OldBlackDog
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Wait for it, more surprises to come.
Nootka and Esperanza could be a real **** show in 2019...
Nootka and Esperanza could be a real **** show in 2019...
Boy, with kind supportive comments like that, I can see why stuff stays "behind the scenes."They didn’t follow science on the new measures and certainly didn’t listen to us about otter point etc. So I can see why many have little to no faith in the working groups and “behind the scenes”
Boy, with kind supportive comments like that, I can see why stuff stays "behind the scenes."
We really need to ask the brains at DFO why they kill off what they call excess Chinook fry from standard egg take allowances at hatcheries from all over BC every year?! If DFO is so concerned about whales getting a full belly and wanting to ensure that they are not starving to death because they cant have their favorite cheese burger(salmon) to eat at dinner time...then why kill any hatchery Chinook raised for so called enhancement purposes?! There seems to be a REAL Live conflict within DFO itself.
Release them instead of destroying them...
Apparently BC has a Chinook shortage and they are on the verge of extinction in more than a few systems according to scientists. We have issues with starving whales and problems with in river Pinnipeds smogging down on out going smolts and incoming adults. Hatchery systems, not wild rivers, yes they should. Before Europeans the rivers were black during spawn, loaded with fish...DFO is silly to play GOD like they do. Oops! Tooo many smolts, divide off the excess and KILL'EM ALL. Release them and let mother nature do the rest.
Unfortunately there are more systems than simply the Fraser with low abundance issues. Hatcheries are part of augmented systems developed to enhance fisheries opportunities for all sectors, let's not forget that history and why they were implemented in the first place. So why kill off innocent l'il excess hatchery chinook smolts on any healthy(disease free) hatchery system that may in fact help feed staving whales in BC waters!? Think of the offset it may alleviate from in river Pinnipeds gorge feeding on the outgoing smolts and incoming adult Chinook salmon.
Careful with this response - where they insert "Tribal Parks" that actually means they are talking about restricting access unless you pay a fee for entry. That is what is being implemented in Tofino - 2019 being a "voluntary" year for businesses to get involved in the program, followed by a "mandatory" tax on all businesses and visitors for 2020. A new 4th level of government taxation. All sounds "environmental" but its really about tax collection IMO.
Careful with this response - where they insert "Tribal Parks" that actually means they are talking about restricting access unless you pay a fee for entry. That is what is being implemented in Tofino - 2019 being a "voluntary" year for businesses to get involved in the program, followed by a "mandatory" tax on all businesses and visitors for 2020. A new 4th level of government taxation. All sounds "environmental" but its really about tax collection IMO.
I'm not a scientist, and I dont know who wrote this, but I have sooo many questions about how they arrived at their conclusions and recomendations