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| January 19th,
2005: Changes in 2005-2007 Sport Fishing Guide
From Fisheries & Oceans Canada: To provide better service to recreational fishers, DFO is introducing some progressive changes to the Sport Fishing Guide this year. The on-line B.C. Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide/Freshwater Salmon Supplement will see some key changes. With input from members of the recreational community as well as DFO staff, DFO's recreational fishing website will be revamped to make it more user friendly, more intuitive to navigate through, and will include printable pages. It is expected that the website overhaul will be completed for April 1, 2005. The on-line recreational fishing information will continue to be updated throughout the year, to provide the most up-to-date information possible. The on-line changes will be a complement to the new on-line fishing licence service that was launched in 2004. We expect that the website, however, will continue to be the primary source of the latest information on sport fishing regulations for those fishing for finfish or shellfish. In addition, the 666-2828 phone line, which includes sport fishing information, will remain active and updated. A paper version of the Sport Fishing Guide/Freshwater Salmon Supplement will continue to be available for 2005-2007. The Guide will make numerous references to the website for more information and for updates. The content of the Guide/Supplement will be slightly reduced. Throughout the booklet, we will be directing people to the newly revised website for additional and more up-to-date information (and asking licence vendors to do the same). Over the next two years, DFO will be working with the recreational fishing community to make further changes to how the regulations are presented to the public. The intent is to move in the direction of a web-based Sport Fishing Guide/Freshwater Salmon Supplement starting in 2007. At the same time, a complementary handout will be developed with the basic information for anglers.
Thanks, Michelle Imbeau Communications Officer | Agente aux communications
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