wildmanyeah
Crew Member
The public fishery will look vastly different over the next 10 years, especially if the liberals stay in power.
no one knows what will happen
2019 Halibut Fishery
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The public fishery will look vastly different over the next 10 years, especially if the liberals stay in power.
no one knows what will happen
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Oh hear we go getting negative again. You can sit in negative space or enjoy the fishery this year. No one knows what is going to happen years from now.
Be thankful at least it is open! Look at the guys in USA.
And FYI it doesn't matter who is power. All politicians are the same hate to say.
Be thankful at least it is open! Look at the guys in USA.
And FYI it doesn't matter who is power. All politicians are the same hate to say.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Sure thing Mr. Negative.
Barman
Active Member
I would call him Mr. Realistic.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Well maybe sell your boats. I need more space to anchor this year. Can't please everyone. Carry on...
fishin solo
Crew Member
If you guys pooled all your negative energy together and put it towards helping.....it might make the difference..... cheers
Barman
Active Member
Not sure what you mean here, be happy that we have a fishery this year, and ignore the long term decline? Do you think putting your head in the sand, and being happy for the short term is the solution?
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
R we just talking about halibut or our fishery as a whole???
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Its a halibut thread isn't it.
Barman
Active Member
I am confused, are you saying the halibut fishing is on the upswing? Lets look back over the last ten years.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Actually the biomass if fairly healthy if you actually looked at the data. This isn't conservation issue.
The issue is over our TAC% which was increased a while ago. Everyone knows we would like more TAC but that takes time and money. But if you look at the proposed recommendations regulations this year and ask many people seem to be happier with them. It isn't perfect but I would say its something we can work with, and hats off to all the volunteers that made that happen.
So yes I think its pretty lame to start pulling negative card out publicly when we haven't even started the season, but you do what you want.
Anyways I am done on this halibut thread for now going to go fishing. Hope to see some of you guys out in Vic next month.
Barman
Active Member
You call it negative, I call it realistic. This year we have a decreased TAC, that is a decline in the sport fishery. Thanks to hardworking folks, we have a more workable way of allocating that TAC. It is still a decline. We need to recognize the decline, and work together as sportfisher's to find a solution, not put blinders on because this year should be more palatable than last year, which is only thanks to the new allocation methods.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
Want more TAC just go and buy it.
scott craven
Well-Known Member
Typical DFO procedure,
little or no notice prior to openings and closures.
little or no notice prior to openings and closures.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
I will ask this at our meeting, but it usually has to do with getting all the ducks in row before the opening.
As far as I know it opens March 1st, so you should see something soon. Just have some patience. You also both have an SFAB meeting in Langford/Colwood on the 3rd I believe next week, and suggest you guys go. I wish I could go to that one, but have to get ready for our meeting up here in Nanaimo on the 5th.
Fck That.
If you are buying you are supporting the privatization of this Canadian resource and a program that has nothing to do with conservation.
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