Guys/Gals,
The Fish Strategy for Alberta see:
http://srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/F...nStrategy.aspx references a document Fish and Wildlife Policy for Alberta [1982] which lays out the allocation for fish in Alberta.
And this is it:
1. Conservation of fish stocks;
2. Alberta Indians fishing for food on specific sites;
3. Métis people fishing on Métis Settlements;
4. Resident recreational use; and
5. Primary commercial uses (e.g., commercial fishing, guiding and tourist angling).
You will notice that Resident Recreational use is #4 of 5. What the document doesn't say is critical. It doesn't account for all other losses of fish - poaching, predation, land use changes eg pipelines crossings/forestry, stupid quadders, river wipe outs like in the tar sands etc. All other users/impacts come before us lowly suckers down there @ #4.
What is curious though - SRD is responsible for or enforces regulations for poaching, predation, land use changes [pipelines crossings/forestry stupid quadders et al], river wipe out like in the tar sands etc.
So if SRD doesn't do their job - guess who gets it in the ear.
Good old #4.
Now doesn't that make your day or wish that there were more SRD people.
Don
Allocation of fish stocks
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