Please sign and share if you’re concerned about the interior Fraser steelhead run and the health of our fisheries.
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Petition-Save the IFS
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Bryan Allen
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Done
Salmon Seeker
Crew Member
If Steelhead are listed under SARA, wont this cause fishing closures in saltwater as well as fraser? I recall this being discussed a few years back but i could be wrong?
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
yep.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
DFO threatened that a Sara listing would result in an 80 days rolling closure window from the northern tip of vancouver island to their spawning grounds.
I believe DFO did this deliberately so the economic and social cost would be to great and the minister would not list the stock.
I believe DFO did this deliberately so the economic and social cost would be to great and the minister would not list the stock.
wildmanyeah
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IronNoggin
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This is very much in effect.
Were the SARA listing realized, all fishing activities in all the listed areas would have to be curtailed.
Nog
Exactly this. Be very careful what you wish for ..
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Its amazing how well the IFS coho did under using the same methodology. They sure recovered. 
I won't be signing sorry. I fail to see how SARA listing is going to help in this case. For example this would completely close the September rec. coho fishery in Area 19/20. So basically Sooke would have one month season for an impact on steelhead in marine that is non-existent.
In 35 plus years have yet to hook a steelhead in tidal water.
I won't be signing sorry. I fail to see how SARA listing is going to help in this case. For example this would completely close the September rec. coho fishery in Area 19/20. So basically Sooke would have one month season for an impact on steelhead in marine that is non-existent.
In 35 plus years have yet to hook a steelhead in tidal water.
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IronNoggin
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You are missing the point I made above. These areas would not simply be closed when steelhead might be present. They would simply have to be closed. Period. Sooke (and the entire balance of these areas) would have no fisheries. None.
Nog
IFS coho were not listed under SARA.Its amazing how well the IFS coho did under using the same methodology. They sure recovered.
I won't be signing sorry. I fail to see how SARA listing is going to help in this case. For example this would completely close the September rec. coho fishery in Area 19/20. So basically Sooke would have one month season for an impact on steelhead in marine that is non-existent.
In 35 plus years have yet to hook a steelhead in tidal water.
I was a part of the Cultus Lake sockeye listing conundrum; imo the act is written to fail in most cases because the economic impacts are just too severe.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Yes I understand that. Why I won't sign it.
It would kill the Sooke/Vic fishery in particular in fall. The DNA data doesn't support it either. Very rare to hook one of them in marine.
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wildmanyeah
Crew Member
The thing about the IFC is yes sure no recovery has happened or massive bump in ocean survival like was occuring. However, There also has not been a decline in the last 25 years. You could say the population is relatively stable between 40k to 60k spawners.
You could say the measures implemented like a mark selective fishery were successful at reducing exploitation of this stock.
You could say the measures implemented like a mark selective fishery were successful at reducing exploitation of this stock.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Wow so your saying closing all marine areas would save steelhead?
Anyway I am out here is your ball back.
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wildmanyeah
Crew Member
No i was commenting on IFS coho.
You made the link between the two, I personally don't see how the two populations are comparable in anyway.
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