_ Ba The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Moy.19, 2004 ROB BROWN SKEENA ANGLER [ff "Fixing Fisheries _ -EPORTS: ‘and Royal Commissions >on forestry piled up and collected - » dust on: the shelves of government: offices while forest’ corporations , “ransacked | the. forests. of. this :pro- vince. Nat much. ‘meaningful . change’ occurred - until people 1 like’ Colleen. McCrory. spoke to. the © _ UN and. environmental gfoups began. organizing - boycotts. .; And-so ‘it was. with the Pacific salmon. fish: eries. Studies and reports were doné’as the west. -coast salmon fishery. moved ' closer and: closer. . to oblivion. The: siluation Became-so chaotic. ‘alarmed. So what did they. do?:: Yon ot “They commissioned another study,” this: lat. est by Dr. Peter Pearse Ph:D. RPF. : I googled Dr, Peter.Pearse, located. the: late est report ‘and downloaded: it;Pearse’s last fish. - eries opus: was. called ’ ‘Turning the Tide, his lat-. est is entitled: Treaties .and- Transition Towards. a Sustainable ‘Fishery: on -Canada’s..Pacific ° . Coast, a very’ alliterative: and catchy. title! Dr. Pearse. and-his partner.tould have done a. lot better- with the: front ‘and: back: Cover. which . depict. a bedraggled chinook salmon that looks of as if it has been. grown on a fish farm. ° : In the’ introduction the. authors’ ‘of. the report "tell us: the’ Pacific Coast salmon fishery” is. in; . shambles: “The commercial salmon: fishery. is-: verging. on “bankruptcy thanks to over fishing, : : depleted ‘stocks, ‘over-expanded fishing fleets; © ‘low earnings, unstable. employment and” inter’ nal conflict,” 2 2. - Confused and confusing governinent. ‘policy, and a _ general distrust -of ‘the Department of: Fisheries, and: ‘Oceans and a lack of confidence: - in ils ‘managerial abilities. ‘exacerbate: the “TO : blems. : - . After. chanting this. sad. chorus,’ "Pearse: and” McRae: propose.to fix it by: implementing quo: a ciations and harvest ‘committees take. a more © active role in ‘setting: policy, limits” and deter: - : mining how ‘the catch will-be shared.” :° It's difficult to’ see ‘how quotas will ‘work in a: salmon: fishery. with: a short ‘window ‘where con*: ‘servation concems are paramount and: drive the" timing of openings along with run. timing. . Co- _ Management: committees, tend: to: be ‘awkward,;. cumbersome’ things involving | endless meetings, ~ much confusion and littléeaction::*"-.- ‘Instead, I’m all’ for. clearly, defining ihe role. of fisheries managers, paying. them big” salaries: ' commensurate: With’ increased © power. and ‘in’. ‘acknowledgment of their, responsibilities, sur- rounding them with an ‘adequate number of well: : trained; well paid staff and. letting them: do their’ , job according to.their present. mandate; which | _is to’put fish first, aboriginal food: and ‘ceremio-. nial need second; and © needs. Of commercial: fi shers. and. ‘Sports fistiers Jast... 7 They’ ve. never ‘done this. To ensure that they” do, the managers would. then be told’ that: failure. to reach spawning. escapement. targets ‘that. will: _ CNSUTC, healthy future Teturns will result i in their” dismissal: . _. To enable’ his, selectivity, will becisme. ‘the’ ; ~ order of the day. ‘Trollers,- -pill- nelters, . and sei-" . ners can-all fish’ ‘selectively’ ‘as can First. Nae tions and sportiés.. _. The: commercial - Aishetnien: ‘will ‘have to: keep logs (as trollers: now do) and every’ Parti-: 7 cipant will require an ‘independent’ observer. . To facilitate. conversion ‘to selective: gear the. government. would: ‘provide financial. incentives such. as’ interest: ‘free: loans. ‘or. outright ~ -‘grants~after all; it’s a way ‘of life, and. an impor- : tant cultural ‘artifact at-risk bere”... : ; In their report, ‘Pearse and McRae, ‘don’ t dis: CUSS. aquaculture,” habitat: loss and international — agreements, They're’ like. a. couple that. spends. _.the money. “they’ve. saved . for; hameé-. improve-.. . ment on-lawn | ‘ornaments and: skylights when: termites aré chewing: away inside the: walls’ of” their bungalow. =. Aquaculture and habitat’ protection a ‘are Vital - 10 the suryival'df wild salmon, PERIOD. © °°. In compatison: to those issues, everything else is wanking. ‘DFO. should’ be, charging every: ° fish farm: on this: coast under the, Fisheries. ‘Act ‘for polluting marine: habitat: with, fishy feces and." ‘ farm, fish:- =. . ~ Instead of spending tax dollars doing shabby research. on. Sea lice; DEO: should believe: the: Norse and the Scots,, acknowledge that: lice are. - ‘a problem. and/that aqyacnhee:t “wild: salmon, , and put'the’ onus on the aquacul= : turists to prove that they pose’ no- > threat and pay = for any studies in that-regard. °° 2.) a : We don’ . : We have a crisis:. We need act ne need more e studies. that Liberals, Provincial: and: federal, became, if tas for salmon. fishermen-and letting comanage- ~ 7 ‘ment committees composed. of-fisheries asso- : an, i By MARGARET SPEIRS IN THE WOODS north of Terrace, ~ Wilma Brawner draws her bow, | - aims. at ‘the, wolf i in the trees ind. .. réleases,’ - clang = and: breaks. - ae * The. steel wolf, was the. last: tare get: ‘in: the Terrace Whiskey-jack Archery club’s,'3D: shootout at. the --Rosswood Community, Centre: on’. “the May 8 weekend... : shit itcand it shatters the arrows,” says’ ‘shoot’ organizer John Sand- “hals.” Le. ae ; “Only -the,: best. archers - ‘are " skilled — or lucky’ ‘enough to fire: “theif. arrows. into the Wolf target's soft five-inch. foam: centre, which , Scores 20 points:. . ” “takes 16 points while hitting ‘the. “merits. 10 points, ‘ iy ~ About. 80. ‘per. cent of - partici. " pants’ arrows shattered. . a —. The new-club. welcomed 53 ar “chers from Terrace,”: Kitimat, -. ~ Dawson. Creek, Prince - George, "Smithers; ‘Mackenzie - and - Prince: - ~ Rupert to’ its: ‘first event’ in ‘the. ~ wooded. area. “about; 35, km north... - of Terrace.” iene “sy prayed for 40: [particianes) ” “and we've | exceeded Ahat™. : ‘humber,”. ‘Sandhals said. : *., Participants competed - in “two : 3D shootouts, a canoe’ shoot, aera! - ial shoot and -hidden ‘x’ shootout : ~ or ‘Saturday and a re-arranged: 3D, shootout ¢ on Sunday. ig at - animals hidden among the ‘trees... The first ‘target was. a. black. - bill moose. Rings: drawn ‘On its. “Fight: side. ‘indicated, the:- target T. area.*A: Hit™ ‘outside - the = “rings: : equalled . five points, ‘an... arrow ° - Within the’. first.: Ting won. -eight’ points and. LO points was awarded oe “toa. shooter ‘who. hit thei inner. Cire " cle. “An alligator target included: a. “water. hazard.-If the. arrow, missed. Of: went too far,. it splashed into ~ the, water. Sandhals: ‘said most at, “ohers lost their. arrows, ae ‘Archers. stand” at various*. dis: “tances: from the targets. based on. their. age and typeof bow.:. Children: shoot from: the. b ~ flagged ‘stake about: 10: to 15 yards: : away from the targets, -°- . oo. Adults ‘with traditional: bows” -’stand:.with, one: foot by a vyellow- A _ flagged. ‘stake. If: they use bows. with sights, they. shoot from a rede t By. MARGARET SPEIRS --CARMIE FLAHERTY. is . something of a homegrown.» pure to Terrace’ 8 dressage - ~ fiders,” : - _ pele: in. ‘Now teaching’ ‘in. Lan- . ogley, . the: former -Terrace -tider, was the: 1999 cham- “pion in, medium 4 dressage _and: ‘shortlisted, forthe Ca- > * nadian team: A, couple. of: . Pringe "sage workshop. - : -Each . of: the 10. ‘tiders, had | ‘a..45-minute: lesson -”” “with: Flaherty: on: each of » the ‘three ‘days. . aos uve rein ‘on: a “Evetyone 18 “realy. ‘ene! _ saying their, lessons," orga- “nizer “Avery Archibald : ~ said. . ined seven- nyear old Coo-. oo “Tey: the. appaloosa, gelding” for all” around: the ring. in: ‘large * Many. ‘amnal.circles: while Flaherty ‘called out com- “mands” to. her from.’a seat. under a-tent, which, shel: ' tered her: from ‘the’ spitting The Tain on Sanday May re i! moves: ae TERRACE STANDARD = “. Her arrow. whistles through: the ; “air and hits, the animal swith, a’ “NIt's a fun. target becatise you’. * Hitting . the: edge of: the “foam : wolf's: steel arrow- ~breaking outlitie - : start with 1 3D shoo ‘WILMA BRAWNER shoots at a 1 steel wolf at.the Whiskey- “jack. 3D shootout on May 9: She scored = 10: points. ‘on the:last target.to win.the Women’ s. Unlimited division. Fifty-three archers: from the: rer. “gion: came. out to the first club event of the season. MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO - . . "who scored a1.on’ the: last. largely. : poirits. « 7 i Monte said’ he read about the - _ archery: club. i ‘in the: Standard- and: ‘ugh: hooting for.about.four- months. He-- ‘come. back: ‘and: shoot sat, the : ext “easy” were moved. Tor: Sunday’s~” “said. “Add just-a little limb: ‘ind. it~. “bothers” people just a: little?” » because it proved rather: * “Most. shooters: hissed. it, h “said: _people,. like Mégati- McAlpine, ‘hit : “fist shoot. was. good*cénipared to her second S. round’ 65:0n Satuday. o * Muller said she brought . “her horse out. so she could. “get him into’English, a ca-- tegory: she: wanted. {0 coms. Muller. ‘comipeies in’ the. show, where: she won High: ~.- ‘point and, Overall’ appalob- sa last.year. ‘She ‘also.com-: ‘petes..in the. ‘Western and. place® in Trail, viding. Jast: » Years ago.” arn : Trail So. it was little surprise” “scored ~Joeal “riders. ‘and -- their “horses congregated at Rid ‘year... “"gewind | ‘Farm .when ‘ ‘Paher-. . She “yy. came. back to Terrace ~tauglit: = on_May..7-t0 host. a: dies: how. io. “attention: ‘to. her; atid. how. 10, get him to supple: to the tight, which. means: making” - the. horse. respond: to. the. ; . Women’ compete: against ~ “Both these. tecliniques : “will ‘help her: at this year’ 5 . appaloosa show she'said. >. 7 _ Dressage: is French Tor training. oo as -It“is:.the: slatting’ ‘point “ dressage’. ‘arid.’ move;:to » show jumping, Archibald oh those to'make* different” according to” the : “flagged stake. ‘The distances vary. _ from 20 10 50 yards.” y “Tén-year-old Kenneth. Monture; : more,’ “-hoped’ to place : ‘fitst-in. thé Cub. ~ group of 12 and: under: Friend Ste- - > phen” “McColl. also scored: 40 a: y TENA Riche dt" Jt He's -been, and: McColl: said® they'd. both event.’ wie et ; Targets: remained j in: the: sanie. : “ position, ‘for: both: of. Saturday’ - shoots, Those: ‘that appeared. -to0...” For: shoot’ by. either: setting. the- Stake” ” farther® away ‘or incorporating “a. » ‘few tree limbs in-the line-of. sight.