Resource Management

Problem: all fisheries need better resource management

Solutions:

Resource management needs to

reflect the interests of

communities, fishermen, tendermen and shoreworkers

• Open and transparent meetings

• Meetings need to be near the communities they are impacting

• Stock assessment– better –

• stream walking - more guardians –

• Use of drones instead of walking in some areas

• Utilize First Nations’ stream counting reports if DFO not doing

• Fishermen participate in stream walking

• Need offshore assessment fisheries to determine run size

• Fishermen should understand / agree on methodology before DFO uses models to determine TAC in any fishery

• need a 'fishermen's biologist' to assist fishermen in debates with DFO or other sectors. They all have their own staff biologists

• DFO needs more staff –

• need enough C&P so that we are not closed to a lack of fisheries patrolmen / - more guardians –

• more managers

• Stable fish management (same people stay in the position in )

• Round tables everywhere

• Can use outside fishery for in-season assessment of run size (eg Barkley Sound). Fisheries can occur sooner not rely on in-river assessments after the fish has gone by.

• Industry pays royalty for stream assessment