I recently received a reply from the Federal Government to our letter supporting salmon management and conservation. If they do what they say they're going to do (base their decision on science) then it's a no-brainer and there'll be no tags for the 2016 season. Of course this remains to be seen as the regulations remain a secret as of this posting, less than a week from opening day of the 2016 season. The longer this goes on the less hope I have that science is running the show at DFO.... (please prove me wrong!)
28 Reasons to support salmon management and conservation:
https://goo.gl/EeKIlA
Ministerial Correspondence Control Unit
Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Government of Canada
200 Kent Street / Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca / Tel: 613-992-3474 / Fax: 613-990-7292
Unité de contrôle de la correspondance ministérielle
Pêches et Océans Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
200, rue Kent / Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca / Tél : 613-992-3474 / Téléc : 613-990-7292
Mr. Howie Gould and Co-Signatories
< nbsalmon1@gmail.com >
Dear Mr. Gould and Co-Signatories:
Thank you for your correspondence of February 25, 2016, addressed to the Honourable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, regarding grilse harvest plans for the salmon recreational fishery for 2016. I have been asked to respond on the Minister's behalf.
As you are aware, public consultations for the 2016 season were recently held using tools such as online surveys, as well as through discussions with Indigenous groups, recreational fish harvesters, and other impacted stakeholders. This process, together with science advice, will guide all of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO's) decisions regarding the recreational fishery management plans for 2016.
The feedback of stakeholders, like yourself and your colleagues, is very important. I want to assure you that all decisions regarding management approaches, including decisions on hook and release policies, will be based on the best available science.
This is a very important fishery, and DFO will continue to work to protect and conserve it for the benefit of current and future generations of Canadians.
Thank you for writing.
Yours sincerely,
Original Signed By
Kevin Stringer
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
Ecosystems and Fisheries Management
28 Reasons to support salmon management and conservation:
https://goo.gl/EeKIlA
Ministerial Correspondence Control Unit
Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Government of Canada
200 Kent Street / Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca / Tel: 613-992-3474 / Fax: 613-990-7292
Unité de contrôle de la correspondance ministérielle
Pêches et Océans Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
200, rue Kent / Ottawa ON K1A 0E6
min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca / Tél : 613-992-3474 / Téléc : 613-990-7292
Mr. Howie Gould and Co-Signatories
< nbsalmon1@gmail.com >
Dear Mr. Gould and Co-Signatories:
Thank you for your correspondence of February 25, 2016, addressed to the Honourable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, regarding grilse harvest plans for the salmon recreational fishery for 2016. I have been asked to respond on the Minister's behalf.
As you are aware, public consultations for the 2016 season were recently held using tools such as online surveys, as well as through discussions with Indigenous groups, recreational fish harvesters, and other impacted stakeholders. This process, together with science advice, will guide all of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO's) decisions regarding the recreational fishery management plans for 2016.
The feedback of stakeholders, like yourself and your colleagues, is very important. I want to assure you that all decisions regarding management approaches, including decisions on hook and release policies, will be based on the best available science.
This is a very important fishery, and DFO will continue to work to protect and conserve it for the benefit of current and future generations of Canadians.
Thank you for writing.
Yours sincerely,
Original Signed By
Kevin Stringer
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
Ecosystems and Fisheries Management
