I doubt the President of the SFI wouldn’t post it if it wasn’t credibleIf there's someone on the Forum who lives close to Granville Island - a visit to verify that the picture is accurate would be very helpful. I, for one, am very skeptical of things that appear on the Net or Facebook with no attribution.
Good luck. Sounds like study after study. **** away the $100 mill and do zip to increase hatchery production or to remove a few thousand trouble pinnipeds.The Albion test fishery is funded through the sales of those fish...so no ticky no laundry. People should also realize that DFO had stated from the outset there will be "limited" FSC fisheries for ceremonial purposes only. The reason the recreational and commercial fisheries have been closed is the FN's on the Fraser stated that they would exercise their full Section 35 rights if there were any rec and commercial fisheries taking place. The current caselaw says that if there is any "infringement" on FSC Section 35 rights, that there can be no recreational fishing no matter how small. So here we have a Mexican stand off where no one fishes. What a mess. DFO has never defined what exactly the full FSC Section 35 right is in number of Chinook, and that is a central problem here. Without a set limit or target number based on abundance we will continue to have these stand off situations - unless of course we return to abundance. Many fish, cures many problems - lets get on with the job of swiftly creating more Upper Fraser Chinook.
The reason the recreational and commercial fisheries have been closed is the FN's on the Fraser stated that they would exercise their full Section 35 rights if there were any rec and commercial fisheries taking place.
Two faced liar. Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson. I guess Native Communal/Ceremonial takes precedent of conservation which I thought was the whole reason Sportfisherman are not allowed to keep Chinook. Conservation! Right. October doesn't come quick enough.I knew it was only a matter of time before the Lower Fraser Bands demanded some openings. They never sit by and let the upper bands fish.
A 24 hour opening in the canyon from hope to sawmill, that's going to be a slaughter
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