04-16-2010, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 1,291
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Quote:
Originally Posted by walking buffalo
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
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/ |
X2 commmon sense applies
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