Page C4 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 9, 1992 Steve Nickolls bas been in the retail business since his early teens. After years of sell- ing tackle ou the road between the Frinces George and Rupert for Redl Sports, Steve took ownership of Northwest Sportsman. ° Steve is also a fishing guide and this summer spent a lot of time guiding © European fishermen out of Port Edward. and local alike -- simply hang regulations are imposed,. it’s not surprising Steve was more recent coho closure .on ‘the Skecna imposed by the Depart- (DFO). . "Where was tHe DFO this summer, when the commercial fishery was in progress? " asked Steve in-one of the fish- ing reports he does for the -lo- cal radio stalion, "Where were their conservation measures then?" Very good questions. fishery at Tyec, the catches reporied by Alaskan fishermen Northern B.C. troll fishermen, the DFO had strong indicalions early on that coho returns would likely be abysmal. Early in the summer and dur- ing each successive week of the commercial fishing season the depressed. state ‘of coho stocks” was ‘confirmed.. and reconfirmed, ; Faced with. a- conservation crisis --.a crisis not confined to this year alone, for the perilous condition of Skeena summer coho has been well known and the subject of considerable debate for some years now -- the DFO, Rupert Division, ap- parently jumped upon their horses and galloped off in all directions at once wilh the pre- dictable result: dynamic inac- tion. Faced with a slug of sockeye, the effect’ of the DFO man- Sincc his livelihood is bound up in sportfishing. aud the vast - ; majorily of fishermen --- tourist up their rods when no-kill... ment of Fisheries and Oceans ; From the results of the test ° and the monitoring done of the’ agerial désikidnk na Suhted “to The Skeena Angler by Rob Brown have seen year after year. Despite the coho intercep- tions there was no appreciable reduction in fishing pressure. Despite the fact 25,000 coho had been bagged by -the fleet, . the department didn’t:do any-' . ~ thing: until mid-August when l ~ the fishing time in the ared at than a little concerned over the - the mouth. of the tiver was "reduced to two days a wéck. Based on the test fishery results at Tyee, the DFO com- piles an index and estimates how many coho have escaped. up the Skeena This index has been kept for 36 years. - This year’s coho index, was far below ihe lowest number recorded in the last three and a half decades. | DFO managerial deci- sions ‘amounted to a * repeat of the mayhem we have seen year after year, Now, you might have thought, since the health of the stocks is uppermost -in the minds of the: fisheries man- agers -- at least that is what their mandate prescribes. -- they would have taken serious, almost draconian, steps . to . ensure adequate escaperment, right? With 25,000 cohos in the can, far more than had escaped the nets and moved’ upriver, and no significant reduction in fishing time over the course of - the summer, our civil servants served up a regulatory: change for sportfisherfolk in the form of a coho closure. for purposes: of conservation... °' . Holy Harvest -Ratel. I ap ears the collective wisdom ‘or | wet r Coho crisis ignored sportsfishers are such a potent force that curtailing their sport. | will help the beleaguered coho. My teality alarm goes off when I hear this kind of stuff. First, evens if. every) sportsfisherman fi fishing Skeena. ona given day were to catch — their one. fish limit (an oc- curance about as likely as the reunification of the Com- monwealth of Independent States) the impact would pale in comparison to that of one day’s fishing by the ficet. Second, before the process of extirpation began in earnest, suinmer coho were abundant in the Skeena. Now they’re as scarce as hens dentures, so few that even the most: proficient fisherfolk seldom-catch them. And here’s another load of straw for the camel: T learned today that despite the serious state of coho stocks and the pitiful return of stecthead, the DFO sanctioned another open- ing for 150 boats in areas 3 (the Nass} and Area 4 (the Skeena). This was done lo mop up some pinks and sockeye, the escapement figures for those _fish having been met. The case of the missing Fraser River Sockeye is per- plexing and disturbing, but, at the cnd of the day, the federal Minister of Fisheries tells us ihe number of sockeye making it to the spawning grounds is adaquate, The number of Skeena coho thal survive to spawn sure won't be adaquate. The.once abundant summer coho of this area are disappear- ing and the people we pay to see that doesn’t happen have done next to nothing to stop it. PRA S a teal" orisis ‘Alia’ Haak, shiimeful.. a repeat of us erapayhen “we tthets! igDFO's aa believes ‘thar’ | 638-1183 - Congratulates | The Northwest Academy of Performing Arts ee 808 - 4622 Lakelse-Avenue, Terrace, B.C. Coulas reaches kennel milestone Skeena Valley Kennel Club members scored notable suc- ‘cesses in the five All-Breed Dog Shows and Trials held in Prince George. Doc Coulas and his German Shepherd Fireweed'’s Gambler's Image took Winners Female five lines and Best of Winners twice. They also went Best of Breed and Graup 41h in the last show of the weekend. . Jasmine’, as she’s less formal- DR. HARRY