Cuba Libre
Well-Known Member
Just got a PM from Gov who states the south island did NOT support the proposal.....If this is correct WHO DID? Gov, can you enlighten us please.
The North Coast guides and Lodges also wanted the season to start April 1 and was fought hard by the Southern boys to get the 15th ,one is starting to see a division in the ranks!!!
Pretty disgusting. Now lets start a witch hunt and burn everyone who voted on the cross...please stop this garbage. Listen to what you are posting. This is absolute rubbish. Everyone who was involved in the process at those meetings deserves better treatment than this. Now let's see, why would anyone involved in the process want to be bothered to post up details on their analysis of the options and eventual decision....FEAR! You guys are supposedly adults - this is nothing short of childish bully tactics.
Also pretty shameful that those who were at the meeting are putting it out there as to who voted which way...is that to bolster support?
Please go back and read Ray's post...and re-read it again....the only way forward is for us to work together, and especially not to lose sight of the real battle which is to secure a proper TAC. Better too that we await the outcome of the Malcolm case, not much point protesting just yet...better to keep your powder dry until we actually have something to shoot at.
DFO also stated the angler behaviour and effort MAY have changed in unforeseen and unpredictable ways
Ukee
Why is the truth garbage?
Shameful to put it out there how it all went down? why? do we not deserve to know? I guess the whole community of guides lodges and fisherman should just be left in the dark completely, until the fisheries notice?
cmon sculpin, govt blah blah blah...THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED AND REWORKED, THE PPL CALLING THE SHOTS, the whole system needs to be dismantled and rebuilt, the govt is TOTALLY, COMPLETELY, AND UTTERLY FLAWED, there is no question about it, too many weaksauce posts about wait for this and wait for that and we'll see what happens...BS, look where we are now, waiting and waffling has done a great deal of good hasnt it....sure keep your powder dry until we have something to shoot at......but we better be locked and loaded while we wait, and wait, and wait...there is lots to shoot at already, just nobody willing to actually take aim and shoot....pretty sad.......holmes*
Speaking of transparency.......Babyblew isn't that the name on Lorne's boat?
I'm not hiding anything, I wasn't in the room. I haven't yet seen the final recommendation because the minutes have not been published and sent out to the SFAC's. I do know that it should matter not how each person voted, it only matters that the majority of informed anglers in the room made a decision, and perhaps it might be instructive to wait to see what their analysis was before we get all worked up. The SFAB or DFO will put something out when they are ready to do so, perhaps via the SFAC Chairs. Bully tactics are disgusting. Those posts should be pulled as they disrespect the process and those who work on our behalf and can only be meant to intimidate or perhaps build support for something.
One thing I do know is this was a difficult decision, and really comes down to picking your poison based on hitting some main objectives identified by the SFAC's, which if memory serves correctly was something like...1) a season that went until at least September; 2) an option that did the least to risk early closure; 3) a decision that gave us 2 fish possession - very few wanted to give that up.
If you want to be at the table making those decisions, get yourself involved in the SFAB where you too can be accountable for more than just being a key board hero like the rest of us.
And, for the record - the main reason we have the same TAC as last season, and did not suffer a 30% reduction recommended by IPHC science was the SFAB was there leading the charge.