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Originally Posted by GMX
... I’ve been looking and unable to find anything on commercial quotas being cut back so the lucrative an enjoyable sport fishing can stay afloat. I support the guides making a living ( most of them anyway) but would love to see the commercial guys cut back some and sports fishing kept sustainable.
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LOL! Here's a little FYI for you...
The recreational sector has been harvesting
more springs than any other sector for some time now.
For instance: Area G Troll (the sector in this effected area) had its' quota cut by 75% this year. Most of that was "
gifted" to FN organizations as they just received federal support for their new commercial fisheries (A quick besides the point here: Hand in hand with that ruling the Judge demanded DFO rework the allocation hierarchy such that it will now be: 1) Conservation, 2) FN Food Social Ceremonial (FSC) fisheries, 3) FN Commercial Fisheries, 4) Recreation Fisheries, and finally 5) regular Commercial Fisheries. DFO is scrambling now to make this adjustment as fast as possible).
So, what that equates to is that Area G will see their entire fleet's annual quota reduced to a maximum of 15,000 springs total. About a decent week's fishing for the entire year. Many are scrambling to get out as a consequence.
Conversely, the recreational sector is poised to remove between
50,000 to 60,000 springs this year alone.
Pretty easy to see just who has the greater impact on the stocks.
And pretty easy to determine from that just WHO the target for reductions (via reduced limits and forced area closures such as the one noted in this thread) are.
Like it or not, the recreational sector must stand shoulder to shoulder with the real commercial sector before it is simply all over for both of them.
Cheers,
Nog