Well, it looks like DFO managers have conceded to implementing the so called selective gillnetting method of short set/short net for the next opening in Area 4 Skeena on Sunday July 27th.
We discussed the short set/short net method in the posts on Compliance earlier this week. Remember the zero charges and zero warnings for many years...?
Two sentences in the Fishery Notice to make note of;
-The commercial gill net fleet is reminded that the success of this selective fishery is critical to their future access to Skeena sockeye.
-Extensions and further fishing days will be directly dependant on compliance to the above restrictions.
I would love for someone to point out the last time a fishery was closed, delayed, or rejected because of the item noted above. And remember also, we just pointed out yesterday a similar Fishery Notice that said compliance with certain selective measures was of concern to the Enforcement branch of DFO.....Obviously, just not that much of a concern......as another opening was scheduled.
And on a general note, remember what the ISRP Report said about selective fishing; "...The whole notion that traditional gillnet fisheries can be made selective, and more broadly that captured fish can be released with high survival rates from any commercial fishing operation (seine, gillnet, even large beach seines), must be viewed with suspicion....The only really reliable selective fishing practices are those that avoid capture of non-target species in the first place ".
p.7 ISRP Report
Friday, July 25, 2008
Selective Gillnetting starts Sunday
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"I would love for someone to point out the last time a fishery was closed, delayed, or rejected because of the item noted above" .
Right on!
I do not claim to have scrutinized every single commercial opening in Skeena approach waters since 1981, but I'd wager I've spent nearly as much time following the commercial fisheries notices since then as anyone around except the captains themselves. I think it's fair to say DFO has never shut down the Rupert fleet for lack of compliance with fisheries regulations. Please! Prove me wrong. Even more telling would be to know how many citations they have ever issued. Again, a great example of the fine stewardship DFO has shown in protecting the resource.
Just check out our series on Enforcement and Compliance in the Archives for full listing of charges...or lack thereof...for the period 2000-2007.
And apprently, there has been an enforcement push recently with several violations resulting in wanrings....no word on actual charges yet though.
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