Survey: Recreational Halibut Fishery in BC – Your Input Matters
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Eden Island
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Done.
Doug
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Me tooDone… just barely in time
Definitely prefer a larger size limit with a slightly shorter season.
Squire
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Done… just barely in time
Definitely prefer a larger size limit with a slightly shorter season. Staying open until Dec 31 and not using up the TAC seems a bit silly.
I’m on the same page but I’d also add that I don’t believe it has to be a one-size-fits-all regulation either. It shouldn’t be that difficult to tailor daily retention and size limits to varying season lengths by management area and still come up with the targeted TAC.
Weatherall
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Done, thanks for posting!
I liked this. But agree so much it is worth reposting.
We did get a 7% decrease while Alaska stayed status quo. But because we had an overage in 2024. We come out just below what we had last year. Will be in 625,000-630,000 range and last year we had 651,000 but only caught 504,000lbs.
Over 2000 people did halibut survey. Shocked but impressed.
Over 2000 people did halibut survey. Shocked but impressed.
Derby
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Yes Canada showed up with a knife to a gunfight... We should have walked away from the whole process but unfortunately our commissioner and commercial sector gave it all away.. so sad...
Seems to be the norm.... it is sad.Yes Canada showed up with a knife to a gunfight... We should have walked away from the whole process but unfortunately our commissioner and commercial sector gave it all away.. so sad...
searun
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Words simply cannot describe how poorly this negotiated result will position Canada going forward in the IPHC process IMO. We essentially gave the US side everything they have been pressing Canada for over the past 5 years. Some might recall they have been selling a geographic apportionment model that would reduce Canada's National Share by 18% - well, they succeeded via threats and intimidation and we took the bait hook, line, sinker. Now we are forever going to be held hostage by these threats unless the Canadian processors can very quickly (and quietly) pivot to find markets to replace the US. So that means our Processors will need to take away the ability for the US to threaten tariffs by shifting our export sales to reliable trading partners that will not use our market reliance as a negotiation weapon.
Capt_Ed
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During my commercial career I was part of those negotiations for over a decade, even back in 1999-2000 when our TAC was 13.5 million I still NEVER felt like I came out of the commission meeting with my a$$hole intact. I never felt back then that there was to much politics at play and the science was the main factor in setting the removals. While I'm far removed now ,this year with the US side getting 0% reductions in any areas and us getting 7% reduction , as someone I respect in the negotiations said "We got Trumped"
Captain PartyMarty
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Sounds like elbows up pants down 
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
give the rec sector a bigger allocation who can 10x the value, might also make the salmon allocation process more palatable
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