Comments on: Dipnetting 101: a few bad apples may spoil the fun http://homertribune.com/2009/11/dipnetting-101-a-few-bad-apples-may-spoil-the-fun/ Homer, Alaska Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:56:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://homertribune.com/2009/11/dipnetting-101-a-few-bad-apples-may-spoil-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-511 John Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:03:40 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5901#comment-511 Lets not forget the very important issue of allocation. Its not all about trashing beaches and trespassing, there exists a very real threat to the overall number of returning salmon. All user groups are suffering because of the lack of enforcement on the out of control dip net net fishery. Estimates range on the number of salmon taken, but abuse of this fishery is clear to anyone who actually spends some time watching this crazed pursuit of salmon. The amount of money invested by mostly non local people is nuts. The cost of the boats, equipment and vehicles alone is far more than a few salmon could ever cost. Not only that, its becoming dangerous, too many people, too many boats, not enough enforcement, no responsibility for actions. These fish are taken before managers ever have a chance to gauge the run strength. I have personally counted the people on a given boat and watched more than limits taken, then see the same boat out again with the same people onboard the next day. This fishery needs to regulated just like any other , with similar fines enforcement action that everyone else must contend with. A fee for participating in the fishery would go a long way towards more enforcement. Bring the fishery under control, manage for the resource, count the salmon caught against the total catch allowable for that river system...its a win win situation. The most important thing is manage the resource from a biological standpoint, not political. Commercial guys ( that includes guides, after all they are commercial also), sport fishermen and even subsistence users are all closely monitored. Lets not forget the very important issue of allocation. Its not all about trashing beaches and trespassing, there exists a very real threat to the overall number of returning salmon. All user groups are suffering because of the lack of enforcement on the out of control dip net net fishery. Estimates range on the number of salmon taken, but abuse of this fishery is clear to anyone who actually spends some time watching this crazed pursuit of salmon. The amount of money invested by mostly non local people is nuts. The cost of the boats, equipment and vehicles alone is far more than a few salmon could ever cost. Not only that, its becoming dangerous, too many people, too many boats, not enough enforcement, no responsibility for actions.
These fish are taken before managers ever have a chance to gauge the run strength. I have personally counted the people on a given boat and watched more than limits taken, then see the same boat out again with the same people onboard the next day. This fishery needs to regulated just like any other , with similar fines enforcement action that everyone else must contend with.

A fee for participating in the fishery would go a long way towards more enforcement. Bring the fishery under control, manage for the resource, count the salmon caught against the total catch allowable for that river system…its a win win situation.

The most important thing is manage the resource from a biological standpoint, not political. Commercial guys ( that includes guides, after all they are commercial also), sport fishermen and even subsistence users are all closely monitored.

]]> By: Mark http://homertribune.com/2009/11/dipnetting-101-a-few-bad-apples-may-spoil-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Mark Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:19:43 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5901#comment-507 I personally think that is not wrong to ask people to be responsable for themselves.just because they are awy from their own house does not mean they can trash other folks property, dipnetting should be fun and a lot of work but folks should also have enough brains to plan ahead. I aslo agree with folks policing themselves it is not wrong to ask your neihbor and fellow fisherman to not leave trash on the ground or to not deficate on or near the beach area. how about a few less beers or make the area alcohol free since most of the time these are the few that do not care about others. This is a family area and a place to have fun dipnetting, why should a few ruin all the fun of others. I personally think that is not wrong to ask people to be responsable for themselves.just because they are awy from their own house does not mean they can trash other folks property, dipnetting should be fun and a lot of work but folks should also have enough brains to plan ahead. I aslo agree with folks policing themselves it is not wrong to ask your neihbor and fellow fisherman to not leave trash on the ground or to not deficate on or near the beach area. how about a few less beers or make the area alcohol free since most of the time these are the few that do not care about others. This is a family area and a place to have fun dipnetting, why should a few ruin all the fun of others.

]]> By: Lewis http://homertribune.com/2009/11/dipnetting-101-a-few-bad-apples-may-spoil-the-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Lewis Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:08 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5901#comment-506 Yep, more gov bull. How bout dumb ars Rassmussen giving each dipnetter $30.00 to buy some beer and he can fish elsewhere. Yep, more gov bull. How bout dumb ars Rassmussen giving each dipnetter $30.00 to buy some beer and he can fish elsewhere.

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