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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rodney on July 28, 2014, 10:56:26 PM

Title: How your freshwater licence money is spent
Post by: Rodney on July 28, 2014, 10:56:26 PM

When you buy a freshwater fishing licence, majority of it goes to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC which is responsible for stocking 8 million fish into 800+ water bodies each year. A % of the general licence revenue, as well as the conservation surcharges you pay for salmon, steelhead, etc, goes to Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation. The foundation then reviews submitted projects and funds the approved ones. Projects can be conservation related, like restoring populations, or can be directly beneficial to anglers. Watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Okt6TuhMwU

Title: Re: How your freshwater licence money is spent
Post by: Rodney on August 14, 2014, 04:18:17 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoWaLPVYeKc

Title: Re: How your freshwater licence money is spent
Post by: Dr. Backlash on August 14, 2014, 08:13:26 PM

Thanks for posting this Rod.  Do you happen to know the breakdown of how our Tidal waters license money is spent?

Title: Re: How your freshwater licence money is spent
Post by: Rodney on August 15, 2014, 10:59:03 AM

I am not familiar with how the tidal waters licence revenue is allocated because I don't work with Fisheries and Oceans Canada like I do with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC.