JayB
Steelhead
"Right now Skeena Steelhead are in serious trouble, trouble like they have never experienced before. The Tyee Test Fishery is presently showing the stock is at one of the lowest run sizes in the 68 years of operation...."
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"Yes, it is early to be drawing conclusions. However, the combination of exceedingly disappointing returns to date, the continuous net fishing pressure being exerted on what few fish are present by commercial gill netters, seiners and First Nations “economic opportunity” fishing, (sometimes all three groups co-incidentally), no end in sight for that pressure until deep into August, continuing in-river gill netting by First Nations, unprecedented low river discharge in the Skeena and its tributaries (the Bulkley River is presently at the same level it had dropped to on September 17, 2022) and water temperatures certain to reach at least sub-lethal levels if they haven’t already, the obvious question is what are the people we pay to manage this treasured public resource intending to do before it is too late?"
Skeena Steelhead Need Your Help
Ok listen up people. This is important. I need you to do three things for me. One I need you to share this post. Two I need you to email and call the people listed below and tell them they need to do something. Three I need you to not fight amongst yourselves when it comes to steelhead. Let’s...
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"Yes, it is early to be drawing conclusions. However, the combination of exceedingly disappointing returns to date, the continuous net fishing pressure being exerted on what few fish are present by commercial gill netters, seiners and First Nations “economic opportunity” fishing, (sometimes all three groups co-incidentally), no end in sight for that pressure until deep into August, continuing in-river gill netting by First Nations, unprecedented low river discharge in the Skeena and its tributaries (the Bulkley River is presently at the same level it had dropped to on September 17, 2022) and water temperatures certain to reach at least sub-lethal levels if they haven’t already, the obvious question is what are the people we pay to manage this treasured public resource intending to do before it is too late?"
It Isn’t Just Me
As the evidence of another poor return of Skeena steelhead accumulates, so too does the level of frustration among a small group of advocates who have been engaged in such issues for their adult li…
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