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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing-related Issues & News => Topic started by: holmes on September 01, 2011, 03:18:55 PM

Title: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: holmes on September 01, 2011, 03:18:55 PM
not trying to step on any toes here as far as posting links to another forum, but i thought this was warranted.... :o ..holmes*

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/showthread.php?16927-Ghost-fishing-gill-net-in-the-Fraser-North-Arm
Title: Re: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: fisheries on September 01, 2011, 03:27:15 PM
Brutal! It's sad when the natives are given so much freedom in there "rights" to fish when they please and they abuse it this way.   
Title: Re: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: cutthroat22 on September 01, 2011, 03:31:21 PM
What a waste.  >:(
Title: Re: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: Rodney on September 01, 2011, 04:44:39 PM
DFO Steveston contacted Musqueam Fisheries this afternoon when the nets were reported and they have been removed since.
Title: Re: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: buck on September 01, 2011, 05:17:45 PM
Once again illegal fishing swept under the counter. No accountability, no charges as per normal.
Title: Re: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: holmes on September 01, 2011, 05:24:08 PM
yep, was just about to post that Rod, thanks very much....holmes*
Title: Re: North Fraser Arm...disgusting!!!
Post by: iblly on September 02, 2011, 08:14:49 AM
  I work on the North Arm and it's the same thing in the same spot every year. DFO should know by now to just do spot checks there and they will find unattended nets every time. There is also a net up in the eel grass there strung between two deadhead logs that will only get fish on the 14 + foot tides, but it is also left unattended all year. I saw the RCMP look at the net mentioned in this post last weekend but no one came to remove it until now I guess.