Guys/Gals,
I just posted this to the Travers Thread and expect that it might answer a lot of questions that some have here.
There are many questions. If you have them, please forward along to your local biologist. That way, when a local Roundtable is held, the biologist will be prepared to answer your questions. I, for one, don't like to be told when I ask something that I might have to wait till answer gets rooted out of the archives. Give the biologists a chance. Further, when I'm on the hot seat, I don't like to be blind-sided.
Further, as the population of Alberta grows, folks arriving bring both their knowledge and assumptions with them. They may not fit in Alberta's waters or thinking. But we all should be prepared to listen and learn.
Alberta Roundtables are held in local areas yearly and twice per year for the Province.
Folks attending local Roundtables, from my experience, may or may not represent an organized group.
Folks attending the Provincial Roundtable are generally affiliated with various organizations. I've seen folks there from the Walleye Trail, Trout Unlimited, Hook & Hackle club, Fishery Enhancement Society of Alberta, Alberta Fish and Game Assoc. [ usually have >5 persons there], Commercial Fishing Guys, Native Organizations and on and on. A broad group of folks.
Most of the folks attending the provincial Roundtable are not there as part of a single issue group as that seems better to be handled on a local or case by case basis. On the My Wild Alberta site there is a link to "Events" where I just found a SRD hosted meeting on fish and wildlife in the Manning area.
http://www.mywildalberta.com/Fishing/Default.aspx
http://www.mywildalberta.com/Events/Default.aspx
regards,
Don