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History – ITQ or “ Defined Shares” 1) For reasons of safety at sea and market stability for commercial fishermen, DFO introduced an individual vessel quota system (IVQ) some years ago in which each license holder received a share of the Canadian Total Allowable Catch (TAC) based on the average of his/her landings over a [...] Paper presented to the Ministry of Environment by the Guide-Outfitters Association of BC. The Guide Outfitter Industry in British Columbia_Challenges and New Opportunities The BC Ministry of Environment defines allocation as: Allocation is the process by which the available harvest of a particular wildlife population is divided amongst consumptive users, after the rights of First Nations have been considered. The Ministry of Environment has recently updated its policy on the allocation of wildlife harvests, but it is not [...] Management units 4-38 and 4-39 in the West Kootenay have not been included in the immature bull moose season which was recently introduced in Region 4. “ The question resident hunters need an answer to is, “Why?” All of Region 4 went to Limited Entry Hunting in 1991, eliminating over 80% of resident hunters. Since [...] Wildlife in British Columbia is supposed to be managed based on the principles of conservation first, First Nations food, social, and ceremonial second, resident hunters third, and non-resident hunters last. The line that separates resident and non-resident hunters has become nothing more than a blurry shade of grey. The Ministry of Environment’s own Wildlife Allocation Policy which states resident [...] |
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