http://www.nfn.ca/documents/admin/08...osing_Date.pdf
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Seen this in baytoday a great step in the right direction ..way to go new chief..........
Nice to see....
read more: http://www.nugget.ca/2015/08/18/new-...n-walleye-netsQuote:
All fishing nets associated with the Nipissing First Nation commercial fishery will be removed from Lake Nipissing as of Saturday at noon.
Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod informed local fishermen today that the fishery is being closed this weekend, putting a stop to gill netting to ensure the health and long-term sustainability of Lake Nipissing and the walleye fishery.
“I have been speaking directly with fishers to inform them of the closure, to encourage compliance and to let them know that we are actively working to develop plans to mitigate the economic impact of our decision,” McLeod said Tuesday.
here is the story as a news article for those without a .pdf reader:
http://www.nugget.ca/2015/08/18/new-...n-walleye-nets
I like this comment, the real reason this took so long:
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McLeod said the recommendation has come up in the past, however it was bad timing with the election underway.
“Fish don't wait for politicians. The recommendations were there, but we basically have a new council with only three incumbents. Many had to be brought up to speed, but the Lake Nipissing fishery was one of the top three issues,” he said.
The key phrase is, "to encourage compliance"!
While it is a start if the fishermen don't care to go along with the program??????
It's déjà vu all over again.
http://m.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.aspx?c=68112
Stop jumping on this in a negative way.
This is a move in the right direction and with the new council.
I,m sure this will be for the betterment of the lake.
Greetings piker. Forgive the negativity in my post but I was just pointing out that it has been tried before as recently as last autumn in the same area and the mnrf last winter reported almost six thousand pounds of fish wasting in the area during that time and several people were charged as a result. As sawbill said compliance will be the issue again. I think that everyone has a keen interest in a vibrant nippissing fishery from locals to those who fish recreationally in the region. I would guess that there is more money to be made with a more conservation minded approach in the region than through commercial multi species netting. I'm sure that was one of the reasons that the local chief called for an immediate cessation of commercial fishing there. It is a move in the right direction I agree . Cheers.
Small potato's.
What I find interesting, is that you don't hear anything about Dokis FN on the other side of the lake. Are they netting as well?
I think the fact that NFN has taken this step, is working with MNRF on non-compliance issues and charges have been laid for wastage is a good step in the right direction. Next is to get the courts to take this issue seriously as well as the FN penalty circles that they talk about.