From the dozens of media articles that followed my column on the Cohen Commission Report this fall, you will likely know that Fisheries and Oceans Canada has not responded to the report issued Oct. 31, 2012.

What you may not know is that the entire Cohen site has been taken down as though this $26.4-million inquiry had never occurred. Some of us who follow salmon issues at the policy level have saved important documents so the commission can’t just disappear and wild salmon issues in B.C. along with it.

Find out how you can take action, and ensure the government responds to the Cohen Commission recommendations.

At least one aspect of climate change makes even fish fretful.

Ocean acidification — one of the consequences of an increasing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — makes rockfish anxious, according to a newly published paper by a neuroscientist at Edmonton's MacEwan University.

"It's actually very similar to a human being anxious at a very basic fundamental level," said Trevor Hamilton. "(The fish are) afraid of any sort of stimuli that could be harmful."

"It even has potential effects on fisheries. If there are more fish that are hiding, it means that less fish may be caught in nets."

Hamilton said his next step will be to find out if fish still fret if they are exposed to a slower climb in acid levels.

Read more at huffingtonpost.ca.