Posted to the SFBC Newsfeed via a CBC report.
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/post....n-Agree-Herring-Fishery-Should-Stay-Shut.-200
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/post....n-Agree-Herring-Fishery-Should-Stay-Shut.-200
The more they allow fishing herring the less salmon we will have. It is a clear case of DFO giving into short term, short sighted corporate greed against the attempts to increase wild salmon numbers over time.
Nope, that quota is for Herring only. Spawn on kelp is a different fishery and has its own quota when they allow it.Does the closure also include the harvesting of eggs? Might also aid the replenishment of the stock?
Just looked it up and its called the "spawn on kelp fishery".
X2-I stopped reading this because it was so depressing.Best news I've heard all day.
I've been on both sides of the fence with this one, I try my best to stay out of the politics. I've been herring fishing for 11 seasons now and have seen some highs and lows for sure. The last 3/4 years have been very good in terms of # of fish. However, what I have heard about this coming season is the same aas Swiggy said, lots of guys not fishing, still unsure if im fishing or not the captains and license holders are all crunching the numbers still to figure out if theres any money to be made for the fishermen with the price set to be very low this year. for me personally its not the end of the world if we were to not fish(leaves me some extra days in march to fish steelies), but for a lot of guys, they rely on this extra couple grand of income each year, so this hurts the average fisherman, who by the way, is not the bad guy here.
I've been on both sides of the fence with this one, I try my best to stay out of the politics. I've been herring fishing for 11 seasons now and have seen some highs and lows for sure. The last 3/4 years have been very good in terms of # of fish. However, what I have heard about this coming season is the same aas Swiggy said, lots of guys not fishing, still unsure if im fishing or not the captains and license holders are all crunching the numbers still to figure out if theres any money to be made for the fishermen with the price set to be very low this year. for me personally its not the end of the world if we were to not fish(leaves me some extra days in march to fish steelies), but for a lot of guys, they rely on this extra couple grand of income each year, so this hurts the average fisherman, who by the way, is not the bad guy here.
I've been on both sides of the fence with this one, I try my best to stay out of the politics. I've been herring fishing for 11 seasons now and have seen some highs and lows for sure. The last 3/4 years have been very good in terms of # of fish. However, what I have heard about this coming season is the same aas Swiggy said, lots of guys not fishing, still unsure if im fishing or not the captains and license holders are all crunching the numbers still to figure out if theres any money to be made for the fishermen with the price set to be very low this year. for me personally its not the end of the world if we were to not fish(leaves me some extra days in march to fish steelies), but for a lot of guys, they rely on this extra couple grand of income each year, so this hurts the average fisherman, who by the way, is not the bad guy here.