Fisheries committee  It depends quite significantly on the species.

Fisheries committee  For salmon it's quite low. It's somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10%.

Fisheries committee  That's reasonably fair, yes. When you look at halibut or something, it's probably 1% or 2% mortality.

Fisheries committee  I wrote down “thoughtful definition of the area” just as Gerry began to speak, so I would just echo what Gerry said. I guess another recommendation would be to be very careful about restricted access in developing these areas, whatever they may be, and that the idea of a preserv

Fisheries committee  We may both want to chime in.

Fisheries committee  The tidal waters fishery in British Columbia is valued at approximately $630 million annually. Recreational fishing in B.C. fresh and salt water is approximately $936 million annually. That's based on numbers from the 2010 national recreational fisheries survey and a provincial s

Fisheries committee  Thank you, too, for the opportunity to comment on MPA development on the Pacific coast. Gerry has framed our organizations and the relationship between the SFAB and the SFI, but I'll expand on that. I appear in my role as executive director of the Sport Fishing Institute of B.C.

Fisheries committee  We have presentations that will probably equal about 10 minutes, maybe slightly over.

Fisheries committee  Sure.

Fisheries committee  I know that you asked Gerry the question about the lodges, but I wouldn't want to emphasize this idea that the people catching the fish are anglers. They're licence-holders. This is an idea that's very widely supported by the recreational community. The B.C. Wildlife Federation,

Fisheries committee  As it stands, just last year, in tidal waters in British Columbia, the DFO has gone to electronic licensing. Everybody must acquire a licence by electronic means. There are currently no ways to actually have the licence be electronic, to have it on a smartphone or some sort of de

Fisheries committee  It is quite low. It depends on the species and there are definitely allowances for that, or there's an appreciation for those mortalities. On the catch and release of large salmon, for example, it's in the order of 10%. On halibut, it's probably more in the order of 2%—very low

Fisheries committee  Absolutely. Not at the expense of some of the things that Gerry has mentioned, but yes absolutely, in part with these activities. I want to emphasize that from this strategy we hope to have more resources to dedicate to catch monitoring and ultimately to awareness for both DFO an

Fisheries committee  Yes, absolutely. There's definitely an acknowledgement by the community at large. I would generalize there's tremendous opportunity for smaller communities, coastal communities, and that sort of thing. Yes, we are seeing first nations becoming involved in both a local manner an

Fisheries committee  I don't think I could add. I think the Pacific Salmon Foundation is probably a good suggestion.