I’m not sure what to think at all! A chiefs union?? When did the B.C FN become unionized! It seems like a way to push out sportfishing for salmon! They don’t approve of sportfishing but sustenance fishing and keeping what you catch is ok?
So sport fishing is responsible for declining fish return runs but bank to bank netting is ok? I must be missing something.
Anytime I've been out with a guide they do everything possible to minimize the impact on the released fish
Bank to bank netting and ripping large hooks through schools of salmon seem to be quite a problem to me. The large amount of illegally sold fish by natives probably don’t help much either. Both natives and sport fishing should report their catches if only one side does it nothing improves.
This is the next step in eliminating the non "indigenous" people from accessing fish and wildlife.
UNDRIP, the NDP and the Liberals are making it a reality.
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Alberta Fish and Wildlife Outdoor Recreation Policy -
"to identify very rare, scarce or special forms of fish and wildlife outdoor recreation opportunities and to ensure that access to these opportunities continues to be available to all Albertans."
Why go after catch and release fishing? Are they using their "subsistence" practices to sell as a commercial fishing outfit? Makes way more sense to go after the commercial fishing industry who kill way more fish that sport fishing. I've heard many stories of people being sold salmon from FN people in BC.
"Indigenous rights cannot be secondary to sport in BC.” But being second to commercial is fine with them.
Maybe the government needs to ask FN for their study on the mortality rate of catch and release fishing that supports their claims.
WTF is wrong with people!!!
Thanks for listening to my rant!!!
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Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after - Henry David Thoreau
Not sure what to think about this.
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