We're so glad you're raising these questions and concerns, as we share them and raise these issues with DFO and the fishing community at every opportunity. The Southeast Alaska fishery is a very large issue for Skeena steelhead - in many years likely the single largest - which is why we continue to draw attention to it, but it is not the only one. Net fisheries, in general, are not selective and not the way to move forward. If you check out our action page, the letter addresses both Alaska and domestic net fisheries. As for selective fishing on the Skeena, there are many Indigenous-led selective fisheries occurring, and we will be sharing some content to showcase them very soon; stay tuned!
@@skeenawildinfo6393 I stopped and watched the fish wheel at Hells Gate this summer. It was great to see them selectvively releasing non-target species like Pink Salmon. What was rather disturbing was the gillnet located directley below the fish wheel. Two gentlemen in an aluminum boat were selectively keeping the target species (sockeye) and throwing the dead pink salmon in the river!
How about investigating DFO’s dirty little secret: brazen under-reporting or non-reporting of the dead incidentally caught steelhead in First Nations FSC gill net fisheries in the Skeena River…..No, wait--I’m guessing that’s a tougher sale to generate fund raising interest so more practical to point fingers at Alaska? Asking for a friend
How about we start at home. The in river net fishery is not helping things or is the net fishing at the mouth of the Skeena!
We're so glad you're raising these questions and concerns, as we share them and raise these issues with DFO and the fishing community at every opportunity. The Southeast Alaska fishery is a very large issue for Skeena steelhead - in many years likely the single largest - which is why we continue to draw attention to it, but it is not the only one. Net fisheries, in general, are not selective and not the way to move forward. If you check out our action page, the letter addresses both Alaska and domestic net fisheries. As for selective fishing on the Skeena, there are many Indigenous-led selective fisheries occurring, and we will be sharing some content to showcase them very soon; stay tuned!
@@skeenawildinfo6393 I stopped and watched the fish wheel at Hells Gate this summer. It was great to see them selectvively releasing non-target species like Pink Salmon. What was rather disturbing was the gillnet located directley below the fish wheel. Two gentlemen in an aluminum boat were selectively keeping the target species (sockeye) and throwing the dead pink salmon in the river!
How about investigating DFO’s dirty little secret: brazen under-reporting or non-reporting of the dead incidentally caught steelhead in First Nations FSC gill net fisheries in the Skeena River…..No, wait--I’m guessing that’s a tougher sale to generate fund raising interest so more practical to point fingers at Alaska? Asking for a friend
On point 👌