Woody
Active Member
Returning from a quick weekend of fishing in Tofino around 4pm sunday July 11th, I was infuriated to see almost every house in the Native reserve on the west side of Port Alberni with SOCKEYE FOR SALE signs posted loud and proud, and sitting at the end of their driveways selling coolers full of Sockeye. There had to be over 20 signs and 20 different groups selling fish. To my understanding, First nations is allowed to net the rivers ( which I think is BS) for fish for their personal use only not for re-sale. I was completely pissed to come around the corner and see numerous native boats laying nets across the SOMASS River in Port Alberni just beyond the Cluetsi marina knowing they are turning around and selling them on the street on a busy Sunday afternoon to all the tourists cming home from Tofino. And people wonder where all the sockeye are going. Time to re-think Native rights on fishing! And everything else for that matter! Abuse it and lose it!