Where are facts missing Steve? I simply related what idiotic policies from DFO had and how it devastated a fishery and the fallout from mismanagement had on families, mine being one of them - my family made most of it's income from fishing since arriving on the east coast over a hundred years before Canada became Canada.Nobody from my family is involved in fisheries now as it became apparent that the game was over. I saw the fallout first hand and I see the same lunacy behind the feedlots here.
Management plays a role, I won't deny that, - Exactly, but you don't want management to take any heat when the ,um, net pen poop hits the fan? Hilarious!
Correction, NB, I never stated that I didn't want management to take any heat. It comes with the territory. I acknowledged those policies, but I also acknowledge the culture and society which we live in that always wants more (never less), but does little to take responsibility for actions they take. I also acknowledge that there are individuals who do not take the time to know the complete picture.
Management involves advisory processes and consultation involving many different players. It is not the easiest task to get agreement. Stakeholders not only bicker with DFO but they bicker with each other - accusing the other of robbing the resource. Don't take my word for it, go ask those involved in the advisory processes (on both sides of the table); talk to those involved with consulations with sporties and First Nations; and read some of the forum topics on the internet where sporties, commies, and First Nations all go at each other accusing each other of not doing their fair share to protect the resource. Try being that person in between sometime.
With regards to Fraser Sockeye, the management of the fishery is a complex set of tasks requiring the analysis of a lot of information coming in from different sources (test fisheries, creel, acoustic surveys and spawning ground surveys) that can constantly change from preseason to postseason. When you add in environmental conditions it can make it even more complex. Decisions need to be made quickly and most times with conflicting information. Each time a decision is made someone is undoubtedly going to complain. Trust me, there are times where I shake my head at some resource management decisions; however, I understand somewhat what resource management deals with and how being on the hot seat requires not just technical skills but also diplomacy. Definitely not a job I would desire. They may not always be the right decisions, but I would like to see how some of you would behave under similar circumstances. Situations where you are looked upon by many different groups to make not only the right decisions, but also timely decisions as well as being perceived as being fair.
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