MURPHY Optometrist 4609 Park Avenue, Terrace, B.C. 354 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. Would like to introduce DR. RICK HEYDEN Optometrist who will be joining his Terrace and Kitimat practices commencing Tuesday, August 25, 1992. FOR APPOINTMENT CALL: 635-5620 (Terrace) 632-2821 (Kitimat) ly known, completed — her championship with . that per- formance to become Coulas’ fifth, home-bred champ, That milestone also means his kennel] name can now be permanently registercd. at Also completing his Terrace Stock Car Association championship . was Ridgeway BUMP TO P ASS Amadeus, Tammy Dureau’s English Springer Spaniel. Ho went Winners Dog five times as well as Best of Breed. Beswin’s Miss .B, Haven brought Dureau more successes when she was named Winners Female in atl three shows in which she was entered to pick up four points. John and Pati Dougan had good reason to be pleased with the showing of their Giant Schnauzer Reisen’s Premier Edition which went Winters Female and Best of Breed three times, two Group 4ths, Best Puppy in Group and Best Puppy in Show for a total of five points towards her championship. Reisen’s Extra Extra, the Dongans’ other Schnauzer, took Winners Female, Best of Breed and a Group 3rd to earn four points towards her championship. Rose Higbie's Siberian Husky Claydee Blizzard Justa Legacy took Winners Female and Best of Opposite to add another two points towards her championship while Jaegerhouse’s Emily Bronte CDX, Linda Roberts’ Boxer, qualified in Utility for an- atlier Jeg.ofber UD title. 45 sav. AND DEMOLITION RULES 1. Any full bodied passenger cars ‘allowed. No convertibles. 2. Tires, wheels and suspension must ba stock. 3. Fenders may be cul out for tire clearance. 4. Ail glass and chrome must be removed. 5. All doers must be chained or bolled. 6. Gas tanks can ba left in stock positian or maved fo the trunk. 7, Battary may be securely mounted to the floor in the drivers.compartment pravided thay are covered with rubber, to prevent acid spills, . 8, Driver's door must be filled with cement or ‘sand, 9, Three point seat belts required, ‘10. All drivers & passangers must wear aporoved helmets. 11. Passengers must be seated In {ront seat with three point seat belt: 12, All drivers must be-16 years ‘ol age and hold a valid . drivers licence. 13. Radiators must remain in stock location. No ralntorcing Is - allowed in front of radiator. 14. Must have a fire extinguisher secured within easy reach of driver. 45. Must have a roll barjust behing driver or have a single - post secured between root and floor. : 16. Must wear long-sleeved coveralls in pits and cars. 17. Entry fee is $25.00 and covers driver and 2 mechanics. 18, All cars will be teched by 7.S.C.A. officials. Any car that the officials deem unsale or not complying with the rules will be cut from the program until the program is fixed, 7” < their: students and teachers on their success in ‘the _ Royal. Conservatory of Music Exams held recently | STUDENTS PASSING WITH DISTINCTION A Mark of 904: Nada Gibson Graham Ronald Langridge. : Kaeli Van Herk Elysse Arija Burton Kali Webber - STUDENTS PASSING with FIRST CLASS HONORS | Ray William Francis". Michelle Anna Kucera Brenda Mae Grypstra “Zoe Elizabeth North Patricia Ann Brown "Alison Chase Ashley Edward Whittington - Judith L. Casey Erin €, Anderson. . oMSA, Casey - Steven Joseph Gervais. ..-. Chelsea Fladhamer Pamela Susan Haugland _ ‘Randi Sparks Teresa Mary Fleming co kiste Esther Van Nes Nathan William Northridge © ~~ “* Annadelle Kurtz _ Pamela Austin. . | _ - Carlene Jean Erickson Natalie Renee M. Gour.. . | , Jocelyn Coxford 9 Sandra Jane Whittington = = “Michelle Anna Kucera Elizabeth Jean Taron, : Danie! Klaas Talstra > ~* Bonnie MacNeil’ > Timothy Barrie Phillips — Joanna L. Keating: =: _.. Mark Olfver Tessaro * © Terrance W, Anderson _ Carrie Leigh Brown. Oliver Nicholas Hilcove — Kathleen Anna Gook Jeffery Smithanik ~. Susanne Miskelly Kathleen Anne Langridge - Josee Banville - STUDENTS PASSING WITH: HONORS Scott Robert Springer. ‘Stephanie. Diane Jacobs ” Kathie c. ‘Wilkarsor Jane Zagar _.., ,Gteg Eylolison. - . Amy Lynn Parnell Jone David Ronald Fleming ~. . ‘Keane Thomas Stewart _ Meghan. K, Chesterman : Margot McKeown’ . Kosta. Sainis: '-. Paula B, Sampson ~~ ‘James. Taron- enhiter: Susan McMynn -. Karri. Van Nes ~ Simon, Andrew Hilcove Simon. David Phillips Kylie: Bae Oman mo Julie Anne Brewer Margaret Mary Scate Kristen L. Petovello — Andrea Miskelly Terra Van Herk Tamara Elgert: Stephanie Fladhamor Kennath George Brown . Rachel Wilkerson Travis Allen. Murphy © Genevieve Colle Monro “Byron Mikalotf . - Joseea, Banville. STUDENTS. PASSING Stephen Michael Fleming : Pamela Anna Evjoifsan Kasel Yamashita: oo * a Limited openings. for the all:term available: Piano, Strir Ac Theory, History & Han od! | morning. and-afternoon classes Teachers: Brenda Grypstra AG) y Landgride, Fiona. Onstein, : Mikalof Heinz Radek, Bonnie Juniper (MacNei). Kelly MacNeil and Byron Mikalo —TnrO) | «GET SWEPT UP IN THE FUN! | | PRE- REGISTRATION FOR THE 1992/98 SEASON WILL BE HELD the TERRACE CURLING RINK (MEMBERS ONLY) “ALSO FALL CLUB DAYS IN THE SKEENA MALL - SEPT..11 & 12: 7-9 P.M. _ SEPT. 14 & 15: 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. SEPT.9:7-9P.M. — |.