Little Hawk
Active Member
This is a good idea Pro. Good on you and count on my support if you (we) can bring this to bear.
Yes profiles exist for most runs in most rivers.I am curious if you can fill me in on the science...how the heck does DNA from a wild fish tell you the river it came from? What is the process? Is it mostly just comparing genetic makeup to other known fish from those systems?
The power of the internet! People share info.Are we privy to all the DNA information gathered from the states rivers?
Political question!Does it matter?
I guess it depends oh how the science is done-again a political question and also a funding issue.Could it be just a straight comparison to known Fraser DNA and just throwing out the rest of the samples since the only thing we care about is the Fraser run?
FN pay?...believe that one when i see it...lol...holmes*
No need for additional funding or increased license fees.
DFO could handle it out of the petty cash drawer, if, and it's a big if, a case can be made for the research.
Well, maybe not out of petty cash, it would be a new program, so 2 people would have to write the proposal for a year, then a management committee would have to review it, and if implemented, it would require a manager, two research associates, a budget manager, two fisheries analysysts, a programmer, an entry clerk, and of course, back office support, so you're looking at upwards of 800,000 per year.
Oh, don't forget the cost of doing the DNA testing.