a resource are deemed to be stakeholders. Political decisions attempt to balance stakeholder interests with **public interest.** Many stakeholders in BC salmon aquaculture industry:

o **Wild salmon**, and terrestrial and marine **ecosystems** linked to wild salmon lifecycles o Wild salmon **fishers** faced with declining stocks and declining prices for salmon o **First Nations** o **Coastal communities** o **Multi-national corporations** operating fish farms and the ** Provincial government ** /Federal government

A stakeholder can be any person or party that has some interest in the product or resource that is available for market sale. Any organization, governmental entity, or individual that has a stake in or may be impacted by a given approach to environmental regulation, pollution prevention and energy conservation. Stakeholder analysis recognizes the different interest groups involved in the utilization and conservation of natural resources and provides tools that help to identify and resolve trade offs and conflicts of interest.

One stakeholder greatly effected by fish farming are the Natives and people that live in the coastal communities. However, these people don't receive any opportunity to have their input heard or for that fact even recognized. All coastal communities can do is fight the fish farms through the creation of societies such as Living Oceans Society. Sadly though, their inputs and findings are not of any use to the DFO and the provincial government. They are not concerned in their findings or the impact on coastal community peoples, and further more the health of the ecosystem. They are pro fishing farming, and for the revenue created. The picture below is of a fish farming protest, that generally prove futile due the ignorance of politicians.