Whole in the Water.. etc. Look at this news release from the Halibut Commission. It contains a lot of info as to how things work and what is (was)planned for 2011.....
http://www.iphc.washington.edu/news-releases/159-nr20110131.html
Also , you misunderstand the role the DFO staff, First nations reps and sport fish reps at these meetings. We (Canada) go to represent NATIONAL interests. It is not the place to continue a pissing match between our sectors. Last year all the Canadian reps spoke with one voice, I have been told that by doing that we managed to keep the catch reductions to Canada within "acceptable levels". Why the reductions??? Read the above new release.
The pissing match for Canadian allocation does not take place at the Commission Meetings-- they could care less how DFO divides up the catch .
So what do our reps do-- they are there to oversee the science and to keep the Commission on top of issues like the horrendous bycatch in commercial fisheries. At the Commission level, we seem to be well represented... its what happens when DFO gets the figures after the meetings that is screwed up.
PM incoming...............