The total Terminal Area Run forecast is 117,000. The escapement requirement is 21,000, leaving 96,000 for allocation to sectors. The allocations which were pre-determined prior to the season are:
Maa-nulth = 1820
Expected Rec Catch = 38,610
Tsu-ma-uss FSC = 2000
Tsu-ma-uss Economic Opportunity = 24,695
Commercial Net = 26,695 (Area D Gill Net & Area B Seine combined)
That leaves 21,122 uncaught by rec fishery or 55% left for other sectors.
Area D Commercial Fisheries in August
o Aug 25 – 26 night opening = 5,292 caught
o Aug 30 – 31 night opening = 19,648 caught
Total is 25,103 (last count with additional catch from Sept)
Area B Seine total is 8,382
Combined = 33,485
That is 33,485 - 26,695 = 6,790 over the planned fishery allocation, which was covered off by the Rec fishery underage.
Personally I would rather see any Rec underage caught in the FSC fishery and/or EO fishery - at least the $ remains in the local community as opposed to sailing off to Vancouver. OR, perhaps the excess to allocation is sold and placed into an enhancement fund so we can create abundance for all.