“ sMIts ho fun if everyone “just © “shoots: down a tunnel,”. ‘Sandhals.: “The wolf target wasn b moved ‘A few “extremely. lucky”. it on the Sunday.” ; . McAlpine was: tending her - Her, Siinddy 3D°s« ‘score: of 298° the rider’s motions: . ‘George: appalooss “horse, she ‘said: : ‘skating j in‘that the “person, ments that are. judged,” categories. She.» a-top..10 ‘Canada’ . - ond levels, Avery said.” said’ “Flaherty” cher’ collection: “or. get Cogley to. pay... mH sport where © men * and -the. tight hand side. eachother. at. the -Olym- pics, ‘Archibald ‘said, °.ffom:Otympic. tiding. other ‘horse _ events. people. start. with capable: and dedicated, “Everyone. wants. raining” teaches the: ‘the: way up sles Sai ay was. ‘a little: off. yesterday, L * shiot. two rounds back ta-back, It's: time toe start “practising: a. ‘bit. 'she said. a ‘<+ Sandhals’. acknowledged : tha “archers can. have. off-days,. “You. - can. have ‘a round Where’ you. can’ hit .a° moose in’ the “arse with. a : ‘handful. of: rice,” he’ said eS ve On: Saturday:s*cano McAlpine. and, partner. Taylor. Sa -) pergia won! with: a: time’ ‘of: : ons. Se . os Last year’ 8 record: time: -of 44. “ seconds. was ‘Set. by Sandhals and ‘Frank. Ridler:" “ the canoe. ‘shoot: people. ran to. a cance. and jumped . in.-The: front: person: “stood and tie back, person -sat and: each had: to.” . shoot: two: largets, switch; ‘places; shoot two different: largets and-run over. the finish ling. If either niis- -sed.an animal,. four. seconds, were i addéd:to the ‘time. ae co * McAlpine. ‘started out in. front ~ a and’ -said-it. was easier: to~ shdot,’ ‘standing: because the bow: hit- the de“ of ithe. cange. when she..was -Sitling. in: the back.. 2) For‘the: aerial target ‘éh ; chers: used flu’ flus;: “rows fi fitted: with ‘big. “that travel fast and: suddenly, fall. Sandhals ‘stood behind |; and: threw:an {1- inch. foam: ‘disk. - “into ‘the: air. Three or four people the disk were. eliminated. After lang: process, McAlpine won.: 2 “Another, Saturday. even. inelue . ded the hidden 5 x. Each archer. shot at a: target. with avtiny. x. written on ‘the: ‘back, ‘The. closest! to” the, x wor : a red:foany fox, a -Thirteen-year-old’j junior shooter. Travis Hatchings: Wor the. fox: “and gave ita big” bear: ‘hug. eu “You: couldn’t2wipe- the: smile off. his- face;’ * said: Sandhals. ® : ‘for donating: money: to. buy. targets and. providing materials such as. -two si : ™ as ‘a: really good. conipeti= . thon, For: our: first shoot, we were: © teally: ‘thrilled -.with. the. turnout, ie “».Othier communities really Suppor ted: is,” Sandhals said. * in? ‘Prince: Rupert: on June-5:and-6, Bejnett’ at-624-4637. ybich are ar: 8 : uffy feathers. & p ashed-. rider S “body, movements 2 “but. spectators ‘don’t see - AL. the . ‘higher levels. ” dressage looks, ‘like the: “rider” is ‘dancing with: ‘the It's: similar. to: figure” executes * “certain move=' “Most. local’ riders” are “al, -the training; » first. and sec = Riders. ‘move: | through: the'levels -as.- their horses . : learn: “more. complicated. ders’ compete -‘againsteach | : other: in dréssage,: the only: -: “Flaherty is at the fourth CARMIE’FLAHERTY calls out instructions to a rider.” “develo th : _ level three levels ‘away. _In Thornhill. MARGARET SPEIRS: PHOTO , Flaherty: said- the: ridérs:- sy» hete- are. comparable. to, ‘anywhere:, -and are very: lant for riders.- we, "You, néed an’ eye, ‘on: ‘to the - ground; you” need ~ . ‘AS Tong as’ you’ want’ someone to see. (your . Tie. léarn,” there's: something: “to. learn. for everyone ° call, during a recent dressage clinic at Ridgewind Farm A eritical eye is impor: a “she ‘was ‘a teenager... ‘ She: said’: Flaherty ° ha: taught. ‘here | ‘a couple.o ding) from: the: “ground: $0 i habits," she aid. », The next ‘archery , shoot. will: be’ ae ~ For miore: information, call: Coli 3 ; Here. are’-the! top. scorers s.fioin. : - would ‘shoot’: Those who thissed o : t “Sandhals. thanked the “sponsors ce "Archibald: said "Flaherty a . was, her. Tidinig coach when. ;