Works for me.
Between 15 and 20 percent. Stocks of concern can be avoided quite effectively when the time of year is taken into consideration as well as geographic location. A number of areas in South Coast responsibly meet objectives that some areas and times should have opportunity in the spring and summer that are currently closed. The DFO knows this, just comes down to whether or not this slippery government will challenge the demands/requests/opinions of the First Nations or ENGOs. The ENGOs made some absolute BS catch mortality statistics from FRIM and catch last year.. They walked some of their statements back and admitted they were for a lack of better terms. Lying.
I accept that number & I believe that those who will decide the issue accept that as well. Accepted release mortality is 10% for legal fish, 20% for sub-legal using barblesss hooks. A 5% for what is called "drop-off" mortality (fish that are hooked but get-off before being landed) is also added to the above figures. The 10% & 20% numbers have been verified by holding Salmon in net pens for several or more days after being caught & held in shipboard holding tanks until transfer to the net pens.
I respect your right to that OPINION.
Yes, I believe they did. Looks like they took their BS back - how about the "limited/minimal/less than 1%/zero impact on wild runs" BS? Once you lie, everything you say is a lie until proven otherwise, so I do not expect that either the ENGO's or SFAB's numbers will be used to make this decision.
The vast majority of the chinook caught in the spring months in the Salish Sea are from Hatchery Systems. The issue is since Canada only clips 10 percent of their hatchery chinook, no one can tell. Sifting through DNA shows the stock composition. There is close to 30000 chinook samples from the Avid Angler program that paints a clear picture where stocks are where and when. There are areas that should be open for responsible retention opportunities. The SFAB has done a great job outlining some. Further, the data, specifically in April and May shows miniscule #s of early Fraser Fish in the approach areas to the Fraser that wide spread opportunities could be warranted early on in quite a few areas.
We have them in our Avid Angler group. The raw files are not available outside the group and DFO at this point.
Depends on how you define "withstand". Down here in WA state the MSF's are based on lot's of studies/data, and in Tribal Treaty waters there is a 50/50 split of "harvestable" fish beyond ceremonial/etc Tribal catches, so somebody is deciding that harvestable amount (mortality). Also, for the endangered Puget Sound, Chinook, the government says habit is the primary population bottleneck so in some cases the wild returns will be larger than the available spawning habitat will support. Dunno the truth, but it seems somebody in government has decided that as long as the fish don't go extinct in the short-term (probably while they are in office or have their job), a certain amount of mortality is OK. Science versus economics versus the happiness of involved parties.
