No breaks on fuel, are you kidding? My father owns the Petro Canada in Port Hardy, I know for a fact that the commerical fishermen get discounts, sometimes big discounts if they are fishing for or charging to big companies. The rec sector pays top price!
Back on topic.
fish4all do you have a problem with cutting back on how much Canadian halibut leaves the country to supply foreign commercial markets. Do you not see why this is wrong when guys like me are told to get off the water because the foreign markets take priority to my needs. The solution is clear to me, revoke quota from people that by there own choice do not fish. Give that quota to people that do fish. You know guys like you and me. Makes perfect sense to me, fishing quota for fisherman not for market speculators.
GLG
By the buy you still owe me a case of beer or a few drinks in the pub.
Will collect when this is over.
I stand corrected I phoned the fuel barge here and there is a big discount for commercial vessels. $.04/liter.
So my next question is since there is no guiding license, if one was created could it not be created in a fashion that makes the vessel available for commercial rates?
If this is ever done I will gladly buy many drinks.
First, i have stated before that i do not support investors holding quota.
Next i would ask who decides whom is an investor? Is it someone outside the industry that has invested money looking for a return? A retired fisherman that is either to old to fish or perhaps during these low tac's cannot afford to fish?The natives that own 18-20% of the quota but have yet to be equipped with boats?
My remarks on exporting:
Do I think it is fair that 60-70% of the halibut allocated to you has been taken by lodges and charters that cater to non-canadian residents? No
Do I think it is fair that some Americans can bring there boats here, run illegal charter businesses and take advantage of our waters? No
Do I think it is fair that there are fish plants in the north that cater to shipping fish out of province and country so their clients can continue to fish? No
Do I think it right that a guide can gift his fish to a tourist so that tourist can exceed his/her limit and, i would assume give a generous cash gift? No
Are these the foreign markets you were pointing at that are taking your fish? Do you feel that these foreign markets should come before someones need to earn a living?
My next question would be, what exactly are your needs? Are you feeding your house,your extended family, your block, the carpenter, the mechanic? How many halibut does a person need?
Before you start trying to take away someones lively hood it would be nice to clean some of this up, sit down over a few bevy's with some true facts and find a solution.
Guide licenses would solve a lot of issues, but me thinks would be seen by many as controversial...what do you think are the pro's and cons of a guide license and do you think the DFO should be licensing guides?
Maybe a seperate thread...what do you think?
First, i have stated before that i do not support investors holding quota.
Next i would ask who decides whom is an investor? Is it someone outside the industry that has invested money looking for a return? A retired fisherman that is either to old to fish or perhaps during these low tac's cannot afford to fish?The natives that own 18-20% of the quota but have yet to be equipped with boats?
My remarks on exporting
Do I think it is fair that 60-70% of the halibut allocated to you has been taken by lodges and charters that cater to non-canadian residents? No
Do I think it is fair that some Americans can bring there boats here, run illegal charter businesses and take advantage of our waters? No
Do I think it is fair that there are fish plants in the north that cater to shipping fish out of province and country so their clients can continue to fish? No
Do I think it right that a guide can gift his fish to a tourist so that tourist can exceed his/her limit and, i would assume give a generous cash gift? No
Are these the foreign markets you were pointing at that are taking your fish? Do you feel that these foreign markets should come before someones need to earn a living?
My next question would be, what exactly are your needs? Are you feeding your house,your extended family, your block, the carpenter, the mechanic? How many halibut does a person need?
Before you start trying to take away someones lively hood it would be nice to clean some of this up, sit down over a few bevy's with some true facts and find a solution.