Seems to logical for the powers to be to figure out. Rather than offend the enviro community, remove some of the predators, and apply some form of enhancement the government would rather do nothing but close fisheries down. These people in Ottawa need to go.
pretty tough to fight for the right to fish if there are no fish left.Unfortunately the people in Ottawa are not going away - not much we can do about that.
I think we could be looking at some chinook closures and not just for areas 19 and 20! We are going to have to unite and fight against any closures or lose out big time! This IS something we can do something about. Time to organize and fight for our right to fish!
What about working to create more fish? I say we can work to create more fish as long as it is NOT from net pen fish farms! No sense in fighting over an ever dwindling supply of fish so we work with nature to create more fish.
This issue involves the US as well. Proper resolution would be closures, killing & hatchery's.
Considering that the total annual estimated harvest of chinook salmon by rec fishers in areas 19 and 20 only provides approx. 2% of all the chinook salmon the SRKW eat annually, closing down our fisheries has little to do with solving the problem, but a lot to do with politics and trying to appease certain sectors (environmental groups and First Nations in particular).
doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0468I find it hard to believe orcas rely so heavily on Chinook, I mean really a hungry/starving orca will turn its nose up at other salmon species? I can see where they may be the prefered food, but not the difference between survival and starvation? Certainly ,they must have a more diverse diet, if not, I don't like their odds. Nature is pretty harsh when animals over specialize.
I find it hard to believe orcas rely so heavily on Chinook, I mean really a hungry/starving orca will turn its nose up at other salmon species? I can see where they may be the prefered food, but not the difference between survival and starvation? Certainly ,they must have a more diverse diet, if not, I don't like their odds. Nature is pretty harsh when animals over specialize.
I suspect this attack on the Spring fishery is simply the first shot. Face it, rec fishery seems to be the low hanging fruit!
Hey TC, perhaps when you have a chance you can share with us some of the proposed solutions from the symposium? I'm interested as I'm sure are many others as to what measures or combination of measures need to be taken? I agree a lot of stuff in nature is hard to believe.
Ziggy, the symposium was more of a starting point than an action plan. I think one of the conclusions that several of the presenters came to was that there needs to be someone leading the charge. An expert panel of 3-5 people to lead this chinook recovery plan seems like a good idea to me. For a recovery effort this complex you need someone (or several people) steering the ship, bringing all of the info together, coordinating the work, reporting to the public, and being held accountable. I don't think gov't should be doing this alone. I don't think any particular industry group should be doing it alone. There were several great presenters at the event but I imagine most of them are extremely busy as is so it would take some convincing for them to lead this effort as it would be a full time endeavour for many years. I thought John Ford, Brian Riddell, Andrew Trites all gave excellent insight into the SRKW recovery options. Many other good presenters as well but I wasn't there for the whole thing.
I'll be following this issue closely so will update here with anything I hear in terms of next steps.
So, did the discussion cover killing of a lot of the seal population?
They defiantly have had a huge effect on salmon and their population has grown immensely.
That's awesome looking forward to your posts TC.Ziggy, the symposium was more of a starting point than an action plan. I think one of the conclusions that several of the presenters came to was that there needs to be someone leading the charge. An expert panel of 3-5 people to lead this chinook recovery plan seems like a good idea to me. For a recovery effort this complex you need someone (or several people) steering the ship, bringing all of the info together, coordinating the work, reporting to the public, and being held accountable. I don't think gov't should be doing this alone. I don't think any particular industry group should be doing it alone. There were several great presenters at the event but I imagine most of them are extremely busy as is so it would take some convincing for them to lead this effort as it would be a full time endeavour for many years. I thought John Ford, Brian Riddell, Andrew Trites all gave excellent insight into the SRKW recovery options. Many other good presenters as well but I wasn't there for the whole thing.
I'll be following this issue closely so will update here with anything I hear in terms of next steps.
Hey TC, perhaps when you have a chance you can share with us some of the proposed solutions from the symposium? I'm interested as I'm sure are many others as to what measures or combination of measures need to be taken? I agree a lot of stuff in nature is hard to believe.