October 8: Fall (SFAC) Sport Fishing Advisory Meeting Victoria and Areas (19-20)

Ryan Chamberland, Area 19/20 SFAB Chair, invites you to attend the Fall SFAC Meeting for Area’s 19/20 on October 08, 2019 at 6pm.

Location: Esquimalt Anglers Association, 1101 Munro St, Victoria.

Topics of discussion include:

Priority messages on regulations for Chinook and Coho Salmon fishing to carry forward to the department.
Halibut – Update on Season. How did this years regulations work for you? Priorities requests for 2020 season? What are possible changes you could accept?
Prawn/Crab Update.
Southern Resident Killer Whale Update. How are closures and restrictions effecting you? Changes to be made, live with?
Enforcement Issues – Conservation and Protection Representative.
BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund

Your SFAB chair needs motions to carry forward for a few of these topics. Please write down your proposed motion and bring it forward at the meeting. It will help to keep the meeting going, stay within the scheduled times, and be effective. Once brought forward for discussion, we can edit as a group as and if needed.

Please check out and “like” the Facebook page Ryan has started for area 19 here https://www.facebook.com/SFACVictoria/ .

Dec 2018 SFAB Meeting Minutes

These are the minutes of the Sport Fishery Advisory Board main board meeting with the DFO in December of 2018.

A useful read if you enjoy and hope to continue to enjoy sport fishing in BC. Gives a sense of the myriad of details that make up the big picture, and some insight into DFO’s activities and concerns. Also shows the work the SFAB is doing on behalf of the recreational angler.