License renewal not available?

[Islandgirl]

I am going to the west coast tomorrow until after the 1st of April. No internet or printer there. I took screen shots and called them yesterday. I got the lady's employee number and said they cannot deny me going fishing because they can't issue me a lic. I recorded date and the time of the call. I tried every way I could. I said the economy is in the tank enough already and I am not cancelling my trip. She took my name and number and said she would send it high priority. No one called me back yesterday.

 

[ziggy]

https://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=231169&ID=all

So does an early closure due to run timing lead to an early re opening. Yeah, thought not. DFO needs to admit they are simply expanding the closure.

Much like last year when they closed a bunch of areas on the same day then reopened areas further west half a month earlier. If they were using run timings, it should have had the same relationship to Timing of migration routes, earlier opening and closure closer to the the mouth of Strait, later closure and opening closer to Mouth of the Fraser. Instead they shut it down early close to the Fraser and opened late.

 

[fogged in]

I would expect the best we can hope for is exactly the same regs as last year. This tends to limit somewhat any new outrage.

 

[spring fever]

I would expect the best we can hope for is exactly the same regs as last year. This tends to limit somewhat any new outrage.

Maybe we should plead subsistence food fishing!! Works for other groups-just saying!!

 

[scott craven]

Maybe we should plead subsistence food fishing!! Works for other groups-just saying!!

We don't have the correct heritage unfortunately.

 

[searun]

I’m all in with that theory. Would not surprised me and perhaps even makes some sence

Yup, get ready for it...churning corona closures batman....locking down boat launches, tackle store closures, marina closures...not a stretch to think this could go farther. The good news is if we make the difficult sacrifices now and stop the spread, we will be back to doing what we love sooner. Pain for gain.

 

[Slabbedout]

I just tried again this eve to see if I could renew. Nope. I tried calling the Victoria office Friday but got forwarded to a voicemail and have not heard back. I suspect the dfo offices are getting a ton of people calling complaining / leaving messages to staff that aren’t at work anyway.

 

[pennel]

I just tried again this eve to see if I could renew. Nope. I tried calling the Victoria office Friday but got forwarded to a voicemail and have not heard back. I suspect the dfo offices are getting a ton of people calling complaining / leaving messages to staff that aren’t at work anyway.

You would have thought that they could have had the new 2020 licences in place by now rather than leave it to the last minute for people to buy one.
Wonder what would happen if you went fishing tomorrow without a licence?
The onus is probably on you to have one but equally the onus must be on them to provide the opportunity to obtain one.
Bureaucracy at its bestI guess.

 

[Monkey]

You would have thought that they could have had the new 2020 licences in place by now rather than leave it to the last minute for people to buy one.
Wonder what would happen if you went fishing tomorrow without a licence?
The onus is probably on you to have one but equally the onus must be on them to provide the opportunity to obtain one.
Bureaucracy at its bestI guess.

You would have thought that they could have had the new 2020 licences in place by now rather than leave it to the last minute for people to buy one.
Wonder what would happen if you went fishing tomorrow without a licence?
The onus is probably on you to have one but equally the onus must be on them to provide the opportunity to obtain one.
Bureaucracy at its bestI guess.

 

[Monkey]

Best effort to apply . No success . Spent two hours . On the DFO website.

Long history of compliance . 30+ Years.


Going clamming .

 

[MadJigga]

I tried a couple weeks back online. The website directed me to either go back to the last establishment I bought the Liscence at(Island Outfitters) or call the number provided to update my information. Can’t get through.

 

[spring fever]

Fish anyway! If they aren't available -that's the defense-they won't try to enforce it. They have posted the regs so those have to be obeyed.

 

[BigHog]

I agree. Go fishing ..... the regs are the regs and as a member on this site you should by now what they are. Nothing new here. When lics are available you better have one ! Just sayin...

 

[tinboatrobb]

make sure you have this years license with you when you explain that they are not yet available for next year.

 

[Gear'n'beer!]

I can get into my profile and when I click purchase license I get to the region screen and the only one available is Yukon


Don't think I need a special license to fish in the Yukon......pacific is pacific isn't it?

 

[Gear'n'beer!]

Working now

 

[Huyfishin]

Working now

Well that's a relief, I was getting worried

 

[Aces]

Don't need no stinking license!!

 

[scott craven]

I guess if you want to crab or prawn or Halibut fish you need one.

 

[SpringVelocity]

At least you can go halibut fishing there you guys are lucky. Not many halibut off Nanaimo area.