I find it's more where I fish than how I fish. Remember I'm local in an area with good halibut spots. The tourists don't know what they are doing .... lol.You and many others seem to be saying the same thing and i'm not disagreeing with you because I don't know but that is not what the data shown in the tables says. The Reps on the committee are reporting smaller fish being caught etc etc but so many are reporting all the big fish they will have to throw back. I would say that there is probably as many or more small fish thrown back by folks in search of the "big one". So is the data wrong or what's being reported wrong? Something smell "fishy". Get it.
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fishinforever
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Is the First Nations quota within commercials 85? Or how does that work?
There’s technically 3 sectors involved and I can’t imagine the Committee would let that one fly unregulated
There’s technically 3 sectors involved and I can’t imagine the Committee would let that one fly unregulated
ship happens
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The data doesn't show anything in the big picture. Most sporties don't report, irec is not good enough, ontop of that you have the whales eating more then the commercial quota. FN. Whirl that whole ball of meat up into lbs. You can't.
fishinforever
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Fair enough thanks
That’s not fair. There’s lots of regular fishermen out there who work hard to afford to do a trip or two a season who don’t check the regs until the week they leave. Just because they aren’t invested enough to be watching the regs like a hawk doesn’t mean their grievances are any less valid.
wildmanyeah
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It’s like complaing when the party you don’t want gets elected but you never bothered to vote or pay attention to the election, Register to be a member, donate ect
not doubt people will vote liberal too and then be surprised we see more restrictions.
I get it everyone’s busy
i also originally said it more as a funny tung and cheek
not doubt people will vote liberal too and then be surprised we see more restrictions.
I get it everyone’s busy
i also originally said it more as a funny tung and cheek
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COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut,
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0262-Reminder - 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut Program Opening Postponed
The opening of the 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut (XRQ) Program is postponed until further notice. More information will be circulated as soon as it becomes available. We appreciate your patience. Recreational halibut fishing opportunities continue under a Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence, starting April 1, 2025. Current recreational fishery management measures for Pacific Halibut are described in Fishery Notice FN0194.
For further information, contact:
Groundfish Management Unit
DFO.PACGroundfish-PoissondefondPAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut,
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0262-Reminder - 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut Program Opening Postponed
The opening of the 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut (XRQ) Program is postponed until further notice. More information will be circulated as soon as it becomes available. We appreciate your patience. Recreational halibut fishing opportunities continue under a Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence, starting April 1, 2025. Current recreational fishery management measures for Pacific Halibut are described in Fishery Notice FN0194.
For further information, contact:
Groundfish Management Unit
DFO.PACGroundfish-PoissondefondPAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
SpringVelocity
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weird
BearCove
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I'm assuming they have postponed it due to overwhelming interest in the program, and they don't want rec anglers to be able to catch big fish. I could be wrong but I don't see any other reason for DFO to do this, its only a transfer mechanism from commercial to rec.
Interesting though
Interesting though
searun
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Not really, this is what happens when we try to please everyone trying to keep the longest possible season, when the catch data demonstrated clearly that people fish halibut mostly in the June to September time period, and failing to take into full account that people value the expectation and opportunity of taking home a larger halibut if they are lucky enough to catch one. While catch data does show that most of them only get small fish.. you can't ignore the value people hold for the chance of being able to take home a big fish. Which IMO drove the demand for XRQ through the roof making the program difficult to manage.
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Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut,
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0262-Reminder - 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut Program Opening Postponed
The opening of the 2025 Experimental Recreational Halibut (XRQ) Program is postponed until further notice. More information will be circulated as soon as it becomes available. We appreciate your patience. Recreational halibut fishing opportunities continue under a Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence, starting April 1, 2025. Current recreational fishery management measures for Pacific Halibut are described in Fishery Notice FN0194.
For further information, contact:
Groundfish Management Unit
DFO.PACGroundfish-PoissondefondPAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
wildmanyeah
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Given the low commercial quote the price and demand could be fluctuating to much right now.
DFO is probably in maintenance mode as well,
Wonder who will approve the IFMP and all the questions that are going to the minister
DFO is probably in maintenance mode as well,
Wonder who will approve the IFMP and all the questions that are going to the minister
BearCove
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It's really not that hard to manage, once you have your permit it's all done digitally. The hardest part for them is trying to make sure the program isn't abused, which I'm sure it is. It's a complete honour system, suppose to report, purchase and pay, only need 20lb in your account and reconcile after you keep a big fish.
Even alaska has a program like this now. I'd assume it has to do with fact it is super busy groundfish season commercially, and they're spread very thin (DFO mentioned this in meeting I was at) plus election caretaker mode? Or price per pound has tanked and commercial sector is worried about rec guys buying it up...one or the other is my guess. I don't think it would be due to overwhelming interest as they hadn't even opened the prospect of applying yet, so they wouldn't know the overall interest yet.
Naive comment. Without this program this season due to the absurd halibut regs many guides and charters would not be able to get return clients for 2026. Who do you think donates the most $$ to conservation, hours of volunteer work etc... A LOT of guides and charter operators. Without them, you'd really see the dire straits of what would happen to this sector.
Aces
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Oh c’mon. Nothing naive about it.
That program is bs, nothing more than a way to circumvent sport fishing regs and a shrinking bio mass. When they first offered it we all said anybody that was on that program we’re screwing the rest of us.
I guided for 37 years and know exactly how things work.
BearCove
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Why would they? They get theirs off the top, doesn’t effect them at all.
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