![]() ![]() A clear and early indication of those fishing opportunities, with access to abundant stocks elsewhere on the coast, is essential to assist small communities to recover and survive.” Owen Bird, SFI Executive Director Data-supported and mark-selective fishery options in times and places that can support them are critical for the public fishery. Owen Bird from the Sport Fishing Institute of BC ( ) summed up the current Chinook situation this way: “The Sport Fishing Institute has continually urged the Minister for access to sustainable Chinook fishing opportunities in the south coast, particularly in areas where that access was harshly restricted in 20. In both instances, anglers successfully advanced the case for public access to these resources. In the 1980s, anglers fought a long battle against the DFO and the commercial fishing industry over priority access to Chinook and coho. ![]() Nearly a decade ago, anglers united against the unreasonable allocation of Pacific halibut, where just 12% of the total allowable catch went the public fishery and the lion’s share went to the commercial sector. This degree of publicly expressed and single-minded opposition to DFO policy has only happened a few times in the past. And if you ask most anglers and fishing-related business owners, the most noteworthy thing she has accomplished to date is to unify the public fishery against her, her Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the federal Liberal government. As the spring and summer fishing season rapidly approaches, the biggest question anglers have on their minds is: Will 2021 bring any relief from Chinook non-retention? The only one who knows the answer is the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, Bernadette Jordan. ![]()
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