wildmanyeah
Crew Member
always more reason to rape the resource, natives need not point to anywhere else then to this forum thread to prove their point about the rec guys
i'm out
i'm out
I can't seem to find it on the newer DFO website but it was clearly in the regs that any fish you consume while away from your place of residence goes towards your possession limit.
Agreed- I've had a couple different orders in at a couple different processors over the season it never stopped me from going out again.Sorry but I don't buy this. If I've returned to my residence after dropping fish at a processor and go out fishing a week later before they've processed my order I'm sure I can drop off more fish to process as long as I am compliant with my legal limitations. This would put St Jeans and others out of business. The season is only a few weeks long (peak).
A lot of greed out there.
As a follow up I asked "Just to confirm one thing. If I come home from a trip with a possession limit and take it to be processed in my resident town/city, can I not fish anymore until that salmon has been processed?"
This was the reply.
Once you bring your catch to your ‘ordinary residence’ (A residential dwelling where a person normally lives… as referenced in full on page 63 of the BC Sport Fishing Guide) , your possession limit resets as long as you have not exceeded any annual maximum limits, if applicable.
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/salmon-saumon-eng.html
"When packaging your salmon catch, if a maximum size limit applies, the head and tail must remain attached until you prepare and consume your catch, arrive at your ordinary residence, or deliver your catch to a registered processing facility."
Its really unclear about transporting fish from a registered processing facility. I don't know much about them, do they give you a bill of sale? how are they packaged and labeled? I am also uncertain to weather a fish processor can have more then 1 persons possession limit at their facility at one time. MY guess is if they got raided and had more than your possession limit their, they are going to get busted.
It seems to me as long as they mail it you you're fine, however if your packages have to go through customs I would not ship more then your possession limit.
A single person can only transport a combined total catch equal to his own possession limit. 4 chinook and 4 cohoBeing a live aboard family I have asked DFO officers this exact question. A live aboard vessels residence is the vessels registered home port in my case Everett, Washington. If the law was not interpreted this way what would stop me from going out daily until I fill my annual limits while being moored in Canadian waters. If DFO really wanted to get picky they could look at your catch records, look in your immediate position as well as your Reentry’s and get the whole story. To ensure we enjoy our entire season in Canada we arrange to have multiple friends and family members visit each year during our stay. After each person or party returns home we snd our possession limits home with them as outlined by the Packaging and Transporting guidelines. This allows for each person on our vessel to send their possession limits home with other people returning to our home destination while we remain in Canada. Each person in our party must package there catches individually and mark each box with the following information. This information must replicate your catch record or you are subject to fines. On our boat the only Salmon we keep are the ones that are bleeders, everything else is released. Some of our best days fishing include coming home with no fish to clean.
Fisher’s Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Fishing License Number:
Date Caught:
Area Caught:
Number of Fish:
Size:
Species:
Name of Recipient:
Address of Recipient:
Estimated Travel Date:
Reason for Transport:
Being a live aboard family I have asked DFO officers this exact question. A live aboard vessels residence is the vessels registered home port in my case Everett, Washington. If the law was not interpreted this way what would stop me from going out daily until I fill my annual limits while being moored in Canadian waters. If DFO really wanted to get picky they could look at your catch records, look in your immediate position as well as your Reentry’s and get the whole story. To ensure we enjoy our entire season in Canada we arrange to have multiple friends and family members visit each year during our stay. After each person or party returns home we snd our possession limits home with them as outlined by the Packaging and Transporting guidelines. This allows for each person on our vessel to send their possession limits home with other people returning to our home destination while we remain in Canada. Each person in our party must package there catches individually and mark each box with the following information. This information must replicate your catch record or you are subject to fines. On our boat the only Salmon we keep are the ones that are bleeders, everything else is released. Some of our best days fishing include coming home with no fish to clean.
Fisher’s Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Fishing License Number:
Date Caught:
Area Caught:
Number of Fish:
Size:
Species:
Name of Recipient:
Address of Recipient:
Estimated Travel Date:
Reason for Transport:
Being a live aboard family I have asked DFO officers this exact question. A live aboard vessels residence is the vessels registered home port in my case Everett, Washington. If the law was not interpreted this way what would stop me from going out daily until I fill my annual limits while being moored in Canadian waters. If DFO really wanted to get picky they could look at your catch records, look in your immediate position as well as your Reentry’s and get the whole story. To ensure we enjoy our entire season in Canada we arrange to have multiple friends and family members visit each year during our stay. After each person or party returns home we snd our possession limits home with them as outlined by the Packaging and Transporting guidelines. This allows for each person on our vessel to send their possession limits home with other people returning to our home destination while we remain in Canada. Each person in our party must package there catches individually and mark each box with the following information. This information must replicate your catch record or you are subject to fines. On our boat the only Salmon we keep are the ones that are bleeders, everything else is released. Some of our best days fishing include coming home with no fish to clean.
Fisher’s Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Fishing License Number:
Date Caught:
Area Caught:
Number of Fish:
Size:
Species:
Name of Recipient:
Address of Recipient:
Estimated Travel Date:
Reason for Transport:[/QUOTE