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Problems in ‘Paradise’‘World
Class’ draws ‘attention’ of too many?
DFO Fact sheet
for Steelhead—life history etc |
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Says
something about the Campbell Government’s sense of priorities--- ‘managing’
the angler’s experience – and profitability of the Tourism ‘resource’ ---
while leaving the health of stock to another day (I
could find no stock assessment online – only low returns for 2005, 2006 in Tyee test
fishery and a suggestion low returns in 2007 Thus
DFO in Sept 2007: NORTH
COAST SALMON (AND STEELHEAD) MANAGEMENT ---‘We
are concerned by the low returns of steelhead to the Skeena system in
2007’,---- Much of the Quality
Waters strategy is on their web site –
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Brochure 3.2 Megs PDF ·
What the Quality Waters Strategy is ·
What Angling Management Plans are · How you can participate |
Management Plans
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Conservation etc
will be dealt with later – which prompted a funny ‘image’: suggesting ‘Quality
Experience’ of fishing in a river with no fish --- sort of like a target
practice shooting range for hunters with booze added analogy – as quality
‘hunting’ experience etc |
Planning
your Angling |
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For the Members of Skeena Regional Committee ---
next step to have local waters committees and ‘Plans’ |
Making the
world ‘better’ for Guides etc? |
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A
few at the meeting wondered if this would turn into a new form of ‘Allotment’
or Quota— ‘Giving’
a prime river to mainly guided tours – and excluding residents etc ‘Quality
Waters’ people denied that would be an ‘outcome’ But
here is a local anglers concern "Guides will make up almost half of the seats on the
committee that can make wide recommendations on river access,
licensing fees, and regulations. In my view, this is a conflict of
interest in the classic sense because guides have a vested financial
interest in the outcome of the recommendations made. They have a
livelihood to protect. While there is no doubt that guides (and a
number of other economic interests) have a important voice to be heard in the
process, this should be achieved through submissions or a presentation
to the committee, not through actual decision making power. The
committee needs to be made up of members who have no financial gain to
be realized by the outcome of the recommendations." Martin
Griffith-Zahner |
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Public
Process Web site for
input etc |
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These
are the 3 different groupings of Skeena watershed Presumably
each will have 7 member committee to come up with ‘local’ plan See
below the areas now recognized as ‘crowded’ etc’ Note how they ‘center’
around Smithers and Terrace |
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Terrace Area ‘problem areas’ Kitsumkalum Lakelse Zymoetz section I Zymoetz section II Note Copper (Zymoetz) area along the Skeena River is only area not ‘classified waters’ (dotted lines) |
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Smithers Area (Problem areas) Babine Bulkley Kispiox Kitseguecla Kitwanga Skeena IV, downstream of Kitwanga
Skeena IV, upstream of
Kitwanga Suskwa |
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Not only
increasing numbers – but ‘aliens’ dominate some rivers – subtext – ‘crowding
out’ ‘Residents’ |
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Graphic
left from ‘Data
Summary’ PDF on web site --- many of the presentation slides at meeting
showed who was being guided etc (many ‘aliens’ were not – or using ‘illegal’
guides) Thus
a sub-text to meeting was lost ‘business’ disguised as ‘residents’ being
excluded |
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Regulations |
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Here
is how ‘problem’ being dealt with presently – numerous regulations --- but no
cap on numbers etc See
PDF
area 6 regs |
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Community
Experience |
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These were not just
‘stakeholder’ meetings but intended for ‘angler’ inputs – Crowding on the Copper
was mentioned – as were the large number of ‘aliens’ (non-Canadians) One fellow
discussed how ‘jet boats’ were degrading not only the ‘wilderness’ experience
– but harming habitat with their careless speed and coming into Pink redds
etc Another fellow
discussed how Skeena already becoming less predictable (global warming?) –
with 2005-06 having some of lowest waters ever seen – and 2007 some of the
highest etc |
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Some
previous articles on Skeena River |
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See
this page for divisions Skeena Watershed
into different ‘stocks’ systems’ for example Sockeye and steelhead Various
stories on Skeena R discharge –Feb
2006 And
here is where SSTs low in 2007 (causing
the > snow pack locally?) |
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Expecting Water Quality?
Example amount of Arsenic etc How about the Environmental Quality Branch?? |
Playing with ‘Quality Waters --
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Descriptor
of water or advertising slogan? |
Created by LG on 3/3/2008
Last updated on Monday, March 03, 2008