Gee, what a surprize.....3 days of gillnet openings last week and the red bars start to show up on our Tyee Index google gadget for steelhead....amazing coincidence.
Monday, July 28, 2008
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Phase Out Gillnetting
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We are hoping to use this Blog to present up to date information related to fishery management on the Skeena watershed. Our favorite fish, the mighty steelhead, will of course be the focus most of the time.
But, we will also check out what's happening with the various salmon stocks and the commercial, sport, and First Nations fisheries. How our friends over in DFO North Coast manage the fishery will also probably be a regular topic for us to investigate.
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But, we will also check out what's happening with the various salmon stocks and the commercial, sport, and First Nations fisheries. How our friends over in DFO North Coast manage the fishery will also probably be a regular topic for us to investigate.
By all means, feel free to leave comments on any of the topics presented here, but please try keep your comments civil or it wont get through the mods....so dont waste your time or ours....
Hope you find the information, critiques, or opinions presented here to be of interest.
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2 comments:
Somewhat conceding that BC values Primary production over Tourism, Is there some reason they couldn't allow the seiners in earlier to fill their quota before the Big push of Steelhead enter? Perhaps having a mid to end of July seine season would reduce the impact on returning Steelhead.Very large numbers of Sockeye appeared, Via Tyee Test Fishery, around July 13 while Steelhead returns were still relatively low.
the age old problem is the peak runs of sockeye and steelhead overlap...Plus, concerns over early run Nanika wild sockeye preclude any fishing in early July. Seines do contribute to steelhead mortality but gillnetters much more so. And, overall our early returning steelhead have born the brunt of exploitation over the years and so need re-building...Early commercial fishing wouldnt assist in this.
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