SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Here is the response from DFO to the SFAB. It wasn't very encouraging.
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2026 Proposed Management Measures for Resident Killer Whales - Response from DFO
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wildmanyeah
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At our SFAC meeting, they told us they were under strict instructions to make it clear there would be no additional recreational fisheries, so don’t bother asking.
The letter from DFO states: “The measure options from the consultation period, such as non-retention and spatial or temporal closures, are intended to reduce cumulative pressures during periods of importance to Southern Resident Killer Whales.”
DFO’s message to us was that any “new fisheries” (even though it’s really just reopening old areas) would increase recreational take, and they are looking to reduce it.
It’s clear the only thing that will change anything is political pressure.
Hopefully your SFAC meeting was more positive
The letter from DFO states: “The measure options from the consultation period, such as non-retention and spatial or temporal closures, are intended to reduce cumulative pressures during periods of importance to Southern Resident Killer Whales.”
DFO’s message to us was that any “new fisheries” (even though it’s really just reopening old areas) would increase recreational take, and they are looking to reduce it.
It’s clear the only thing that will change anything is political pressure.
Hopefully your SFAC meeting was more positive
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