This is a prime example of DFO politics. This was never intended as a RCA. It was brought about because the Commercial fishers complained that if the could not fish that area, the Recreational fishers should not be able to. Looks like they quietly changed the rules so Commercial could and...
A number of years back the Recreational Fishers were allowed to fish in Deepwater Bay inside the boundary. The Commercial Fishers were not. They brought pressure on D.O.F. and the Boundary was changed and the Recreational fishers were not allowed to fish as were the Commercial Fishers. Please...
When did the dept of fisheries start managing fish stocks? They used their power to maintain and grow the commercial fishery. The fisheries they managed are all in trouble. Halibut, cod, clams, salmon, goeducks, the east coast fisheries, etc.
WHY,WHY is this happening The return of wild Chinook might be 500 tops this year. Historically there was 3500 to 5000 wild Chinook in the Campbell. The Chinook of 2019 are hatchery stock. So allowing the retention of non marked fish puts the last remaining of the wild stock at risk. Don't object...
Where is the DFO notice of this. Most Chinook returning to the Campbell River are of hatchery origin. Why they would allow harvest of wild Chinook is insanity. One more reason to mark all hatchery stock.
Those of you that think that a hero shot of a fish that is beached is proper, should be ashamed of yourself. Not properly handling fish is the same as poaching. I was involved in a C&R study by DFO a few years back. They used treble hooks, single hooks and all barbless. The result was that the...
You do not release fish after they have been pulled up on the shore, fish thrash about when they touch the shore. If you claim they did not bash about, then you played that fish to long. Wake up, if you are really concerned about the fish, release them properly.
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