I’ve got these 3 years in a row. I was all on board until I read that it was mandatory to my license and I had to submit by law.... then I decided FU DFO and have never done it. I just can’t stand it when government pulls that ****! FFS just ask? Don’t threaten me! I’m a law abiding citizen.......until you **** me off.....
I was sent one a few months ago about sturgeon fishing in the past year. I had not been sturgeon fishing within the year, so not one single question on the survey was relative to me. It was a complete waste of time.
The questions were relative to if I went with a guide or self guided and similar questions that can only answered if I actually went fishingIt's how statistics work. A "I wasnt fishing" answer is just as representative as a "I caught 12" answer.
So for two anglers they get an average of 6 fish.
If you dont submit yours, they need to get a sample size so they may just keep going until they get an answer. If that person wailed on them too, the estimate gets inflated.
I'm not complaining about the surveys. I fill them out all the time. But if I get a survey that is about sturgeon fishing, and I answer "no" to if I went sturgeon fishing, I shouldn't have to answer numerous questions about where I was fishing, if I went with a guide, if I went solo, if I was in the lower or upper fraser, etc.. Those questions should have been deemed irrelevant after I answered "no" to whether I went fishing for sturgeon or not.On another post people complain about guessing, voodoo halibut flyover science, regs, seasons and limits based on DFO guesses. Now rec fishers ***** when a questionnaire is sent out to gather valid verified data from our fisheries. WTH is going on? I have received a few of these over the last couple years, always fill in properly with valid truthful data. I see NO reason not to, good job I am not the boss, no complete = No new licence. Imagine how easily defendable our sport would be if the public and DFO had verified numbers, data, and $$$$$$$ spent for the last 10 years???
HM