PAGE 14 ; es WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1972 maa aeagt THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. FISHERIES ASSOCIATION OF B.C. ’ ‘ q anata sitet PORT SIMPSON CANNERY FINANCED The Provincial Government has announced its intention to finance a new cannery at Port Simpson, a project which has been proposed by the North Coast District Courtcil of Native Indians. In announcing a grant of $1 ' million and the probability of a further loan of $1 million next, year, Hon. Dan Campbell, Chairman of the First Citizens’ Fund, predicted that the can- nery would create 200 shoreworker jobs and provide employment for up to 100 Indian fishermen. This may or may not be true but establishing jobs in ‘salmon canning at Port Simp- son can only be done at the expense of jobs in the salmon. canneries in the Prince Rupert - Skeena Rivera area, ~~ Most of those jobs are held by Indians. The salmon fishery is already fully utilized and the Port Simpson cannery will only divert products from existing plants, . . The number of boats par- licipating in the salmon fishery is controlled by the government licence control programme. No new vessels are allowed to enter the fishery unless an existing one is retired. The chances then, of new jobs being created for Port Simpson fishermen is virtually nil. We think there are better ways to use government funds to help the Indians help themselves and we have made the Provincial government aware of what some of them might be, The objective should be to serve the interests of Indians over the whole coast and not to create work for some Indians while taking it from others. Further, the objective should be to create new income through undertakings which create new fish stocks or which make use of under-ulilized ones or which utilize,other resources available to the Indian people of the coast. ICELAND GOES TO 50 MILES SEPTEMBER Iceland has confirmed her intention to extend her ex- wer TORRENT TT ta eR «Wop sae * Forest insects active VICTORIA, B.C. + August a3rd, 1972--Although 1972 is proving to be a better than average year for forest fires in British Columbia, forest insects areas active as ever and taking their usual toll. . Among these small and numerous enemies are the False Hemlock Looper and the Tussock Moth, Both have been particularly busy in the southern interlor this summer. _ ‘The looper has completely defoliated extensive areas ‘of Douglas Fir in the Shuswap Lake region, These trees now look dead but only the weaker specimens are apt to die and the rest should recover by next spring. However, if there is a repeat attack on the sanie stands next year, a heavy mortality’ ever aboul 2,000 acres is almost a certainty, Unfortunately, the Joopers pupal count in the area is high and the Canadian Forestry Service will conduct eug counts this fall to provide an indication of activity to be expected in 1973. As there are prime fishing waters and a number of resorts in the area, the use of standard - insecticide sprays to fight the Jooper may be precluded, ‘However, Forest Service protection officials are hopeful . that a recently developed bacillus spray will be suitable - for the job. It is generally known as B.T, and is harmless to fish, wildlife and vegetation. - The Tussock Moth strikes in - dry areas and in isolated pat- - ¢hes of stunted Douglas Fir. It ‘ig particularly evident this year - in the Okanagan area, Not all trees under attack of ‘ this moth die but mortality rate _can be high. - ‘§ DONALD P. HIGHE | “f Biitits Cohumbla ‘Land Butveyor (MQ, 2 = . 462] Lakelse Ave. = ot _* Malling Addrem: Box 545, Terrase, B.C; 63927 | a _ r - Pr eer aM all no a alieatiinasiineel clusive fishing zone to 50 nautical miles from the present 12 miles on September 1 (“Facts on Fish’’ January 1972). It had been rumoured that Iceland would delay action until after the upcoming U.N.. Law of the Sea Conference which is planned for 1973, A formal sanctioning of extended limits at the Conference would make their implementation far easier. The number of countries which favour extension of coastal state control is growing. Canada, for instance, is ad- vocating that at least the coastal state should have the responsibility to manage the fish stocks on its Continental Shelf and preferential rights to harvest those on which its coastal communities depend. The Canadian government position is criticized by the Canadian fishing industry which advocates coastal state ownership of the fishery resource associated with the Continental Shelf, similar to the ownership which now exists for the natural resources on and under the seabed of the Shelt. Nevertheless, the Icelandic position. is not far different from that of the Canadian government and would probably have had significant support at the Conference. The 50 mile limit coincides rather closely with the limits of the Icelandic Continental Shelf measured at 409 metres. The Icelandic communities depend very heavily on the fish catch from that area and would, therefore, qualify for preferential rights under the Canadian proposal. Indeed, fishery products account for some 80-9) percent of Iceland's exports. . . Apparently, Iceland has decided not to wait for the outcome of the Law of the Sea Conference. She considers the conservation and economic problems too urgent to. wait. There have been negotiations with Britain regarding the possibility of phasing-out arrangements but it is known that these talks have not made much progress. If the new regulations are put into effect on September 1, there will undoubtedly he a confrontation »- between Ucelandic and. British’ * authorities “on the fidhirig grounds as occurred in 1958 «nearly half Britain's distant water catch comes from -Icelandic waters}. Regardless of the action by the two countries, this unilateral declaration is bound to have an effect on the discussions and outcome of the Law of the Sea Conference when it does take place. B.C. FISHERIES REPRESENT.. TED AT PEKING EX- POSITION The Fisheries Association of B.C. will take part in the Canadian Trade Exposition in