juandesooka
Active Member
Driving into Vic yesterday, somehow got to talking about the halibut issue with my 10 year old.
I told her the basics, a fight between rec/comm sectors about who gets to fish for halibut. Clarified it is not about conservation, an organization specifies how much fish can be caught without harming the resource, so the question is just who gets them. Then asked her opinion.
Her initial response: "The commercial fishermen should be allowed to catch more, because that's their job and they won't be able to work. The recreational fisherman are just fishing for fun."
So then I explain that all Canadians are allowed to fish for halibut, but the commercial fishermen can catch nearly 9 fish for every 1 we can catch. I ask her if that seems fair?
She agreed it is not fair, she thought we should share them evenly. After talking it over a bit longer, we agreed a fair split would be 25% for the recreational sector.
So there you go, we have got it all figured out.
(and though she still won't eat fish, but she knows I like fishing and her mum and granny and grandad like seafood)
I told her the basics, a fight between rec/comm sectors about who gets to fish for halibut. Clarified it is not about conservation, an organization specifies how much fish can be caught without harming the resource, so the question is just who gets them. Then asked her opinion.
Her initial response: "The commercial fishermen should be allowed to catch more, because that's their job and they won't be able to work. The recreational fisherman are just fishing for fun."
So then I explain that all Canadians are allowed to fish for halibut, but the commercial fishermen can catch nearly 9 fish for every 1 we can catch. I ask her if that seems fair?
She agreed it is not fair, she thought we should share them evenly. After talking it over a bit longer, we agreed a fair split would be 25% for the recreational sector.
So there you go, we have got it all figured out.
(and though she still won't eat fish, but she knows I like fishing and her mum and granny and grandad like seafood)