Critique: Sharing The Benefits
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. 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
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Is everything really okay in your fishery? The fleet is aging — as are fishermen. Value retained by active fishermen is declining,...
New Fishers Old Fishers
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem Young people are not seeing fishing as a career. Retiring fishermen cannot sell licenses/quota at a reasonable income for...
Resource Management
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem All fisheries need better resource management. Solutions Resource management needs to reflect the interests of communities,...
Fish Harvester Representation
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem Fishermen are not united — there are few strong fish harvester organizations left. Solutions Provincially mandated fishermen’s...
Active Fishermen & Investors — Are Your Interests Different?
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem: Active fishermen are not represented. Investors are represented - who may have different goals than active fishermen....
Reconciliation With First Nations
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem: First Nations and commercial fish harvesters need to work together to benefit ALL commercial fisheries. Solutions: Need to...
Habitat Issues/Predator Control
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem: Enforcement of habitat regulations and predator threat control need to occur. Solutions: Habitat restoration (fisheries /...
Large Corporations Buy-up Licences/Quota
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem: Licenses and Quotas are increasingly owned by large corporations. Solutions: Lobby Provincial and Federal governments to...
Working With Other Sectors
This post was originally published to The Fisherman website. More archived The Fisherman blog posts can be found on our Archive Page. Problem: It is very difficult to work with other sectors when we are always under attack. Solutions: Sports – fishermen need to...