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[IronNoggin]

From the CFAX site:

"Frank Stanford's Editorial Comment aired at 8:30 a.m. this morning on CFAX 1070 AM:

for Wednesday Sept 7, '11

The federal government must be capable of understanding that recreational fishing is a generator of jobs, worthy of some policy support. I don't understand the cavalier willingness to sacrifice the recreational halibut season.

The howls of protest we hear over the decision aren't critical of the federal responsibility to protect fish stocks. Nobody is saying 'plunder the resource'. In fact, they're saying quite the opposite...that a recreational fishery can thrive, putting less pressure on stocks than a commercial fishery does.

This debate over apportionment of the catch has got to be resolved with some recognition that the interests of the casual fisherman shouldn't automatically be the first to be cut. Opponents of this season's closure say 40 per cent of Canada's allocated halibut catch is still out there...but it's off limits to the recreational boater because 88 per cent of Canada's total halibut catch is reserved for commercial interests. That seems heavily disproportionate."

The station is also running a poll on how many people fish.  Right now it needs a bump as only 25% suggest they fish.  Please distribute this to all of fishing fishing pals and get them to vote.  Voting is today, Wednesday only so act quickly please.
 
Here's the link to the poll on their home page:   http://cfax1070.com/

Let the Voting Commence!! 

Cheers,
Nog

[Easywater]

Up to 55% yes to fishing now.

[brownmancheng]

Damned thing will not allow me to select yes with iphone

[Oilcruzer]

Horrible web site.  Slow, doesn't work with iPad.

[ShaunO]

Flakey website, but still worked in Chrome.  Somewhere around ~55% just a minute ago for the YES, I fish vote!

[gofishon]

Up to 62.2% Yes!   Keep voting everyone.

[kindalonismo]

62.9%

Get your votes in!

[CohoJake]

63%

[brysonk]

64.1%

[Geff_t]

63.2% for the yes

[silver ghost]

And how is voting on a radio station's voluntary response poll helping if at all the recreational halibut theory? Voluntary response surveys are among the most unreliable and biased and surely the decision makers don't take it seriously

[Easywater]

And how is voting on a radio station's voluntary response poll helping if at all the recreational halibut theory? Voluntary response surveys are among the most unreliable and biased and surely the decision makers don't take it seriously

The two are unrelated.

The on-air personality made a statement about the commercial/recreational split for halibut.
IronNoggiin added the note about the poll at the end of his post.

It can't hurt.
Even if one person in an influencial position takes note of the poll, it will be worth it.

[silver ghost]

I voted anyways. I'm frustrated that little consideration is given to us sportsmen in relation to things like TAC, etc etc