SerengetiGuide
Well-Known Member
You can call it a victory on length of season but long term I'm not so sure. The transfer of quota using experimental will almost certainly be permanent and we will not get anymore than 15% IMO
WELL since we have gone so far under I would asume that next year we should have a feb 1 or back to a march 1 open then as it "APPEARS" that dfo is calling this a victory so there is NO REASON why it shouldn't... using their numbers of course to finally benefit "US" lets hope.......
Pro-Fisher, where's the 60% used/40% left to Sep 15th data coming from? Has it been posted somewhere? I saw the numbers posted by DFO that a little more than 50% was estimated to have been caught back near the end of July, which would mean less than 10% of our allocation was presumably caught in the last few days of July, through August and the first half of September?? Seems a bit wonky as that's right in the heart of the rec fishing season. Anyway, would love to see the official numbers being used if anyone has them. I know our Area 2B commercial harvest is at 79% of their allocation as of September 19th, as posted on the IPHC website. Again, as the rec sector was tracking ahead of the commercial sector towards the end of July this year even with our restrictions (commies were at 46%, rec a bit above 50%), and have been well ahead of the com sector in all recent harvest years, it seems a bit odd that they went from 46-79% in the same period we presumably went from 52'ish% to just 60%.
Ukee
[h=4]Fishery Notice[/h] | |
Category(s): | RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) |
Subject: | FN0919-RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) - Halibut - 2013 Recreational Fishery Update - September 20, 2013 |
The DFO and Sport Fishing Advisory Board (SFAB) Halibut Committee meets monthly throughout the season to review estimated catches. At the most recent meeting, it was determined that the recreational fishery harvest to August 31, 2013 is approx. 807,000 pounds of the recreational fishery's Total Allowable Catch of 1,080,450 pounds. This leaves a balance of approximately 273,000 pounds. As a result, recreational fishing for halibut will continue through to December 31, 2013 under the current fishing regulations. The current size and numbers of fish cannot be changed in-season as they are authorized for the entire year as Conditions of the 2013-2014 Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence. DFO will review the 2013 fishery (catches and management measures) and will consult through the SFAB consultation process this fall/winter to consider management options for 2014. Management measures will be announced in the early spring. Variation Order: 2013-442 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Devona Adams 604-666-3271 or Neil Davis 604-666-9033. | |
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0919 Sent September 20, 2013 at 0948 |