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Originally Posted by mclean
There is no way to prevent sports fish from being harvested with the use gill nets. Therefore revenues collected from the sale of the sportsfish by the netters should be re-invested back into the reservoirs and or their management.In southern alberta the net size is as rule 51/2 inches any walleye or pike that hits that net is caught.
The commercial fishing operaters would have you believe that there is a 100% honesty in the industry. Certainly the puplic has experienced things quite differently on many occasion.
The economic value of sports fishing v/s commercial fishing is a 70:1 ratio. This clearly indicates where the priority and the importance of proper management of the fishing resource should be Tourism and local businesses would also benefit if these lakes become known as better class fisheries.
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On lakes to close to urban centres they have no right
being there.I dont know for sure but I bet White fish limits have went down and commercial limits have went up in the last twenty years.And Danny your 70:1 ratio is reason enough to halt it.
