AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 2, 1994

Victorian attitudes leave
Fed fish minister confused

By JOHN YOUNG

(The Interior News)
THE PROVINCE is_ sending
mixed messages about its support
of major changes to the North-
west commercial fishing indusiry,
federal Fisheries minister Brian
Tobin says. -

He has told sport fishing repre-
sentatives provincial politicians
were being inconsistent about a
planned major overhaul of com-
mercial fishing at the mouth of
the Skeena River this year.

John Brockley, chairman of
B.C.’s sport fishing advisory
board, and other sport fishing rep-
rescntatives met with Tobin on
Saturday, Feb. 12 in Vancouver
during the Liberal minister’s first
visit to the west coasl.

The board Brockley chairs ad-

vises the federal fisherles depart
ment on sport fishing issues in
B.C.

“The germane point is that
Tobin came to us in this meeting
and said, ‘Look, I’m gettin con-
flicting messages from the pro-
vince as to how [ should approach
this issue,” Brockley said.

“In the world of politics that’s
quite significant.”

The night before, Tobin had
gathered with provincial
politicians to discuss this year’s
fishing plan for the Skeena.,

Among those present were
Aboriginal. Affairs minister John
Cashore, Jim Walker, assistant
depuly minister for Environment,
Agriculture and Fisheries minis-
ter David Zimhelt, and Prince
Rupert MLA Dan Miller,

Environment Minister Moc
Sihota didn’t attend. A spokes-
man with the ministry said Sihote
had other committments.

“it's of concern to us that first
of all Sihota didn’t come,”
Brockley commented, “and prob-
ably more importantly, that there
was & mixed message given to the
minister of Fisherics and Oceans

Dan Miller
as to how he should approach the
fishing plan this year.”’

Brockley noted the province
had earlier taken a strong line on
increased. steclhcad conservation
measures for the Skeena.

But since DFO followed
through with plans to overhaul
the way fishing is conducted,
things seem to have changed.

Last month federal fisheries
tabled nine options on ways to
achieve a 50 per cent reduction in
the incidental catch of steelhead
in the commercial fishery.

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Those options include reduced
fishing days and special gear such
as *'weedline’’ nets the fishermen
would have to buy themselves,

The news was greeted with
howls of protest in Prince Rupert.

The reaction has put Miller and
Zirnhelt under tremendous’ pres-
sure from lobby groups in the
commercial fishing industry,
Brockley said,

B.C’s agriculture and fisheries
ministry licenses fish packing
plants and the fishermen are in
Miller’s riding.

“‘They’ve been under a virtual
commercial fishing onslaught
over the last few wecks,’’ Brock-
ley said.

‘(Miller and Zimhelt) were
looking for perhaps a more con-
ciliatory approach ta the issue.”

Commercial fishermen don’t
support the 50 per cent reduction
goal, changes of gear type, or
proposed time and area closures
on the fishery,

Brockley is worried the pro-
vince will cave in to pressure and
back off on its position on the
Skeena, leaving the federal

government to fend for itself.
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dynamite down there and le
knows that,”” he said.

“He doesn’t want to do things
politically that are in contradic-
tion to what the province would
want him to do,”’

While Tobin had -indicated he
was prepared to act on this issue,
Brockley said, he had also sug-
gested it would be much easier to
do so if the province had a con-
sistent position on the issue.

‘The last thing in the world we
want is a dog fight between the
respective provincial ministries.
We want a solidified position
from the province on this issuc,’’
Brockley warned.

The group has written the
Premier calling for a consistent
position on Skeena conservation
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