Knowing that the recent Halibut Seminar sold out at 300 in the same room, I would estimate that there were around 500 people during the peak time in the room. There had to be at least 150 - 200 people standing in the back of the 300 seated people.
Little disappointed about the news coverage. Very little of substance. Media does not seem to understand what we are demanding. Or they don't want to understand.
My friend, there is much wrong with your statement. The vast majority of commercially caught fish in BC is exported so that a BC wide boycott would do next to nothing. You are starting from a completely wrong angle.
commercial fishing is nothing compaired to the fish farms.I know commercial guys that have west coast licences that haven't used them in years for lack of fish to catch.Put a moratorium on the west coast for 5 years and let the fish get up the f#$&in rivers,that means no native fishing as well.your right lets keep going to meeting that achieve NOTHING. then take a pretend vote on rejecting proposed dfo regulation that also means nothing(like they care) and the vast majority of bcer's don't care because it gets 2 seconds on the news. the commercial fishery is what is damaging the wild stocks thats the message that needs to be heard a boycott would be the beginning and government would hopefully receive pressure to not allow wild fish to exported damaging both the dfo and commies. to say a boycott would do nothing is like going to a sfab meeting
commercial fishing is nothing compaired to the fish farms.I know commercial guys that have west coast licences that haven't used them in years for lack of fish to catch.Put a moratorium on the west coast for 5 years and let the fish get up the f#$&in rivers,that means no native fishing as well.
The SFAB is working hard but they need to step their game up and learn how to lobby. Great turn out though and I think our point was made loud and clear.
Problem there combover is that the westcoast's biggest commercial ,the Canadian fishing company is jimmy pattison owned and we all know how tightly linked he is with the government.
This isn't new news but is a very interesting read, DFO, province and feds should be ashamed!!
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/new...causes-to-chinook-salmon-stocks-collapse.html
If you want to believe habitat loss is the primary impact and completely ignore these lethal chinook salmon viruses - I can't help you. If you want to take a stand on these viruses I will do everything I can to give you the evidence that viruses from salmon feedlots are killing wild salmon. I suspect this will not reach public understanding and action until it is publicized in a manner that is far beyond my means and expertise. I am up against an industry spending millions on advertising, a federal government bent on selling farm salmon to the world and a provincial government that is so out of touch they don't realize they are the landlords of this industry. They could simply stop leasing our major migration routes to this industry. All the evidence is clear, we will lose our wild salmon if these viruses continue to pour over them every time they pass Campbell River.
. Hopefully we can all get on board with collecting accurate catch data and dna evidence to help establish better science.
I also believe that the first suggestion was to restrict the WCVI troll further as per DFO's allocation policy. That alone might reduce the TAC to where they want it.
I also believe that the first suggestion was to restrict the WCVI troll further as per DFO's allocation policy. That alone might reduce the TAC to where they want it.