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FISHERIES TOWN HALL MEETING
Anglers, it's Essential Your Attend! ... Fisheries Town Hall Meeting ... Tuesday February 27, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. ... Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway Hotel ... 829 McCallum Road, Victoria, BC V9B 6W6 We are losing our opportunities to catch...
2024 Halibut Allowable Catch Decided
Friday is here and we just found out what the IPHC Commissioners have decided regarding total halibut catch for 2024. It looks like we, Canadian sports anglers, dodged a bullet. North Pacific halibut stock is at a low and seemingly in worse shape in certain areas. ...
Yeh, It’s Hali Time!
Today, in Anchorage, the sky is clear and sun is shinning, implying it’s a lovely day, however the temperature is a very nippy -18 degrees Celsius. Regardless of the weather, it is a remarkable day as the International Pacific Halibut Commission is holding its annual...
Charter Guides Supporting Salmon
New Donation Challenge! In the early days of the Sooke Chinook Enhancement Initiative, some of the whale watching community in Victoria were the first to step up with financial support from their conservation funds. One local prominent fishing charter was a bit...
Fundraising for Chinook Enhancement
SVIAC is actively fundraising to support next year's Sooke Chinook Enhancement Initiative. Did you know that since 2017, more than 4,130,000 juvenile Chinook salmon have been successfully raised and released into the Sooke Basin. Over 500,000 have been...
Minister Murray … “Time’s Up!”
THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION – FOR FAR TOO LONG SOUTHERN BC SALMON ANGLERS HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO ABUNDANT HATCHERY CHINOOK SALMON FROM APRIL UNTIL AUGUST. Since former Fisheries Minister Wilkinson implemented a Chinook non-retention regulation in 2019 that spans from...