Finished Business
Well-Known Member
I don't get into the politco end of fishing too often, largely because I don't know enough about it to offer an informed opinion, without running the risk of eating shoe leather. So I just read on and on.
So my question is. Who is getting the short end of the stick, and who the long?
The Commercial guys complain they aren't getting their fare share or cut.
The First Nations complains they aren't getting their fare share or cut.
The Sportfisherman complain that they aren't getting their fare share or cut.
The Ocean, via PITA, Paul Watson and other enviro-mentals complain they (the ocean) isn't getting its fair share or cut either.
It seems that as the old saying goes, "You can't please everyone" will always be true in this matter.
With the slot limits we face, the commercial opening restrictions, the FN (are there restrictions??), who is sitting atop this pile of ****? and who is at the bottom, catching all the smelly run-off.
From all I've read...I've formed this opinion:
Top:
First Nations
Bottom:
Commys
Somewhere in the middle:
Sportys
Given when, where, how, and why each group fishes...I don't think any group is winning or losing the "race"...
Where is the happy medium in all of this? Does one even exist??
In 30 years, which group will be fishing, and which wont?
So my question is. Who is getting the short end of the stick, and who the long?
The Commercial guys complain they aren't getting their fare share or cut.
The First Nations complains they aren't getting their fare share or cut.
The Sportfisherman complain that they aren't getting their fare share or cut.
The Ocean, via PITA, Paul Watson and other enviro-mentals complain they (the ocean) isn't getting its fair share or cut either.
It seems that as the old saying goes, "You can't please everyone" will always be true in this matter.
With the slot limits we face, the commercial opening restrictions, the FN (are there restrictions??), who is sitting atop this pile of ****? and who is at the bottom, catching all the smelly run-off.
From all I've read...I've formed this opinion:
Top:
First Nations
Bottom:
Commys
Somewhere in the middle:
Sportys
Given when, where, how, and why each group fishes...I don't think any group is winning or losing the "race"...
Where is the happy medium in all of this? Does one even exist??
In 30 years, which group will be fishing, and which wont?