scott craven
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It’s sad that it’s reallt had to come down to this point I just hope stocks naturally recover in the years to come.
Highly unlikely without a huge boost from gov't and private sector.
It’s sad that it’s reallt had to come down to this point I just hope stocks naturally recover in the years to come.
I call BS on the the FN mortallity!!
Harrison whites used to run almost 200000 fall fish...then the local bands started drift netting on the Harrison and Fraser confluence for chum. In a couple cycles the run has almost been wiped out.
How much confidence is there in the numbers of removals for FN and sports. The only monitored fishery is the commercial fishery.
Also anyone know where to find the numbers for sports caught and released chinook?
Just a reminder of the commercial allocation policy before we go pointing fingers.
What does the policy say when the numbers are so low that there aren't enough fish left to sustain 76 killer whales? How long do we wait for an effective recovery plan to be implemented? My guess is that will start after the last SRKW is gone as well as any remaining tackle stores and marine dealerships.
No insinuation intended, simply put every group (rec and commercial) has their players. If that were not the case we would not need Fisheries Officers and there would not be charges and fines.Careful what you insinuate Pat.
Thanks for this Searun. Would be interesting to know how last years in river chinook harvest compared to the posted avg given the closed sockeye harvest and heavy focus on chinook? Also would be interesting to see estimates/guesstimates of other “ bubbles” of mortality - SRKW, seals/sea lions, poaching, prespawn mortality, etc.
Certainly hard to dispute cumulative “sport” harvest is a significant piece of the total harvest pie for these chinook stocks.
Cheers!
Ukee
As one of my good friends who was a long time commercial fisher said..."you can't slide a slider, we might be monitored, but we can certainly find ways to skirt that...ain't hard." One of my other friends who was a Fisheries Officer up north has shared all kinds of day after day violation stories - the same boats/captains. They viewed a violation ticket as simply a cost of doing business. So anyone trying to tell me that the commercial fleet is lily white, I suspect will also try to sell me some excellent swamp land.
Do they keep the catch and release numbers for the commercial fleet? Is it verified or an honour system? Just curious.I fully agree. All fleets have their players. I was just curious how they figure out the mortality for different fleets, where it would be posted, and if possible the reliability of those numbers.
I fully agree. All fleets have their players. I was just curious how they figure out the mortality for different fleets, where it would be posted, and if possible the reliability of those numbers.