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IV) M;inculliiro leases. In Chapter 1 1 I propose a syslein 

 ol' mariciilture leases tor iKean ranching salmon and 

 adviKale a lew early pilot projects. In the longer 

 term, this system may prove advantageous on a 

 larger scale, as it has in other countries. 



I emphasize that these are not recommendations, only 

 suggestnins to be considered tor the longer term. 



At the outset of this lengthy chapter I indicated that 

 my propi^sals were directed toward four main objectives. 

 The first was to improve the economic performance and 

 management of the salmon and roe-hemng fisheries by 

 reducing the excessive fishing capacity. The proposed 

 fleet-reduction program is designed to accomplish this, 

 and will go a long way toward rationalizing these fisher- 

 ies. The second was to ensure that the smaller, healthier 

 fleet would not e.xpand to frustrate the reduction effort. 

 Removing subsidies for vessel construction and improve- 

 ments (recommended in Chapter 13), prohibiting new 

 ves.sels from these fisheries, and the proposed royalties 

 will all reduce the tendency for fleets to expand. More- 

 over, the comprehensive gear licensing proposal will 

 remove an important avenue for expanding fishing 

 power. 



Ihc third goal was to ensure that the necessary changes 

 wtjuld be lair to those directly afl'ected and would not 

 forcibly and suddenly disrupt fishermen and investments 

 committed to these fisheries. Thus my proposed fleet- 

 reduction plan is pha.sed; it provides security and predic- 

 tability for at least 10 years; it oflers established licen.sees 

 several options including protection from outside compe- 

 tition for new licences and compensation for voluntary 

 withdrawal, and it affords continuing assurance that the 

 catch allocation will be fair to all sectors. 



The fourth objective was to introduce a more system- 

 atic and effective licensing system. My recommendations 

 in this chapter would remove the inconsistencies between 

 the licensing arrangements for these two related fisheries, 

 provide long-term security to licensees, eliminate a vari- 

 ety of unnecessary regulations, and provide a regular 

 opportunity for the government to adjust the number and 

 type of licences outstanding. 



The combined eflfect of all these changes should pro- 

 vide the framework needed for a successful program of 

 fleet reduction which, in turn, is the key to lasting 

 improvements in these fisheries. 



FOOTNOTES 



1. The Fisheries Association of B.C., Exhibit #186, p. 4. 



2. Press Release. Minister of Fisheries, September 6. 1968. 



3. See G. Alex Fraser. License Limitation in the British Columbia 

 Salmon Fishery . Fishenes and Marine Service, Environment Can- 

 ada, Technical Report Series No. PAC/T-77/13, Vancouver, 1977: 

 Peter H. Pearse, Rationalization of Canada's West Coast Salmon 

 Fishery: An Economic Evaluation, in Economic Aspects of Fish 

 Production . Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develop- 

 ment. Pans. 1972, pp. 172-202: Blake Campbell, Problems of Over- 

 expansion m the Salmon Fleet in Bntish Columbia . Department of 

 Fishenes and Forestry. Vancouver, 1971: P.H. Pearse and J.E. 

 Wilen. Impact of Canada's Pacific Salmon Fleet Control Program. 

 Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada . Volume 36 

 No. 7. 1979. pp. 764-9. 



4. To aggravate matters, many of the salmon licences awarded to 

 vessels that had not fished salmon were later transferred to new 

 salmon vessels. The active salmon fleet expanded by about 80 seine 

 vessels by this route. 



6. "Intenm Report: Sub-Committee on Salmon Catch Division." Pre- 

 pared for the Department of Fishenes and Oceans, 1980. 



7. D. Dawson, Exhibit #185, is a submission devoted mainly to this 

 subject. See also the transcript of the examination of this exhibit. 



8. West Coast Salmon Fleet Development Committee Report . Fisher- 

 ies and Manne Service, Department of the Environment, Vancou- 

 ver, Apnl. 1973. p. 7. 



9. Economic Development for Canada in the 1980s . Government of 

 Canada, November. 1981. p. 17. 



10. Exhibit #186, p. 4. 



1 1 . The Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, Exhibit # 1 98, p. 37. 



12. W.R. Pen7. Exhibit #109. 



13. "Statement on Roe-Herring Licensing and Management." Pre- 

 pared for the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union Her- 

 ring Roe Conference, 1981. 



5. Original "B" Fishermen's Association, Exhibit #56. 



