GLG
Well-Known Member
DFO would like us to comment on their experimental halibut quota fishery.
I would suggest we all email or call them and let them know what we think.
You can tell them this is BS or you can make suggestions on what to change.
Me ... I think I will tell them that I am concerned on how easy it would be to cheat this system.
I think they need to tighten up their system by implementing these measures.
1) Hail in/out before and after fishing your commercial halibut quota each day.
2) 100% camera observation while fishing your commercial halibut quota.
3) 100% dock side monitor when landing your commercial halibut quota.
4) jaw tag on all commercial halibut quota caught fish.
Seems to me this program is more of a amateur commercial fishery then anything recreational.
It should be treated as any other commercial fishery and the same rules should be applied to them.
Draft for public review
November 7, 2012 Page 1 of 10
Regulatory Amendment Proposal for a
Recreational Quota Transfer Licence:
Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
Background
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is proposing a regulatory amendment that will create the opportunity for recreational fishers to lease commercial halibut quota in order to provide additional fishing opportunities for the recreational sector. This draft Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) document describes the proposed regulatory amendment, the rationale for the amendment, and the objectives of the amendment. It also provides a brief summary of the consultation conducted to date and what is known about the perspectives of interested parties
regarding this proposal, and outlines key elements or features of the plan to implement the proposed regulatory amendment, if it is approved. This draft is being provided for public review to inform the development of a final draft that will be made available for future public review in the Canada Gazette, Part 1.
Issues and Objectives
Issue
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) sets the annual total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific Halibut, pursuant to the Halibut Treaty of 1923 between Canada and the United States. Within the Canadian portion of that TAC, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has the responsibility to conserve the resource and the authority to allocate the catch among First Nations, commercial, and recreational fisheries. All allocations and reallocations of halibut quota are at the absolute discretion of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. In 2003, the Minister announced an allocation policy which, after providing Pacific Halibut for First Nations Food, Social, and Ceremonial fisheries, allocated 88% of the Pacific Halibut TAC to commercial fishers and 12% of the TAC to recreational fishers. At this time the Minister also invited both parties (commercial and recreational) to develop an acceptable mechanism that would allow for adjustment of the recreational share through acquisition of additional quota from the commercial sector. In each year since 2004, the recreational fishing sector has overharvested its allocation. Recreational sector over-harvests were mitigated in 2008-2010 by transferring quota to the recreational sector from the commercial sector using funds the recreational sector had generated by choosing to lease uncaught portions of their sector’s allocation to the commercial sector in 2003 and 2004. That funding has since been depleted, which has led to further efforts to manage the recreational harvest within its allocation. Since 2008, measures have been introduced to reduce the recreational harvest, including a reduction in the daily catch limit and possession limit and a curtailed fishing season. These measures had negative effects on the recreational sector, including business such as fishing lodges and guides, as reduced daily catch and possession limits and early season closures are disincentives to potential clients. In working to develop a mechanism for quota transfer between recreational and commercial sectors, DFO introduced an experimental recreational halibut fishery in 2011. This fishery provided an opportunity for interested recreational fishers, or businesses which provide recreational fishing services, to lease quota from the commercial sector to use or make available to clients for recreational fishing. This market-based mechanism allows willing participants to apply to reallocate quota, where available, from a willing commercial quota holder to their experimental halibut licence, subject to the Minister’s discretion over all allocations and reallocations.
I would suggest we all email or call them and let them know what we think.
You can tell them this is BS or you can make suggestions on what to change.
Me ... I think I will tell them that I am concerned on how easy it would be to cheat this system.
I think they need to tighten up their system by implementing these measures.
1) Hail in/out before and after fishing your commercial halibut quota each day.
2) 100% camera observation while fishing your commercial halibut quota.
3) 100% dock side monitor when landing your commercial halibut quota.
4) jaw tag on all commercial halibut quota caught fish.
Seems to me this program is more of a amateur commercial fishery then anything recreational.
It should be treated as any other commercial fishery and the same rules should be applied to them.
Draft for public review
November 7, 2012 Page 1 of 10
Regulatory Amendment Proposal for a
Recreational Quota Transfer Licence:
Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
Background
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is proposing a regulatory amendment that will create the opportunity for recreational fishers to lease commercial halibut quota in order to provide additional fishing opportunities for the recreational sector. This draft Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) document describes the proposed regulatory amendment, the rationale for the amendment, and the objectives of the amendment. It also provides a brief summary of the consultation conducted to date and what is known about the perspectives of interested parties
regarding this proposal, and outlines key elements or features of the plan to implement the proposed regulatory amendment, if it is approved. This draft is being provided for public review to inform the development of a final draft that will be made available for future public review in the Canada Gazette, Part 1.
Issues and Objectives
Issue
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) sets the annual total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific Halibut, pursuant to the Halibut Treaty of 1923 between Canada and the United States. Within the Canadian portion of that TAC, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has the responsibility to conserve the resource and the authority to allocate the catch among First Nations, commercial, and recreational fisheries. All allocations and reallocations of halibut quota are at the absolute discretion of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. In 2003, the Minister announced an allocation policy which, after providing Pacific Halibut for First Nations Food, Social, and Ceremonial fisheries, allocated 88% of the Pacific Halibut TAC to commercial fishers and 12% of the TAC to recreational fishers. At this time the Minister also invited both parties (commercial and recreational) to develop an acceptable mechanism that would allow for adjustment of the recreational share through acquisition of additional quota from the commercial sector. In each year since 2004, the recreational fishing sector has overharvested its allocation. Recreational sector over-harvests were mitigated in 2008-2010 by transferring quota to the recreational sector from the commercial sector using funds the recreational sector had generated by choosing to lease uncaught portions of their sector’s allocation to the commercial sector in 2003 and 2004. That funding has since been depleted, which has led to further efforts to manage the recreational harvest within its allocation. Since 2008, measures have been introduced to reduce the recreational harvest, including a reduction in the daily catch limit and possession limit and a curtailed fishing season. These measures had negative effects on the recreational sector, including business such as fishing lodges and guides, as reduced daily catch and possession limits and early season closures are disincentives to potential clients. In working to develop a mechanism for quota transfer between recreational and commercial sectors, DFO introduced an experimental recreational halibut fishery in 2011. This fishery provided an opportunity for interested recreational fishers, or businesses which provide recreational fishing services, to lease quota from the commercial sector to use or make available to clients for recreational fishing. This market-based mechanism allows willing participants to apply to reallocate quota, where available, from a willing commercial quota holder to their experimental halibut licence, subject to the Minister’s discretion over all allocations and reallocations.
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