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The Issues

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Non-selective commercial fishing techniques & poor fishery management continue to be the main issues confronting Skeena steelhead. more »  
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The Solutions

The Department of Fisheries & Oceans needs to address non-selective fisheries and their impact on non-target fish such as steelhead. more »    
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2012 Season Snapshot

By ncsa On March 1, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Announcements, News

Season Snapshot:

Aug.22: The commercial fishing season is over for 2012 in Areas 3 & 4. A typical DFO managed year …we saw overfishing facilitated by overeager fishery managers who didnt use any precaution and sanctioned the fleets to jump all over some dubious Tyee sockeye numbers. The sockeye return numbers lost strength and fishing [...]

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MP Cullen supporting gillnetters again…

By ncsa On May 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Commercial Openings, Fishery Management, fishery politics

As we repeatedly state, the local federal MP Nathan Cullen has quite a soft spot for the commercial fishermen. Here Mr Cullen is decrying the nasty DFO for being ‘hell bent’ on destroying the commercial fishery on the north coast.

But ask Mr Cullen about gillnetters killing steelhead and he goes very quiet….almost as quiet [...]

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Gillnetters whining again…

By ncsa On May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Commercial Openings, Fishery Management, fishery politics

Here is an article from the Prince Rupert newspaper The Northern View outlining the opposition to new reporting regulations on commercial fishermen.

This is classic commercial fisherman whining backed up by the usual suspects of the UFAWU Reps and the Mayor of prince Rupert. This issue is new reporting regulations put [...]

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The more things change, the more they stay the same….

By ncsa On May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Area 4 Skeena info, Commercial Openings, Fishery Management

Here is the first Fishery Notice of concern for 2013. It announces the Skeena Chinook 30 hour long gillnet opening on June 15.  We find it amazing that DFO can schedule an opening weeks before even knowing what the chinook return is like.  This is what passes for fisheries management in 2013 on the north coast. DFO is basically saying [...]

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Gillnet comment from UK chef

By ncsa On April 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In environmental issues, Fishery Management, fishery politics

Here is a comment on gillnets from England. Mostly focused on ‘ghost nets’, or nets that get lost from boats, but the overall sentiment is the same as NCSA: gillnets kill

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DFO 2012 Season Review Meeting December 7th, Prince Rupert

By ncsa On December 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Area 3 info, Area 4 Skeena info, Commercial Openings, Fishery Management, Recreational fisheries

The 2012 Season Review meeting by DFO is being held in Prince Rupert on December 7th.  The accompanying documents were sent out recently:

Review for Areas 1-6: 2012 Salmon Post Season Review Booklet Areas 1-6 final

Quick items to note in this Report are:

-the FSC fisheries and steelhead kill:  How reliable is the [...]

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