Fishermen protest halibut limit

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Fishermen protest halibut limit


Canwest News Service - May 9, 2009

Recreational fishermen gathered near the legislature Friday to protest a system that they say unfairly restricts their halibut catch to one fish per angler a day.

"The commercial sector hasn't been using all of their share and we've been restricted from a fishery that we've recognized as having a right to by the courts," said Mel Arnold, president of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, following the event.

Speakers demanded that federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea increase the number of halibut that can be fished by the recreational sector.

The International Pacific Halibut Commission assesses the stocks on an annual basis and determines the allowable catches for Canada and the U.S.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada then determines how the catch is split between the commercial and recreational fisheries. Currently, the commercial fishery is apportioned 88% of the allowable catch while the recreational fishery has 12%.

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