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May 13, 2003
Annual General Meeting
The 2003 AGM of the Gander River Management Association will take place on Nov.18 at Hotel Gander beginning at 7:30PM.
Recommendations for the 2004 Salmon Plan will also be discussed as well as other topics and issues arising from the floor at the AGM.
GRMA's General Public Members are urged to attend as a special vote will be tabled allowing G.P. members from selected areas to become members of the Board of Directors. New members are welcome!
For further information, contact (709) 256-3413.
FOR SALE
One cabin (16x24) and two sheds (16x20 & 10x10) located at Jim Brown's Rattle, Gander River. All buildings must be removed from the site and the site must be cleaned up after removal. Land not for sale!
Please submit bids on the above to: GRMA, Box 2222, Gander, NL A1V 2N9
Bids accepted up to Nov. 17,03
Nov 7, 2003
Press Release:GRMA WANTS CAPLIN FISHERY CLOSED
The Gander River Management Association (GRMA) is calling on Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DF0), Mr. Robert Thibault to immediately close the caplin fishery in NL.
"Our reasoning is simple" stated Association president David Tulk, "the caplin are an extremely important food source for many species including cod and salmon. We know that the caplin stocks are in drastic shape and we believe that this factor alone is contributing to the decline of salmon , cod, and the other species who depend on the caplin as a food source. We've learned early in school that once the food chain is interrupted, severe consequences arise; such as the ones we now see in the fishery today."
The GRMA has written the Minister requesting the immediate closure of the caplin fishery (letter attached). GRMA also notes that seals are also another important factor for the decline of many species. Here you have a problem with the bottom of the food chain, the lack of caplin, and a problem with the top of the food chain, the over abundance of seals. Both need immediate action in order to manage all fisheries effectively.
The GRMA is a non profit volunteer Community Watershed Management group involved in ecosystem management of the Gander River with a focus on developing the recreational salmon fishery. The group was founded in 1994 when it was identified that several areas of the Gander River desperately needed management improvements
For further info: David Tulk (709) 670-2138
March 31, 2003
Poachers sentenced to jail time
Gander ...A Gander Bay man was convicted in Gander Provincial Court of attempting to net fish in inland waters, and sentenced to 30 days in jail. He was also placed on probation and prohibited from being within 10 meters of inland waters for two years.
Fishery guardians apprehended the man June 2002, after conducting a stakeout on Barry's Brook, a tributary of the Gander River.
March 13, 2003
DFO releases 2003 Atlantic Salmon management measures
St. John's ... Fisheries and Oceans Canada today announced the salmon
management measures for Newfoundland and Labrador for 2003, as part of the
five-year (2002-2006) Atlantic Salmon Management Plan. This is the second
year of the plan.
Under the adaptive management strategy and the river classification system,
the five-year plan is reviewed annually to ensure conservation objectives
are maintained. Adjustments are made to ensure catch levels do not
jeopardize conservation, and spawning stocks are protected. Changes made to
management measures for this year were made in consultation with DFO
scientists and various user groups.
The changes for Insular Newfoundland are as follows:
* The Gander River will remain Class I, with four-fish retention.
However, during the fall season, which was previously a hook and release
fishery only, anglers will have the option of retaining one grilse (fish
measuring less than 63 cm from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail).
This will be permitted within the four-fish limit by designating one of the
tags for this purpose. All other management measures for the Gander River
remain unchanged for 2003.
* The tributaries of the lower Exploits River, below Grand Falls, will
be reduced from a Class II to a Class III. This will result in a 50%
reduction in the retention limit for this section of the river for 2003,
from four fish to two. The classification on the main stem and all other
tributaries of the Exploits River will remain unchanged for 2003.
* Long Harbour River, Fortune Bay has been reduced from a Class II
with four-fish retention in 2002 to Class III with two-fish retention in
2003.
* Middle Barachois River is reduced from a Class III with two-fish
retention in 2002 to a Class IV (hook and release only) in 2003;
* Highland's River will be closed to all angling in 2003. A fall hook
and release fishery was permitted in 2002, however, this will be
discontinued for conservation reasons.
Season dates and the daily and seasonal bag limits, including hook and
release, remain unchanged for all other river systems, as do classifications
and watershed plans. Management measures previously established for Labrador
also remain unchanged.
DFO initiated stewardship programs for Northwest Port Blandford River and
Harry's River in 2002 to address low spawning escapement. These programs
generated extensive community involvement, interest and support, and as a
result there was a substantial increase in returns to both rivers in 2002.
The working groups for both the Northwest Port Blandford and Harry's Rivers
have developed draft management options for 2003. Further consultations
will take place prior to management options being finalized for the upcoming
season. Management measures for both of these rivers will be announced at a
later date with full details contained in the 2003 Anglers Guide.
For more information:
Berkley Slade
Staff Officer - Recreational Fisheries
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(709) 772-2643
Kimberley Penney
Communications Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
(709) 772-7626
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