If I had the Cash... No Nets

Fish Boy said:

David said:

It's a gillnetter, but not much of a threat to fish down here. The Bristol Bay fishery is very tightly managed and the biggest target are sockeye, I think. Healthy runs of salmon for decades even with gillnetting. They also don't have the issue of selective fisheries up there that we have down here. Better habitat and management. Both things we lack.

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thank god someone finally understands that not all commercial fishing is bad!!

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Sorry got to disagree with both of you. I would think that any gillnet boat fishing in Alaska(though the Bristol Bay is like a terminal fishery the vessel can be fished with other permits/areas) would be a threat to the fisheries in this state as a good percentage of them are a intercept fishery,B.C,Washington, Oregon,and California bound fish.Healthy runs for decades... Bristol Bay has had some very poor runs of fish also.If you do some reading you will see that there is quite a bit of talk in Alaska about selective methods of harvest,things need to change nets don't differentiate between species,yield a low quality product, and ruin the the habitat in a lot of cases.Fish Boy I won't go as far to say all commercial fishing is bad but I will say all nets are. Things need to change there are a lot of different methods that can be used to harvest fish selectively that are very efficient and that yield a far better product that in turn means more money to the fisherman and nets in my opinion are not one of them. :roll:

I would like you to know that I am not opposed to commercial fishing, nets yes… I am for better management, selective harvest, and no wasteful by-catch.

One of the things that has always been of interest to me is, if an industry is dependent upon a limited resource (public) should that industry be allowed to jeopardize that resources and then ask for someone else to help pay to help them out?

I would like to know what you think of the statements one page 1& 2 like “declining catches�, “low fish returns�, “improving fish runs and fishery management�, “government subsides�... I have been told that this is a great example of management... but it seems buy their own right-up that they don't have it right...

http://www.bbsalmon.com/Public%20Mee...une%202002.pdf

It's about sustainability and no waste... an abandoned or lost net continues to kill fish... a lost hock may only impact the fish that stole it.

Anyway… sorry if I bothered you… Tight Lines

Peace the tow away truck. Even if the car is parked on your driveway they have the power to do the same. The same thing happens to your car it gets crushed or sold at auction if worth a bit.

Do you want me to bring a council camera van with me???? :lol:

Got to laugh a TV program hired a car that was not fit to be on the road altho the owner said it was. They took it to independent inspectors who said it was just a write off. So the guys took the car to the crushers, had it crushed and then returned the crushed car and told him what they had done.

Oh by the way if police or council crush your car you are responsible for the bill.the buyer has major problems with the vehicle, the
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