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UFFCA; PICFI & 2009 Demonstration Commercial Fisheries

UFFCA; PICFI & 2009 Demonstration Commercial Fisheries. Presentation to the Salmon Table July 2009. Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance. Non-Profit conservation organization open to any First Nation organization in the upper Fraser area

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UFFCA; PICFI & 2009 Demonstration Commercial Fisheries

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  1. UFFCA; PICFI & 2009 Demonstration Commercial Fisheries Presentation to the Salmon Table July 2009

  2. Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance • Non-Profit conservation organization open to any First Nation organization in the upper Fraser area • Works towards the furtherance of First Nations’ interests wrt the management of UFFCA area fisheries and aquatic resources • Conservation/escapement objectives and promoting stock-selective harvesting a priority • Highly supportive of moving TAC in-river; supports both the above objectives

  3. UFFCA & PICFI (DCFs) • Submitted a PICFI EoI (under review) • Assisted with the development of 2009 DCF proposals • Working with the SFC-Siska partnership on coordinative funding proposal • Supporting collaboration between regions • Four fisheries tentatively approved in the UFFCA area for 2009 • CSTC, Lheidli T’enneh, NSTC, TNG

  4. CSTC DCF • The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) • Early Summer (Nadina – maximum 5,000 pieces) and summer sockeye (Stellako and/or Late Stuart – combined maximum of 3,500 pieces) • Fishing sites in the Nechako watershed (restricted to beach seine only – SARA issues)

  5. Lheidli T’enneh DCF • Lheidli T’enneh (LTB) – Summer sockeye • (Stellako and/or Late Stuart – combined maximum of 5,000 pieces) • Fishing sites on the Fraser River mainstem downstream of the Nechako confluence (gillnet).

  6. NSTC DCF • Northern Shuswap Tribal Council (NSTC) – Summer (Quesnel River Watershed sockeye including Horsefly River sockeye) • Potential catch range 5,000 to 50,000. • Beach/boat seine or gillnet • Harvested from Quesnel River mainstem near Likely as well as the Horsefly River

  7. TNG DCF • Tsilhqot’in National Government (TNG) – Summer sockeye (Chilko River) • A range of 500 to 1500) will be harvested in the Chilcotin watershed. • Beach seine. • More if available and viable

  8. 2009 DCF Needs • Community support – Fundamental • Conservation and FSC access cannot be compromised • Coordinative resources – UFFCA pursuing • Support for common planning and logistical needs • Reliable in-season run-size information • Sufficient abundance • Capacity – support of industry and key agency personnel, & lots of logistical innovation • Key regional agency contacts

  9. 2009 DCF Objectives (Local) • Provide information to inform regionally-based business planning and CFE structuring • Inform PICFI steps 2 & 3 • Explore harvest, transport, processing, marketing and sales – specific to DCF areas • Identify constraints/challenges and manners in which they can be redressed

  10. 2009 DCF Objectives (Broader) • Assess opportunities for inter-region collaboration; processing and fresh sales • Explore options & needs for local processing • Explore product potential (value added) • Product-market assessment • Branding/Certification options and benefits • Reporting and workshops to share and learn

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