Critique: Sharing the Benefits
The Union and Native Brotherhood have been calling for a Licensing Policy Review to ensure that license policies support Active...
Problems / Solutions Fishermen speak out
Is everything really okay in your fishery? The fleet is aging - as are fishermen. Value retained by active fishermen is declining, while...
More Fish
Problem: Commercial Fishermen need access to more fish Solutions: More enhancement facilities to produce salmon in areas where we can...
New Fishers Old Fishers
Problem: Young people are not seeing fishing as a career. Retiring fishermen cannot sell licenses/quota at a reasonable income for...
Resource Management
Problem: all fisheries need better resource management Solutions: Resource management needs to reflect the interests of communities,...
Fish Harvester Representation
Problem: Fishermen are not united – there are few strong fish harvester organizations left. Solutions: Provincially mandated fishermen’s...
Active Fishermen and Investors - are your interests different?
Problem: Active fishermen are not represented. Investors are represented - who may have different goals than active fishermen....
Reconciliation with First Nations
Problem: First Nations and commercial fish harvesters need to work together to benefit ALL commercial fisheries. Solutions: Need to...
Habitat issues / Predator control
Problem: enforcement of habitat regulations and predator threat control need to occur Solutions: Habitat restoration (fisheries /...
Large Corporations Buy-up Licences / Quota
Problem: Licenses and Quotas are increasingly owned by large corporations Solutions: Lobby Provincial and Federal governments to prevent...
