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Fisheries committee Yes, some of those stocks are overfished. Where we have lakes that are close to our larger populations, they're all affected and they are affected because 20 or 30 years ago we had people who put a lot of effort into catching the big lake trout, the big pike. They just took too
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee It has been part of tradition in this part of the world as long as I've been here. I've only been in the Yukon 35 years, but I remember people doing that when I initially came here. I had only seen it in British Columbia prior to that, but at the same time, yes, it has grown. I
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee I would say, generally, that they're well put together. They go through a system where the public has input into the changes. What would I like to see changed? Obviously, we'd all like to see a process that's easier and more common sense to deal with, but at the same time I thin
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee Absolutely they do, but at the same time they're a very minor portion of the Yukon government's budget compared to, let's say, the mineral industry.
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee I think most of the miners like to fish too, but at the same time there have been issues over the years in terms of what happens between the industry and the sport fishing groups. I'd say generally it has been reasonable in terms of the interaction between the groups. It has cert
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee They haven't in the past, but I actually had people talking to me at our last get-together in Ottawa about some of the major players in Yukon that could be interested. We have a real problem right now with Yukon chinook salmon. I've heard rumours that some of them may be interest
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee That's a good point.
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand
Fisheries committee Likewise, thank you, folks.
June 16th, 2015Committee meeting
Gordon Zealand