fish4all
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by searun
Maybe to take the opposite view, lets examine what a world would look like if we actually followed the vision some have advanced here suggesting we split off the guides and lodges into a fully commercial fishery. Wonder what that would look like? We should think about a few possibilities....
What if we made the guide/lodge a fully commercial operation and licensed them the way we do the commercial fishing sector?
What if? well that would free up a lot of the 15% for the actual rec fishery for one. Come to think of it, if we removed you guys from the equation we could probably get by with 5% and have full season of 2/3 of halibut, kill wild coho, and a whole multitude of benefits. If you think this would be a good thing for guides and lodges please fill me in. I don't think most of the current operations could afford the licensing. And while we are going down that road, let make sure they get all the great benefits of being a commercial operator. One board observers, on board cameras, mandatory checks at port for every trip, purchase of by catch quota, mandatory log books, etc etc and of course the cost that is associated with all of that. This would also eliminate any cash jobs, as every trip would have to be tracked.
What might happen if the commercial fishing industry and guide/lodge operators teamed up to take ITQ quota away from the recreational sector?
with what money? other then the big shots in the industry, joe blow guide cant afford quota. Your idea would be to have guides buy up rock fish quota? halibut quota? Salmon etc? I know salmon is not itq, but you are now commercial so you gotta pay to catch those to! It is to much to pass on to the consumer in the price of a trip, and just eating the cost is not feesible I don't think
Could the recreational sector without the guide/lodge group match those resources, attend those meetings, help influence things that benefit recreational fishing if they go it alone?
With the right leader, not only could they match the resources, they would bury the industry. I am sure there is a fair bit of money in the industry and some smart folks, But I would venture to say there is ALOT more money and the resources to match in the pockets of some of the guys paying to be on those boats. I am not sure that is a bear you should poke. Think about all of the successful people that pay to go fishing and the money and people behind them. You really want to go up against that?
If the recreational sector lost a lot of the highly talented volunteers who come from the guide/lodge group, how would we replace that talent?
See answer above
bingo... excellent remarks
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