REALITY: Fraser Chinook Openings and the Politics Surrounding Them

[cohochinook]

Here is what Jason Tonelli from Pacific Angler and Public Fishery Alliance supporter has to say about Fraser chinook openings and the politics surrounding them:​

REALITY: Fraser Chinook Openings and the Politics Surrounding Them - Public Fishery Alliance

Here is what Jason Tonelli from Pacific Angler and PFA supporter has to say about Fraser chinook openings and the politics surrounding them… “No Special Chinook Report would be complete without some politics and data. A lot of people are wondering why we are closed in Aug for chinook and if we...

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[Aces]

Barf! WE are 2nd class citizens in the eyes of this government

 

[Trophy21]

Yup truedope he’s got to go!

 

[wildmanyeah]

Barf! WE are 2nd class citizens in the eyes of this government

meanwhile on the fraser we have this show going on every day. The whole coast is shut down so this can happen, Please release those big ones for the nets!

 

[Tieoneon]

meanwhile on the fraser we have this show going on every day. The whole coast is shut down so this can happen, Please release those big ones for the nets!

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So this is a legal fishery?

 

[wildmanyeah]

So this is a legal fishery?

yes

"Oh, one more thing. While all this is going on and the public is closed to protect those stocks as per the above info, the river is full of gill nets. Legal and illegal.

Last year First Nations harvested about 25,000 chinook during legal gill net openings while the public was closed. The year before that it was around 40,000 chinook. This year I am not sure where the numbers will be, but in the tens of thousands for sure. To add insult to injury, over 212 illegal gill nets have been seized in the Fraser, one of the worst years ever. Last time I checked, gill nets didn’t select for 62-80cm size chinook, or endangered sockeye, summer steelhead, or juvenile sturgeon. "

 

[Tieoneon]

yes

"Oh, one more thing. While all this is going on and the public is closed to protect those stocks as per the above info, the river is full of gill nets. Legal and illegal.

Last year First Nations harvested about 25,000 chinook during legal gill net openings while the public was closed. The year before that it was around 40,000 chinook. This year I am not sure where the numbers will be, but in the tens of thousands for sure. To add insult to injury, over 212 illegal gill nets have been seized in the Fraser, one of the worst years ever. Last time I checked, gill nets didn’t select for 62-80cm size chinook, or endangered sockeye, summer steelhead, or juvenile sturgeon. "

Bloody disgusting!

 

[Whitebuck]

This is almost as disgusting as some of the people who are speaking for us and promoting non-selective gillnets on our smaller streams.
These non selective gillnets on the Vedder killed on average more than 1 sturgeon for every 5 Chinook encountered. Literally netting a sturgeon nursery. Keep in mind they could go into the hatchery and take what they wanted with zero bycatch or mortality. But that isnt the agenda being pushed....

Im sure these non selective gill nets being promoted this fall will be able to differentiate between wild coho and endangered sockeye.

 

[cohochinook]

Jason Tonelli is gonna be on CKNW today August 31 at 2:30 pm PST to talk about the Public Fishery Alliance post of his fishing report.

 

[Trophy21]

Truedope is why

 

[Ryan A]

Stewards of the Land

 

[prodjsaig]

We must respect all first nations. It may seem unfair but their people have suffered a great deal of scrutiny. The best way to show respect for recreation is to let them know they are welcome. They have a lot to teach just ask them.

 

[SpringVelocity]

One day I would like ALL groups (yes and that is us 2) to stop claiming they own all the seafood on ocean, and look at the larger picture.

That isn't the thing we need to concentrate on. What good is fighting who has most access when there are no fish coming back. The federal and provincial government needs to be accountable for this.

So far I haven't seen anything the gives me hope personally. Just a bunch of promises. DFO is absolutely brutal of how they let the Fraser problem drag on. They knew there was decline 20+years ago and sat back.

It's disgusting, and now we fight amongst all our groups when we should be fighting them. Must be great for them a completely weak divided sector fighting each other. To add environmental groups literally sitting ( completely not accountable) on working groups playing games on all sides of the room.

Divide and conquer Ottawa style.