Boycott corporations that support Chinook non-retention or a total fishery closure

[Ringo]

Or maybe they believe in vegetarianism as the way of future.

 

[cohochinook]

I see where you are going, and I wouldn't count on it. The truth is many not all of the anglers just think its all to do with FN harvest etc. Yes that is probably a component, but the problem is when we focus on just that we lose the bigger picture. I wouldn't expect to get support for boycotts etc. Hell we can't even get the joe angler to donate cash as they argue about who will be leader. THAT ABSOLUTELY KILLED US.

BE CAREFUL. Don't ignore these groups. If this is successful this year they will back again to take the rest of the inside of the straight and beyond. It will never ever stop.


As Greg Taylor from MCC stated yesterday with his comments to minister on SRKW protections, and re-quoting:


As a member of the SRKW Technical Working Group on Prey Availability and Accessibility, we find the actions taken on prey availability and accessibility insufficient. Our specific concerns are:

1. A key objective was to reduce disturbance associated with recreational fishing. DFO has proposed going to non-retention fisheries in Areas 20-1, 19, 18, and 29. Experience with non-retention fisheries in North America indicates that moving to non-retention may not reduce effort and therefore disturbance.

2. Non-retention fisheries only means mortality of key Fraser River Chinook populations is reduced, not eliminated. And research indicates short-term mortality is high, especially in respect to what is reported by DFO, see: https://www.mccpacific.org/.../Fraser-Chinook-FRIM...

3. In 2019 DFO is proposing to introduce a guidance that would ask recreational fishers to quit fishing if SRKW come within one kilometer of them. This is a voluntary requirement with little associated monitoring and no ability to enforce the guidance. It is disturbing that when fishery management agencies around the world are moving to independent, third party monitoring and tighter enforcement of fishing regulations; DFO is moving in the opposite direction. There is a reason why the rest of the world is moving to independent monitoring and better enforcement, good fishery management - as outlined by the FAO - demands it.

4. DFO, after persistent questioning, has indicated it has no plan to maintain fishery monitoring of effort and encounters in recreational fisheries at a level of what was in place in 2019. Nor does it plan to collect DNA samples from released fish to estimate the stock composition of the catch. Finally, DFO refuses to address the question of how many released chinook survive to eventually spawn, even in the face of its own science that says it is required.

5. DFO has not challenged the statements issued by the recreational industry saying that Fraser 4-2 and 5-2 chinook (which are of critical importance to SRKWs) represent only 1% of their total catch. DFO knows from their DNA samples that the proportion of 4-2 and 5-2 chinook in the recreational catch, in the months these populations are migrating through SRKW critical habitat, is significant. In 2018, the total escapement of these populations was around 16,000. The estimated totality mortality of these populations in the recreational fishery was between 12,103 and 15,428.

The MCC continues to recommend that, for the above reasons, all salmon fishing be closed in SRKW critical habitat between May 1st and July 31st. Anything else is indefensible.

Marine Conservation Caucus

Greg Taylor is with Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Patagonia is a major supporter of them. I was big supporter of Watershed Watch not anymore, as they have chosen to attack and alienate salmon sport fisherman. Craig Orr was their head and founder for number of years. They have done some real positive things, but they turning to lowest form of NGO's. It's incredibly disappointing!

 

[dradons]

Greg Taylor is with Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Patagonia is a major supporter of them. I was big supporter of Watershed Watch not anymore, as they have chosen to attack and alienate salmon sport fisherman. Craig Orr was their head and founder for number of years. They have done some real positive things, but they turning to lowest form of NGO's. It's incredibly disappointing!

Really sad they turned their backs on the rec fishing industry.

If all the groups were not so dogmatic on their views we all get a lot more done. But so many groups, funders, etc, etc demand that not a $ goes towards XYZ and they are rigid about. IE Patagonia and their Wild Fish policy etc.

Some groups get so devout in their views that they refuse to compromise which ultimately hinders any true progress. Reminds of religious that refuse to have any funds go to Family Planning/Planned Parenthood/Contraception based on their religious views.

 

[terrin]

Wild salmon are not disappearing In Case you didn't notice coho had some pretty decent returns last year.

Wild salmon are disapearing, I remember fishing the bottom end of Lesquitti and Texada in the late 80's for coho, limits in a few hours for everyone even a newbie with dull hooks could eventually get one so when you say decent returns what numbers are you refering to? Once the Fish Farms showed up it changed everything to a steady decline. Just coincidence I guess.

 

[Rain City]

Really sad they turned their backs on the rec fishing industry.

If all the groups were not so dogmatic on their views we all get a lot more done. But so many groups, funders, etc, etc demand that not a $ goes towards XYZ and they are rigid about. IE Patagonia and their Wild Fish policy etc.

Some groups get so devout in their views that they refuse to compromise which ultimately hinders any true progress. Reminds of religious that refuse to have any funds go to Family Planning/Planned Parenthood/Contraception based on their religious views.

The problem is most people don't know the difference between hatchery and farmed. Their base doesn't even understand what it is they're fighting for.

 

[Ringo]

The problem is most people don't know the difference between hatchery and farmed. Their base doesn't even understand what it is they're fighting for.

Great observation, RC. Lack of public knowledge is what the ENGOs and DFO are counting on.