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[canoe man]

well that is a good thing then bantam id like to see more of it
ive heard that a first nations in chilliwack once had one set up by DFO on aschlietz creek (spell check please) but it did not last long
ive met a few commercial river fishermen in this area that i live and all i hear is complaints from not enough fish to not enough openings to just crappy river conditions

if ya want to move part of this mods go ahead it aint got much to do with peggy anymore  
cnm

[Nostro]

Hey Sandhead, Max, et al...
I've posted the following stats before but I couldn't find it, so I will post it again. The survey, you will note, is somewhat dated, but is very interesting. It helps to put things into perspective.
Here it is:
2000 Survey of Sport Fishing in BC

·# of salmon caught in Lower Mainland: 493,955
·# of salmon kept in Lower Mainland: 134,521 (27.23% of salmon caught)
·recreational  anglers who released fish voluntarily: 58.1%
·recreational  anglers who released fish for mandatory reasons: 6.8%
·# of recreational anglers: 56,522
·# of salmon kept/ recreational  angler/year: 2.38 salmon
·average expenditure/ recreational  angler/year: $493.21
·average expenditure/ recreational  angler/salmon/year: $207.23
·salmon catches by sector:Commercial fishery:    81%
                                          Aboriginal fishery:   12%
                                          Recreational fishery:   7%
·sector revenues (2002) of all species:
CommercialFishery:$358million                                       Sport fishery:         $675 million
Aboriginal fishery:   Not reported
·sector employment (2002) :      
Commercial fishery:    5,400 people
Sport fishery:   8,900 people
Aboriginal fishery:   Not reported
·DFO fish allocation principles:   - Conservation is first priority
- First Nations have next priority for food, social and ceremonial purposes, and treaty obligations
- Commercial and recreational fishery are then allocated surplus

[Rodney]

Hey Nostro, do you have a link to the above information? Really great stuff, thank you.

average expenditure/ recreational  angler/year: $493.21.

Damn that is high, I am skewing the result big time!

[JP PATCHES]

Great post Nostro, commies take 81% & rec's take 7%. These #'s make you wonder why everyone whines about flossers.

[JP PATCHES]

Great idea Doc, lets close the river to ALL Fishers, doesn't seem to be enough anyway.

[DragonSpeed]

Great post Nostro, commies take 81% & rec's take 7%. These #'s make you wonder why everyone whines about flossers.

I think it's even more skewed than this, since the rec numbers include Coho, Chum, white spring, that run in the fall, when there is no commercial fishery in the river.

[Sandhead]

Those are interesting numbers, but I think the average expenditure is totally low balled.
Fuel, Food, Accomadation, and  Brews must be absent from that number.

It's interesting that the government doesn't cater more to developing the potential for growth in the recreational tourism sector, when it already appears that the recreational angling industry is already generating more jobs and higher revenue.

[Nostro]

Hey Rodney,
Here is the link for the "2000 Survey of Sport Fishing in British Columbia".
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/pdf/sport_fishing_survey_2000.pdf

[daveg]

Great post Nostro, commies take 81% & rec's take 7%. These #'s make you wonder why everyone whines about flossers.

I think it's even more skewed than this, since the rec numbers include Coho, Chum, white spring, that run in the fall, when there is no commercial fishery in the river.

Huh? Since when is there no fall commerical fishery?  There are commerical openings for chum that take place in the fall.....incidently Thompson Steelhead are a by catch of this fishery.

[DragonSpeed]

Oh....my misinformation.  Is it as heavy pressure as the sockeye?