pepper Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 A call to action: Ray Fairweather, Chinook Fly Fishing Club, Lethbridge, urges all fly fishers to take action in response to the proposed changes to the fisheries act in omnibus Bill C-38. Political Hippy by Ray Fairweather Friday 04 May, 2012 Sexyloops I am not normally a Political Hippy unless something that is at the core of my Hippyness is being threatened, and I am pretty sure you all know what core I am talking about, well if you are guessing then here it is FLYFISHING. This time is it not climate change or any natural attack, this is pure man made Bullshit. So here it is. The Harper government in Canada is changing the legislation to eliminate the protection of fish habitat and really all the fisheries in Canada. Instead, the government is planning to offer token protection only for commercial, recreational, and aboriginal fisheries, while cutting federal environmental reviews and fisheries reviews of the impacts of projects. This draconian change will set environmental laws back by decades. Right now the government does not know where the recreational fisheries are, nor do they know that sportfish eat other fish, so other "lesser" fish have to be protected also. They also don't understand that to remain productive a fishery needs clean good quality water, fish need access to quality habitat, and they need to be able to migrate to overwintering and spawning areas. To protect a fishery, the habitat must be protected - each puzzle piece is as important as the next, and if you remove one, you seriously limit the capacity of the system, or cause a catastrophic collapse. There is are many articles about the proposed changes: Edmonton Jounal article Winnipeg Article Globe and Mail Article DFO Info Release So in that regard, I have a task for you all... Read more here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishfairwx Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Pepper I never figured you for a Sexyloops reader.. good on yeah!! This will effect/affect all fly fishers and even them hardware types.. time we start letting the Capital G Government know not to mess with what makes Canada such a great place to live.... A call to action: Ray Fairweather, Chinook Fly Fishing Club, Lethbridge, urges all fly fishers to take action in response to the proposed changes to the fisheries act in omnibus Bill C-38. Political Hippy by Ray Fairweather Friday 04 May, 2012 Sexyloops I am not normally a Political Hippy unless something that is at the core of my Hippyness is being threatened, and I am pretty sure you all know what core I am talking about, well if you are guessing then here it is FLYFISHING. This time is it not climate change or any natural attack, this is pure man made Bullshit. So here it is. The Harper government in Canada is changing the legislation to eliminate the protection of fish habitat and really all the fisheries in Canada. Instead, the government is planning to offer token protection only for commercial, recreational, and aboriginal fisheries, while cutting federal environmental reviews and fisheries reviews of the impacts of projects. This draconian change will set environmental laws back by decades. Right now the government does not know where the recreational fisheries are, nor do they know that sportfish eat other fish, so other "lesser" fish have to be protected also. They also don't understand that to remain productive a fishery needs clean good quality water, fish need access to quality habitat, and they need to be able to migrate to overwintering and spawning areas. To protect a fishery, the habitat must be protected - each puzzle piece is as important as the next, and if you remove one, you seriously limit the capacity of the system, or cause a catastrophic collapse. There is are many articles about the proposed changes: Edmonton Jounal article Winnipeg Article Globe and Mail Article DFO Info Release So in that regard, I have a task for you all... Read more here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Anybody else write a letter?? Shat is hitting the fan over this... Imagine culverts in all the little trout creeks- with nobody enforcing how they are installed!!! This will destroy the fisheries in Alberta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWilloughby Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Any update on this from those in the know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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