Fishing & Shrimping have huge turnout -PDN

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Mixed early results for spot shrimp. – Here’s a good rundown of the fishing this week from the folks at the PDN… “It was a good opener,” state shellfish biologist Mark O’Toole said. “The weather was decent — especially compared to last year — participation was up in several areas, and [...]

Winter Herring Quota in Canada could be ‘catastrophic’

Winter herring quota could be ‘catastrophic’ This year’s Strait of Georgia herring fishery opened on November 7 with a quota of 6,000 tons, a massive increase on last year’s 283 tons. Raincoast Conservation Foundation is asking for a moratorium on the herring fishery until stocks have recovered, especially in light of the recent announcement of [...]

178 lb halibut caught in Straits last week – Seattle Times

I assume that this is a record catch for the Straits, not heard of one this big in the past, but I seem to remember that halibut traditionally got much larger than this. A case of ‘changing baseline’ that we are excited to catch a fish smaller than we used to? Or am I mistaken? [...]

What’s good for Orca is good for fishermen – Billy Frank

A great opinion piece by Billy Frank Jr. the chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. He makes some excellent points. Read the whole piece, it’s pretty short. Tribes and orcas have a lot in common. Together, we have always depended on the salmon for food. The last 100 years have been hard on the [...]