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SVIAC 2025 Annual General Meeting
Dear SVIAC Members and Supporters, We are excited to announce that the South Vancouver Island Anglers Coalition Society (SVIAC) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 7:00 PM. The meeting will take place at the Esquimalt...
2025 Halibut TAC (Total Allowable Catch) Announced
Feb 2, 2025 - Conservation, Fish, Fishing Access, Halibut, Saltwater Fishing The 101st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) concluded on Friday, January 31st, after a busy week of presentations, Q&A sessions, and...
Cancellation of the 2025 Chinook Enhancement Initiative
Open Letter to South Vancouver Island Anglers Coalition (SVIAC) Members, Sponsors, Volunteers and FriendsIn late November last year, we received notification from DFO - Nitinat Hatchery that they would not be able to provide smolts for our Sooke Chinook Enhancement...
TME Seacan Relocation – New Location Required!
As most of the volunteers that helped out with the Sooke Chinook Salmon Enhancement project are aware, most of our supplies and materials for the Temporary Marine Enclosure (TME) project (nets, weights, pipes, pump, feed, testing equipment, etc) are stored in a...
Change Afoot with SVIAC 2.0
SVIAC's Board of Directors has commenced planning for a new governance model to support SVIAC going forward. This new governance model will provide for a separation of responsibilities from the Board of Directors and a new set of responsibilities for a group of...
SVIAC President and Founder Stepping Down
It all started over a decade ago. In 2012, Chris Bos, Christopher Miller and Terry Anderson sat down in a local coffee shop and jointly conceived a plan to challenge DFO on their worsening Chinook salmon fishing restrictions around the South Island. They developed a...