DFO 2020 Halibut Fishery Announcement & Regs
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wildmanyeah
Crew Member
Alaska guided recreational is triple BC total and that likely doesn't even include unguided sustenance recreational fishing.
BigBadBrad
Active Member
Don’t get your hopes up. I would be amazed if anything changes.
searun
Well-Known Member
In the works - thinking about how other issues are advanced and resolved via consultation.....what is your realistic thoughts on the timeline?like I said. Fair enough but waiting for results ....
Highly improbable an issue like carry-over is a fast track item in light of everything else the Department is dealing with. One might also anticipate some further discussion could take place with the IPHC, so there just could be a few more steps involved in what from the outside looking in might appear to be a no brainer.
fishinforever
Well-Known Member
Does the unused quota just stay in the water or does it get given to a different sector?
SerengetiGuide
Well-Known Member
area 3A in alaska got an in season adjustment to their annual limits and daily voyages due to covid....not in BC. SFAB & SFI have zero power or influence though...so no surprise (queue the don't hate on volunteers etc..I'm not....fact is zero power or influence, nothing toward the people volunteering just haven't made either effective).
SerengetiGuide
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Like I said. Not a shot at the volunteers but the process is completely inefficient, if you can’t separate the two then don’t know what to say to ya 
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SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Like I said. Not a shot at the volunteers but the process is completely inefficient, if you can’t separate the two then don’t know what to say to ya
I see we arrived here again. Do you actually think the correct way to get answers for your problem is just continually **** people off with your comments in public way for all to see? Why don't you ask Derby your question in person since you talk to him anyway?
I don't think any one is placing blame on the volunteers, im more surprised there are people defending a inadequate dysfunctional process that cant be changed to reflect what is actually happening on the grounds. Seems we can be closed down in the wink of an eye but when it comes to actually doing the right thing it never happens. Common sense is not that common any more. It really shows how much our input is really respected. Its a shame
BigBadBrad
Active Member
Well said WT. The system does not work. Hats off to the volunteers who spend countless hours speaking on behalf of the sport fishing community. Stop by my boat anytime for a corn dog and cold brew! The reality is that the correct and fair changes have not been made.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
Jencourt
Well-Known Member
That is not much for us so far. Has IREC and logbooks been completed into that ?
I am assuming that is up to June 31 if it came out yesterday.
SerengetiGuide
Well-Known Member
Will leave 400,000 lbs or so in water. If Dfo doesn’t let us roll a good chunk of that over given circumstances then that’s insane.
searun
Well-Known Member
Don't read anything into the June IPHC report. Still awaiting the more detailed Creel, overflight and Irec data. July is the big month for catch data being assembled to help form a trend line for how much we are using.
Don't expect to see a massive movement on the carry-over provision. Remember the commercial sector has only been able to carry-over 10% of their TAC, and this isn't a generally accepted approach from an IPHC perspective.
Yes, given the current observations regarding effort there is a very real prospect we could not come close to achieving our TAC. Aside from amending daily possession to allow 2 under 90 cm there are very few options given our regulation process which is utterly archaic to amend size limits. Those are described in a Condition of License which must be placed onto every license at the start of the season and cannot be amended once issued.
