A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 28, 2000 Coho restrictions ease Fishing plan most generous in years BY KEITH FREEMAN ANGLERS WILL get an extra three weeks this summer to haul in Skeena sockeye, chinook and pink salmon, The move comes with a warning that the coho fish- ery, slated to start Sept, 9, could be shut down entire- ly depending on their re- turning numbers by Sep- tember. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans _re- leased the long awaited fishing regulations for the Skeena watershed on June 16, The sockeye, chinook and pink fishery down- Siream of where the Ki- Spiox River meets the Skeena will, with the ex- ception of the Kitwanga River mouth area, remain open until the end of Au- gust this year. Last year, that fishery closed on Aug. 9. This summer’s opening is the most generous in the three years since the DFO imposed dramatic fishing restrictions in an effort to preserve dwindling coho stocks. “[ would expect that most of the sports fishing community would be pleased to have the oppor- tunity to fish for sockeye {until the end of August],” said fisheries officer Scott Trent. Tom Protheroe, Chair of the Sport Fishing Advisory Board, cautiously endorsed the extension to the end of August, “Certainly it provides an added opportunity,” he said. “That’s been the re- creational community's expectation and desire all along.” Terrace city councillor Val George echoed the sentiments, but said that (he extra ‘time wouldn’t provide a huge econamic benefit to the city, “I imagine it will give us a few more people, but it’s not going to make much difference because of the lateness of the regu- lations.” Besides the additional three week window, this year’s regulations have . changed little from the past two years, where openings have been scarce, There will be a coho opening along the Skeena mainstem and tributaries downstream of the old Ter- race bridge fram Sept. 9 to Oct. 31, with a one fish -catch limit, using barbless hooks. But Trent warned that a coho closure could occur. “It's impossible to say tight now what kind of [coho] return we're looking at, but we would shut down that fishery if we get to September and there is no coho.” The Gitnadoix River, closed last year, will also be open to coho at the same time as the Skeena. Trent added that while the extended opening would please sport fishers, it will also reduce the bur- den on fisheries officials to chase violators catching coho and other salmon in- cidentally during the trout and steelhead-only fishing period. “It might actually re- duce the threat on coho,” he said. “There were pro- blems with some people who didn’t want to play the game last year.” According to Trent, the additional opening acts as a “double-edged sword” since the river will be more crowded later in Au- Bust. “Anytime you put more people: on the river, the - Kitimat group doesn’t want our hospital food A KITIMAT citizens’ health group is opposing suggestions that Mills Memorial Hospital ship hot meals to Kitimat’s hospital using a new food preparation system, Dave Seggie, chairman of Kitimat Health Watch, urged the Kitimat health council to give the idea a chilly reception. Citing a toss of jobs in Kitimat, Seggie said “the last thing we need is to have a rug pulled out from under our feet.” Dieter Kuntz, chief ex- ecutive of the Terrace health council, had said the ‘cook-chill system’ could be used to “serve in- slitutions spread out over a geographic area.” The cook-chill system eS oer enables prepared food to be stored for five days be- fore reheating for serving. Although Kuntz empha- sized there had been no discussions with Kitimat officials, he had said a if Kitimat is interested, a contract for that kind of service would be possible. The Kitimat council told Seggie it was not fully informed of the issue but would be looking into it. However, health coun- cil member Bob Ivison pointed out Kitimat Gen- eral now does some laun- dty for Mills Memorial. He guessed perhaps Terrace was looking at an ex- change of services. “You don’t have to keep laundry warm,” Seg- gie responded. 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