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NFN Fisheries Management

NFN Fisheries Management. Nipissing First Nation. Who Are We?. NFN Fisheries Journey. Commercial Trade. Surveillance. Rights Affirmed. Court Decisions. R.v . Sparrow (SCC – 1990). Priority Allocation. Conservation. Aboriginal Subsistence. Aboriginal Commercial. Sports Fishing.

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NFN Fisheries Management

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  1. NFN Fisheries Management

  2. Nipissing First Nation Who Are We?

  3. NFN Fisheries Journey Commercial Trade Surveillance Rights Affirmed

  4. Court Decisions R.v. Sparrow (SCC – 1990) Priority Allocation Conservation Aboriginal Subsistence Aboriginal Commercial Sports Fishing

  5. NFN Formal Management • 2004 Moratorium • 2005 Nipissing Votes • 2006 Additional Staff • 2006-2011 NFN invested 1.25 million • Annual budget is over $300,000 – self revenues

  6. Certified Walleye • Government approved facility • Sell directly to markets and restaurants • Market price for catch • Supply & demand

  7. Certified Walleye • By buying certified fish you are promoting a healthy Lake Nipissing. • Some success but some businesses in the area continue to by uncertified fish.

  8. Walleye Management On Lake Nipissing • Main Objective – protect spawning population • Provincial & NFN, laws & regulations reflect this objective • Regulations similar

  9. Spawning Size Fish Increase

  10. Spawning Size Fish Decline

  11. Drop in Spawning Size • Reflected in NFN catches 2010 • Harvest Target reduced by 10% • Harvest catch= 29,930 kg = 72% • Reflected in NFN catches 2011 • Harvest Target reduced by 10% • Harvest catch = 19,729 kg = 52%

  12. Possible Contributing Factors/Considerations • Overharvest by anglers • Netting and spearing during moratorium • Change – walleye growth rate, diet & movement patterns • Ecosystem changes • Natural cycles (weak year class)

  13. Biologist Best Guess - Overharvesting • Commercial Fisheries? • Spring Moratorium Netting? • Increase in Spearing? • Angler Non-compliance? • Other Commercial Fisheries?

  14. Commercial Fisheries • Review of daily harvest catches • Limited commercial fishermen • Conduct random audits • Size of community

  15. Spring Moratorium Netting • Non compliance issues are estimated • 7 Fishermen non compliant in 2010 • 2 Fishermen non compliant in 2011 • Reports & calls dramatically down in 2011

  16. Increase in Spearing • Reports of increase are estimated • Regulations implemented in 2011 • No non compliance issues

  17. Angler Non Compliance • Creel Surveys – only estimate – not accurate harvest • Creel Surveys are voluntary and not verified • 1999 attempt to collect complete trip data from two creel sectors • Both indicated – significantly higher than estimate ( more than double)

  18. Other Commercial Fisheries • Reports of non-NFN fishermen • Our enforcement staff not observed this on the steady basis • No reports 2011

  19. Young Walleye Increasing

  20. What Has NFN Done? • 2006 – Review Sustainable Harvest • 2007 - Set quota & revised regulations • 2008 – Raised quota & revised regulations • 2009 – Quota remained & revised regulations • 2010 – Quota reduced 10% & revised regulations • 2011 – Quota reduced 10% & revised regulations

  21. What Has NFN Done? • Annual Revisions to Regulations • Annual Harvest Quota • Decrease harvest quota – biologist • Increased resources • Avg $300,000 – management of Lake • Assessments other species • Annual FWIN assessments

  22. What has the Province ( MNR) done? • 1999 – Reduced limit from 6 to 4 • 2004 – Set slot size • 2004-2011 – No changes to regulations • Creel surveys & annual FWIN assessment

  23. What has the Province (MNR) done? • Continue to provide fishing licenses • Allow for an increase in fish huts • Decrease funding and staff –no full-time biologist for Lake Nipissing

  24. What is Needed? • Additional Resources • NFN monitor commercial fisheries • Province to collect more accurate data on angling harvest • Province to make necessary changes to their regulations • Province to work more collaboratively with NFN

  25. Future of Lake Nipissing In partnership with the many stakeholders of Lake Nipissing we hope that together we can plan for a healthy lake for all to enjoy and benefit from.

  26. Miigwech!

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