BON CHOVY CHARTERS

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters offer guided salmon trips from downtown Vancouver, Canada.

[Jesse Zeman @JZThinAir]

“DFO ignored pleas from scientists, altered report to downplay risks to imperilled steelhead: docs”

It’s a double day today. Thx to @Sevawood for covering this important topic. Keep up the great work.

#csas #cosewic #endangeredspecies #sara #bcpoli #cdnpoli #ifs #steelhead

[Yos Gladstone @chromer_fishing]

This was yesterday, pretty rare to get a daytime look at a wolf, always cool to see one on the cruise.

[Fishing with Rod @Fishingwithrod]

Deep water lingcod and salmon fishing in Georgia Strait https://t.co/IBbh3xlspa @IslanderReels @Bonchovy @ScottyProducts @TourismVI @HelloBC

[Outdoor Canada West @OutdoorCanadaW]

Concerned about about the future of B.C.’s public fishery? Jason Assonitis of @Bonchovy shares his thoughts about closures and more with @bobzimmermp:
#cdnpoli
https://t.co/j7J3g1QMEC

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

Data or politics for 2021?

https://t.co/JR7ABQ7Gap

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

Data driven fisheries to protect stocks of concern and protect Canadian Socio Economic values are the way forward. Does the Minister understand the issues in BC?

[Bob Zimmer @bobzimmermp]

The minister isn’t listening to her own scientists, elected representatives, or the people of BC.

You deserve a government that represents you!
#ifishihuntivote

[Jesse Zeman @JZThinAir]

Another 14 #endangered #sturgeon caught in ONE abandoned net on the Fraser River. DFO says nets are not a problem.

Some were still alive and returned to the water.

It’s time to ban nets in the Fraser. #nomorenets

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC Thanks Greg.

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC Interesting for sure. Thanks for feedback. Why is Whonnock exponentially more than Albion? On June 24th, in one day the Whonnock netted as many as the Albion caught since it started in April? Seems flawed. Certainly not saying that the runs are in good shape by any stretch.

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC What info do you have on the recovery plan/if any for early timed 4-2 and 5-2 chinook?

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC DIrected effort from the Public Fishery/MCC to pressure for change or would be a start. Marine Fisheries restrictions have done nothing to recover IF coho, chinook or steelhead. Time to have meaningful conversations and make meaningful change. Inquiry to missing chinook?

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC Political context indeed. With the environmental and political firepower that the MCC has, the 5 percent seems insignificant to the 17 percent going missing? Instead, micromanaging the public fishery gets headlines, not recovery.

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC @FishFirstBC When is the MCC going to step up and publicly raise the alarm bell on the alarming numbers. Combined missing fish plus in river harvest must average between 20 and 25 percent. #smokinggun?

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC What I would like is a commitment to collobaritive data collection, refinement of FRIM and the acknowledgement from the MCC that the 17% is a significant issue and publicize it and act on it.

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

Pretty darn good weekend of fishing! Excellent numbers of chinook caught and released in the Gulf Island's and a strong local showing of coho out in the deep water off Bowen Island! Things are looking good!

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC Enjoyed the conversation . Have a great weekend

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC Yed, given that area 20 has had zero retention of unclipped fish over 67 cm for 10 plus years and area 19 has has allowed retention of 1 unclipped over 62cm, the sample size in recent years is likely small and variability is significant. March to July mgmt actions

[BON CHOVY CHARTERS @Bonchovy]

@FishFirstBC Thanks for that. Not sure that these numbers should be considered as accurate. With such low interception of ETF stocks especially in the rec/commercial how much is the expansion factor playing into these results?