Fall 2025 Area 17 Sport Fishing Advisory Committee Meeting, which will be held virtually on November 5, 2025

[SpringVelocity]

This is an invitation to the Fall 2025 Area 17 Sport Fishing Advisory Committee meeting, which will be held virtually on November 5, 2025.

• The meeting will be held virtually on MS Teams. Click here to join: Join the meeting now
• Start time: 6:30 pm
• Attached is the Fall 2025 Recreational Fisheries Newsletter, formally known as the Regional Recreational Updates, for your review.
• Attached are the Spring 2025 meeting minutes for review before the meeting.
• This fall is an election cycle. An election for Committee Chair will be held during the meeting.
• An agenda and other meeting materials will be attached to this invite at a later date.

Microsoft Teams Need help?
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 229 699 888 248 1
Passcode: Mo2mN6Ga

---

​

Dial in by phone
+1 647-484-5913,,847178463# Canada, Toronto
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 847 178 463#
Join on a video conferencing device
Tenant key: teams@dfo-mpo.video.canada.ca
Video ID: 114 277 209 9
More info

 

[EstevanPoint]

Is there an in person option as well? Or is it only virtual? Do we need to have attended a previous one in person to join the virtual?
Cheers

 

[chille51]

I applaud adding the virtual option and will try to make it! Posting all of the connection details and passcodes here is risky though - Zoom/Teams bombing is a real thing that people do, and could easily derail the meeting. People join up to just disrupt - either by being deliberately offensive, or in this case possibly to push an anti-fishing agenda. Its a PITA but probably safer to get people to at least register their name and emails to get the connection details.

 

[SpringVelocity]

Is there an in person option as well? Or is it only virtual? Do we need to have attended a previous one in person to join the virtual?
Cheers

No more in person meeting . It is virtual this fall. Just send me a PM and will put you on our email list.

 

[SpringVelocity]

I applaud adding the virtual option and will try to make it! Posting all of the connection details and passcodes here is risky though - Zoom/Teams bombing is a real thing that people do, and could easily derail the meeting. People join up to just disrupt - either by being deliberately offensive, or in this case possibly to push an anti-fishing agenda. Its a PITA but probably safer to get people to at least register their name and emails to get the connection details.

I am really not worried. This is a public meeting anyway.

There isn't anything secretive that they don't already know. In the in person meetings we have had our share of people in past sitting there with not the best interests.

 

[fish brain]

Here is the agenda for the meeting.
In light of DFO's plans to shut down the south coast. I think all area meetings should respectfully ask when the SKRW closures will be lifted for each item on the agenda, and not participate in any of the discussion other than to pass resolutions to have the SKRW closures completely removed.
We should proceed with the elections telling the new executive to tell Ottawa that we will no longer wish to co-operate.
Bold text my additions
Area 17 Fall SFAC Meeting November 5, 2025
Unclassified - Non-Classifié
Location: MS Teams (virtual only)
Meeting Link: Join the meeting now
Date: November 5, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm

Call to Order: 6:30 pm
1. Introductions
2. Additions to the agenda and approval of the agenda Addition remove the SRKW CLOSURES

Unfinished Business
1. Review and approval of previous meeting minutes
2. Review of spring 2025 motion responses

New Business
1. Nanaimo River Hatchery Report When will the SKRW closures be removed?
2. Overall ECVI escapement trends When will the SKRW closures be removed?
3. Nanaimo River fisheries When will the SKRW closures be removed?
4. Review of 2025 ECVI fisheries When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Chinook When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Coho When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Sockeye When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Pinks When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Chum When will the SKRW closures be removed?
5. Conservation and Protection updates When will the SKRW closures be removed?
6. Halibut- 2025 season review and 2026 planning When will the SKRW closures be removed?
7. Invertebrates – Prawn When will the SKRW closures be removed?
8. SRKW consultation process.When will the SKRW closures be removed? When will the SKRW closures be removed?
9. Salmon Allocation Policy - updates When will the SKRW closures be removed?
10. Committee chair election process Elect chair and tell Ottawa we have had enough.

Adjourn: 8:30 pm
Attachments
1.
Fall 2025 Recreational Fisheries Newsletter
2.
Spring 2025 Meeting Minutes

 

[SpringVelocity]

Here is the agenda for the meeting.
In light of DFO's plans to shut down the south coast. I think all area meetings should respectfully ask when the SKRW closures will be lifted for each item on the agenda, and not participate in any of the discussion other than to pass resolutions to have the SKRW closures completely removed.
We should proceed with the elections telling the new executive to tell Ottawa that we will no longer wish to co-operate.
Bold text my additions
Area 17 Fall SFAC Meeting November 5, 2025
Unclassified - Non-Classifié
Location: MS Teams (virtual only)
Meeting Link: Join the meeting now
Date: November 5, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm

Call to Order: 6:30 pm
1. Introductions
2. Additions to the agenda and approval of the agenda Addition remove the SRKW CLOSURES

Unfinished Business
1. Review and approval of previous meeting minutes
2. Review of spring 2025 motion responses

New Business
1. Nanaimo River Hatchery Report When will the SKRW closures be removed?
2. Overall ECVI escapement trends When will the SKRW closures be removed?
3. Nanaimo River fisheries When will the SKRW closures be removed?
4. Review of 2025 ECVI fisheries When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Chinook When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Coho When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Sockeye When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Pinks When will the SKRW closures be removed?
• Chum When will the SKRW closures be removed?
5. Conservation and Protection updates When will the SKRW closures be removed?
6. Halibut- 2025 season review and 2026 planning When will the SKRW closures be removed?
7. Invertebrates – Prawn When will the SKRW closures be removed?
8. SRKW consultation process.When will the SKRW closures be removed? When will the SKRW closures be removed?
9. Salmon Allocation Policy - updates When will the SKRW closures be removed?
10. Committee chair election process Elect chair and tell Ottawa we have had enough.

Adjourn: 8:30 pm
Attachments
1.
Fall 2025 Recreational Fisheries Newsletter
2.
Spring 2025 Meeting Minutes

Can you run the meeting for us then?

 

[fish brain]

Is Mark Frisson not running the meeting? He sent the invitation and agenda. If not will he be reporting back to his bosses that we are now truly pissed off?
DFO needs to hear we have had enough from all fronts, all the time as do all of our MLAs.