Herring Fishery
- Thread starter Hardy Guy
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Might have been small but they supplied Horseshoe Bay, Gibson, Pender Harbour, Secret Cove, North Vancouver and a few others. We never bought frozen bait back in those days.
I remember how busy the bait station was at first light in Horseshoe Bay on a derby weekend. Everyone lined up for their scoop of bait.
80% of biomass vs 90% of biomass left to spawn, shouldn't make too much difference. This was a political move not a science based move.
Cookie's Cutter
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Last time I looked sportfishing in bc is a multi billion dollar a year industry, Sales of liscense show approx 300,000 sport
fisherman partake each year plus the thousands of other jobs in boat sales/repairs, fishing charters, fuel and tackle etc.
The commercial herring fishery lines the pockets of fewer than a thousand commercial fisherman.
Pretty selfish way of looking at things if you ask
No one wants to see forage fish stocks on the coast collapse. If you can think of a better way of conserving stocks please let us all know.
Stosh
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What is the source of fish meal used in fish farms?
Stosh
In BC fish meal is produced from "left overs" from fish processing. So frames from filleted fish, guts, heads, fins etc from processing, salmon farm fish guts and the list goes on. Fish plants have to usually pay to get rid of their waste that goes to a reduction plant. We do not have any directed "reduction" fisheries in BC anymore. Fish meal is used for more than just "fish farm" feed, its used in many products such as pet food and chicken feed, fertilizer etc.
Whole in the Water
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Don't forgot the herring bycatch from net pen salmon farms, they keep those and process them
ship happens
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Commercial fishing herring is 100 percent sustainable.
I really don't need a lesson on the logistics of the boating fishing industry as my entire life revolves around exactly that. Have a great day
Our tiny little herring fishery doesn't line anyones pockets. If you want to make some income and go catch some herring then go buy a licence, all the gear, and a boat to stick the licence on. Learn how to fish, and then you have now earned the right to go catch some herring
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Derby
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I fully agree if DFO had followed the science they would have just left it at 20%
trophywife
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and if you dont get any, but tried, you qualify for E.I.
lots of fisheries like this unfortunately.
ship happens
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Yeah well thats a different conversation and has absolutely nothing to do with the topic here. Thats a canadian work force logistic
IronNoggin
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Not the way it works.
No catch = no ei
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gone fishin
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The Herring Roe Fishery lines the pockets MOSTLY OF JIMMY PATTISON
"The Jim Pattison Group, who owns the majority of the seine and gillnet fleet continues to choose corporate profit over conservation as coastal communities continue to pursue all legal means to protect threatened herring stocks."
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trophywife
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so is sockeye gillnet different? i see these guys and hear them in bam where they are not catching but must be out here to qualify for it. they literally called it and EI fishery.
ship happens
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Like all Ei I believe you have to have made some income to have a stance on what your average income is, in order to qualify for Ei. At least I think that's how it works. Either way. Not the topic of herring and it being sustainable.
Rec guys need to leave that one alone and go fishing and zip it
SpringVelocity
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I know its brutal.
IronNoggin
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They are all the same when it comes to fisheries.
You must make a certain amount of earnings to qualify.
Rate goes up to a set maximum based on earnings.
No earnings = no ei
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