Mussel,
I appreciate your input. In a nutshell, you seem to be saying the reason commercial fisherman leave Burbot to rot, a gamefish with possession limits for recreational anglers, is because the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation ( FFMC) will not market these fish.
This is so simple, amend the Alberta Fish Act to make wasting Burbot illegal. Then the FFMC will have to deal with this problem. Markets for Burbot products are accessable, viable, and waiting. Marketing Burbot has been attempted, successfully, only to be closed by the FFMC Monopoly.
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublicat...&Parl=36&Ses=1
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If you take a look on page 2 of this Arthur Andersen report, you'll see three points at the bottom. It starts off: “The Real Canadian Superstore has introduced maria'— or freshwater cod —“as President's Choice `Fresh water Cod' in its Ottawa and Quebec stores from December to April.” It took a year and a half for me to develop that market with Superstore, going back and forth to Toronto, spending a lot of money. One Superstore was offered a price by me, which they accepted, when I had to go off and get a special dealer's permit from the corporation. The corporation found out who my market was going to. They automatically got somebody in Superstore and low-balled my price.
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Remember, the Alberta Fish Management Strategy prioritizes recreational angling
before commercial use.
http://142.229.230.68/ManagingProgra...nservStrat.pdf
From a conservation, recreational, and commercial standpoint, it only makes sense to stop the practice of allowing Burbot to rot.
Some links for those who are interested.
Commercial fishing in Alberta
http://142.229.230.68/ManagingProgra...ent/Commercial
FishingAlberta.aspx
NWT Commercial Fishermen vote to leave FFMC, Feb.17 2010
http://www.hayriverhub.com/2010/02/f...ve-freshwater/