REGULATION CHANGES
Black Cod Minimum 2V2 Pounds Dressed
The federal fisheries department this week announced a number of changes in British Columbia Fishery Regulations affecting both the commercial and sport fisheries.
Among the changes in commercial rules is a reduction in minimum size of black cod from the present three pounds to 2% pounds and a cut in trawl mesh size in outside areas.
addition to the types of buoys already in use.
SPRING SIZE LIMIT
• Trollers are prohibited from taking spring salmon under 26 inches in length in waters inside the "surf line" in areas 21 to 27 along the west coast of Vancouver Island. The regulation was previously in force for springs taken outside the line.
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regulations
• The Pacific area director is given authority to vary the closed time for digging and taking little neck clams, butter clams, or mussels.
• The minimum size limit for black cod, dressed, heads off is reduced from three pounds to 2% pounds.
• Fishermen are now permitted to use spherical buoys painted irridescent or plain orange to mark the ends of their nets. These buoys may be employed in
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LABOR COUNCIL REPORT
Ontario Unions Continue Fight Against Injunctions
salmon by trolling instead of only pinks as mentioned in previous regulations.
• Commercial smelt fishing operations are prohibited along the recreational beaches in the English Bay area easterly of a line through the westerly measured mile beacons and to reserve that fishery for sport fishermen.
• Minimum otter trawl mesh size has been reduced from four inches to 3% inches in all areas of the coast except Georgia Strait and areas 18 and 19 off the southeast coast of Vancouver Island.
SPORT FISH CHANGES
Most of the changes in sport fishing regulations apply to non-tidal waters and include a number of streams on which angling is completely prohibited and others on which fishing is banned during certain periods of the year.
In tidal fisheries, the department has changed the regulations to permit the catching of jack salmon under 20 inches in length in areas of the Fraser below Mission Bridge that are migrating to the spawning grounds.
In addition, sport fishing in Phillips Arm has been restricted to the period from June 15 to August 31, the department basing its decision on records compiled over several years which show practically all sport fish were caught in this period.
Previous regulations permitted fishing to continue from June 1 through October 31 each year.
By MIKE JAMES
Vancouver Labor Council at its July 19 meeting heard Percy Gaffe, Labor Day chairman of the Toronto Labor Council underline the common struggle against injunctions in Ontario and BC.
"Injunctions   in   Ontario are more and more issued and used for the sole purpose of helping I employers and smashing unions,"
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The Ontario Federation of Labor and the Toronto Labor Council are prepared to continue fighting all attempts to hamstring labor and they hoped 10,000 trade unionists would be marching in Toronto on Labor Day under the slogan: "Abolish injunctions in labor disputes." LONGSHORE THANKS
Delegates heard Frank Kennedy,  Longshoremen's Union,
thank Council and all unions and individuals who had given assistance and sent messages of support when the 10 ILWU presidents were jailed. Kennedy reported that government pressure had set aside a conciliation board and direct negotiations are again taking place between the ILWU and waterfront employers. The contract expiry date is July 31.
CARPENTERS WIN
Larry Anderson, Local 452
on the new agreement reached with a group of independent contractors.
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Sointula Man Dies
Old time resident of Sointula Dan Wartie passed away suddenly on June 20 at St. George's Hospital at Alert Bay.
Although he had been afflicted with a severe case of asthma for the past several years, news of his passing came as a shock to his many friends.
Dan Wartie was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on January 4, 1899, and came to Sointula with his parents in 1903.
He worked for many years on the coastal Union Steamships boats as deckhand, stevedore and quartermaster.
Later he was engaged in the fishing industry—gillnetting, trolling but mostly seining.
As a staunch union man, he was always a member of his industry's union — Seamen's and Fishermen's.
Funeral was held in Sointula on June 25 with Rev. Wiebe officiating.
A major breakthrough had been achieved in winning a 37% hour work week on October 1, 1967. The Union also won a 40 cent an hour increase, 20 cents retroactive to June 1 this year and the balance April 1, 1967. The new rates will give carpenters an hourly rate of $4.14 when the shorter work week comes into effect.
Other gains include increases in holiday pay and employer contributions to the health and welfare plan.
While a large group of independent employers has thus settled with the Union, the major Contractors' Association still refuse to seriously discuss the shorter work week, Anderson reported.
"You would think we were back in the 1880's. We've had the eight hour day since 1903 and the 40 hour week since 1932 in our industry and a breakthrough in hours of work is long overdue," he said.
The Union is determined that the contract achieved with the independents will be the only basis for a settlement in the rest of the industry.
A government supervised strike vote, insisted upon by the Contractors' Association, is being conducted among most BC carpenters.
Council president Ed Sims requested that the Carpenters' Union make available a list of un-
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ions likely to be affected by strike action so that support could be properly coordinated.
PACKINGHOUSE STRIKE
A delegate for the United Packinghouse Workers reported that employees of Canada Packers in Vancouver would be going on strike at midnight, July 19. Issues in the strike now in effect include wages and mechanics of a new contract. The Vancouver action followed similar moves by com-
elsewhere.
More than 5,000 workers are on strike at Canada Packers' plants from Charlottetown to Vancouver. Council pledged full support to the Union and again requested a list of affected unions in order to marshal any needed assistance.
TENDERS PROTESTED
Council endorsed a resolution passed by Victoria Labor Council protesting the provincial government's recent policy of calling for tenders to build a new ferry from overseas yards, including Japan.
William Stewart, Marine Workers' Union, said BC shipyard unions were not opposed to the seeking of tenders elsewhere if the only purpose was to determine a reasonable price level and guard against gouging of the taxpayers.
On the basis of production costs, Stewart declared, BC yards could be competitive with most but the depressed and uncertain nature of the industry here helped inflate ship building prices. The provincial government had a responsibility to assist in revitalising the industry and guaranteeing that all ships built with taxpayers' money be constructed in BC yards.
In other news Council:
• Endorsed increased support and publicity for the strike of workers at Sinclair and Valentine, 1277 East Georgia Street, manufacturers of printing inks. On strike since February 1965 the workers, members of Printing Specialities Union Local 598 are seeking a first contract following certification.
• Urged full support and participation in the August 6 Hiroshima Day rally at the Peace Arch sponsored by a wide range of peace organisations in Canada and the United States and backed by the BC Federation of Labor and Vancouver Labor Council.
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THE FISHERMAN — JULY 22, 1966
Overfishing Seen Threat
Overfishing must be curtailed and conservation and scientific assessment of the seas' fish stocks rapidly strengthened if a hungry world is to reap maximum present and future benefit from its marine resources, Dr. Cyril Lu-oas of the United Kingdom said in Rome last month.
He was addressing the 30 nation committee on fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. The committee elected Dr. A. W. H. Needier, Canada's deputy minister of fisheries, as chairman. The representative of Peru was elected first vice chairman and the representatives of Senegal, Japan, India and France were named additional vice chairmen.
Dr. Lucas, director of fisheries for Scotland, said that while world catches could still increase, famous fisheries were threatened by overfishing. The danger was that each new fishery would rapidly follow the same course as the others.
Many fisheries had already reached the point where greater fishing of the stocks would produce smaller rather than larger catches, he said.
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