Peking, People’s Republic of. China, August 21-September 2. The Exposition is being organized by the Canadian Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce and will put on display the products of more than .200 Canadian business firms. TheFisheries Association will be represented by its Manager, K.M. Camphell, The Exposition ‘is viewed as an opportunity to introduce to the Chinese people - the wide range of fishery products produced here. The Orient is considered an im- portant potential market for the B.C, fishing industry because of its size and proximity. Par- ticular emphasis will be placed on herring products, Since the reopening of the herring fishery in 1971, the industry has been attempling to develope new markets for quality - herring products which would put B.C. herring in demand by con- sumers in many countries, In earlier years, China was a large importer of dry salt herring from British Columbia. In the 1930’s more than 50,000 tons per year were shipped there, This trade stopped in 1955, although small shipments have caoniinued to Hong Kong right up te the present. With the recent new contacts _ between Canada and China and developing trade between the, two countries, the possibility of reviving exports of B,C, fishery producta seem encouraging. — AREA 2CLOSED Halibut Area2-allthe waters | south of Cape Spencer, Alaska, were .closed for the’ season August 10. The quota for Area 2 was 15 millien pounds, Fishhig continues im Area 3 - the waters west of Cape Spencer to the #. Aleutian Islands - where the: . quota is 25 million pounds, Area | 4 (Bering Sea) is not. under , | § quota but is regulated by open’ . and closed periods. Most of | Area 4 wasclosed April 4, There will be further short term’ | openings in September and B October. The catch from Area 4 to date has totalled 230,000 Ibs.. The 40 million pound quola for Areas 2 and 3 is one of the lowest quotas in the histor o f ‘he Hoelibut Commission. at reflects a decline in stocks brought about by fishing pressure from Japanese and Russian trawl fleets operating off Alaska and British Columbia. While catches are down from last year, prices are breaking record highs. Recent prices to fishermen at Vancouver were 77 cents per pound for medium and 76 cents per pound for large. DISPLAYS PLANNED FOR GATES CREEK AND WEAVER, CREEK SPAWNING CHANNELS . The small display held at the Weaver Creek artificial spawning channel in October i971 and the enormous public interest it generated, has prompted the industry “Salute to the Salmon”; committee to make plans for similar displays at the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission’s Gates Creek and Weaver Creek channels in the fall of 1972. The committee is planning another mini-display at Weaver Creek during the weeks October jin nr ~ 14-29, 1972, and one at the newer about 150,000 spawnera in each © Gates Creek spawning channel dominant cycle year. After 1913, from Agust 26 - September 11, the run was. almost. destroyed . 1972, The Weaver Creek and, since 1946, when fishways spawning channel is located were constructed at Hell’s Gate, about 28 miles east of Mission, the run has stabilized in the B.C,, on the north side of the range of 6,000 to 20,000 spawners Fraser River. The Gaates"—every four years. Damage to™ Creek channel is located at the the spawning area Is considered head of the Seton-Anderson responsible for the continuing Lake system nort east of smail size of the run. Pemberton, B.C. Prior to construction of the Like the Weaver Creek channel, only about 10,000 channel, ‘the Gates Creek square yards or less than 7 facility is a Sockeye spawning percent of the stream bed was channel which has been con- effective spawning ground, the structed to assist in restoring rest having been lost because of the salmon run to earlier levels changes caused by logging, of production. Prior te the 1913 road building, and bulldozing of Hell’s Gate slide, the Gates the stream bed to protect ad- Creek Sockeye run returned jacent low land. Construction of the spawning channel provided a further 13,500 equare yards of gravel spawning bed with room to accommodate 18,000 Sockeye | ‘spawners, , Because eggs deposited in the channel have a survival rate_ about eight times higher than eggs deposited in the Hatural spawning acea, it. is, expected at the channel, when at full - capacky, will produce, an average yearly catch of 133,000 fish, with an annual value of $345,000 to fishermen. In, con- trast during the past 14 years the Sockeye spawning in the natural spawning area of Gates! Creek have only produced an average annual catch of 12,000 2 Tailgating is one of the major causes of accidents in this pro- vince. Now there is a simple new rule to help you maintain a proper safety margin. It's called "The 2 Second Rule”. All you have to do is leave two seconds between you and the car in front. Learn it now, and live. following distance. As the lead cor passes a fixed point, count "ONE AND. TWO AND." for a safe “Iwo seconds ‘gives you “time enough to react and -brake if the car, in front “suddenly slams. on his oo 7 brakes. ’ The 2 Second Rule _Learnitandlive — Two seconds is the time you leave between you and the car in front. Whenever the car you're fol lowing passes a sign past, a tree, or any fixed point beside the road, count “Oneand. Two ond.” before you reach the point. That's a safe following distance, ok. . 2sec. It:doesn't matter whether: you're going 10 mph or 70 ‘mph. Because. the faster you. - go, the greater the distance you cover in 2 seconds. | : gn any speed 2 seconds is the safe. following distance. Every sign post, every pole, *: every tree-you pass, isa): | chance to check if you're ® tailgating. 4 7 Taiigating is a traffic offence in this province. H results in hundreds of. : ‘accidents, injuries and deaths.every, year. Now there is no excuse, Next 9°. time you'te driving test The 2 Second... Rule. And from then on, live by Ite ..-;) °°" 4 Government of British Columbia -Motor-Vehicle Branch | + Mi 5 ah 29. Hon. Lestie R. Peterson, Attorney-General - : 1 Sou rags yu I rs: Md s a) .