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THE FISHERMAN
December 16, 1963
NORTHERN RIPPLES
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Northern Conference Discusses 64 Pacts
FISHERIES MEET
By MICKEY BEAGLE
The shoreworkers' northern conference got underway Saturday, December 7, under the chairman-ship of Sterling Langille, vice president of the Prince Rupert Shoreworkers Local.
Representatives from every plant on the Prince Rupert waterfront together with delegates from Port Kdward attended the day long meeting.
Business agent Alex Gordon and organiser .Jack Niehol reported to the conference. Ideas for changes in the 1964 agreements were discussed, but will not be finalised until meetings have been held in all areas.
Following the conference a smorgasbord, followed by a social evening was enjoyed by the delegates and their partners.
A complete menu, including barbecued moose meat (provided by Joyce Mcintosh), was prepared by the Prince Rupert Women's Auxiliary under the guidance of Effie Ronson, ably assisted by Mary Chaprun and other WA members. Talented members of the Union, including Jack Nichol, Alex Gordon and Wayne Patterson, supplied entertainment. Conference delegates and WA members were pleased that several herring fishermen and tendermen from the south came to enjoy the evening, including Harry Allison, Erik Lik-ness, and Angus Gillis.
A hearty vote of thanks goes to Theodore Wesley, who assisted in master of ceremony duties, and Ivan and Connie Adams, who received the guests.
★ * ★ UNION MEETINGS TOOK place at Masset on Sunday and Monday with Gordon and Niehol
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reporting on the northern conference and giving an up to date report concerning compensation payments for the victims of the Masset truck accident. They were accompanied by organiser Reg : Wesley.
The people of Masset welcomed the Union representatives and ! honored them highly by bestowing upon them traditional Haida names, i
★ * * A HAPPIER CHRISTMAS IS IN
store for several families in this j area. Their appeals to the Unem-ployment Insurance board of ref-; erees have been heard and de-; cision to allow payment of bene- ■ fits has been made.
Several members have asked us to express their thanks to the Union for helping. This is just one more reason to value membership in the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union.
★ ★ * ROY MOULAND, HALIBUT,
herring fishermen and active Union member, and his wife Ella have just returned from a trip to Newfoundland, Roy's birthplace. Ella is an active member of the Women's Auxiliary and lends a helping hand when needed.
While in the East. Roy tried his hand again at cod fishing from a small dory . . . he'd rather fish on the Pacific coast.
★ ★ + WALTER SCHMIDT, CHIEF
shop steward at BC Packers' Seal Cove Plant and Alice fviairs, shop steward at the same plant were ! excused from attending the shore-1 workers' contract conference. Wedding bells had pealed for them and they were away on a honeymoon and could not be contacted. Congratulations, Walter — may you both enjoy a long and happy life i together.
★ * * j IVAN ADAMS JR. HAS BEEN
| taken ill suddenly and rushed to | to Prince Rupert General Hospital. I More details were not available at I the time of writing.
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THE WA AT ITS REGULAR ' meeting asked that the visitor from
Vancouver. Mickey Beagle, draw j the door prize ticket. She did and
whose number did .she draw? Her
a problem during their seaward I I migration through the Gulf of; | Georgia.
In 1962, herring fishermen had j reported catching large numbers of pink smolts during the summer own, of course. A beautiful, two | operation.
strand pearl necklace was the prize. I This, he felt, might again be a I Thank you, sisters. I problem in 1964 and the depart- I
★ ★ * | ment intended to check all deliver- !
MRS LUCY WILLIAMS WIFE ies made to Steveston plants. But of long time member Abraham : il woulcl have to rel-v °*> lhe co- j Williams and shore worker at Port I operation ol fishermen in report-Edward, is out of hospital at last. I in? anV catches ol young salmon
She had been in the hospital since September 20.
★ * ★ THE PRINCE RUPERT AND
Port Edward children's Christmas Auxiliary's party and a shoreworkers' and fishermen's social and dance were scheduled for Friday.
Informing the committee that an interim report would be made prior to the Union's next convention, Hourston said:
"The problems you have raised are not simple ones to answer and we shall need to continue our investigations until 1963-64 herring operations end
They will keep all hands busy for : COMMITTEE NEEDED
the remaining days before the Christmas holidays.
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BEFORE THE NEXT ISSUE OF The Fisherman, my stay in Prince Rupert for this year will be over. I've met many new friends and greeted former ones and I shall miss all of you. May I thank the officers of both locals, my co-workers, Florence Greenwood and Reg Wesley, and all with whom I have worked for their cooperation during my stay in the northern area.
Merry Christmas everyone from Prince Rupert and the north.
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Final Rites For Six Men
Scores of persons stood in the aisles and doorways of Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran Church Sunday, December 8, as friends and relatives paid their final respects to six crew members of the halibut vessel Kaare 2.
The men, missing since October 25 and presumed drowned, are owner-skipper Anfelt Antonsen jr., his brother John Antonsen, and crew members Henry Hansen. Kurt Gratland, Bjorn Jacobsen, and Donald Norberg.
Participating in the service, which was conducted by Rev. Bent Damkar, were Rev. Gordon Tryg-stad of Canby, Oregon, and Rev. Curtis Satre, of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan. Rev. Damkar is present pastor of Dunbar Lutheran and reverends Trygstad and Satre are former pastors.
Hymns were sung by the Church Choir, the men's octet from the Choir, and the Harmony Messengers, quartet from First Lutheran Church.
Many among the estimated 500 mourners left gifts o: money, mainly to Church activities.
In pressing for establishment of a Queen Charlotte Islands Salmon Management Committee, the Union committee failed to obtain a more satisfactory answer than that already given by fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud in a letter to Frank Howard, MP.
In that letter, Robichaud indicated that he would not consider establishment of the management committee before the end of the 1964 season.
The resolution adopted by the Union's 1963 convention voiced concern over the continuing decline of Queen Charlotte Islands salmon runs, pointing out:
"In spite of numerous restrictive measures by the fisheries department, including the drastic four year complete closures on fall chum fishing, it has become apparent that none of these measures has been fully justified by any noticeable increase in salmon stocks immediately following the long closures."
Urging establishment of a management committee, Stevens said: "We believe it is necessary. It would enable local people to contribute their knowledge toward solving the problem of restoring the salmon runs in the Queen Charlottes."
MASSET AREA CHECKED
Hourston replied that, in the department's view, a management committee could not do any more than the department was already doing to solve the problem.
The department, he said, felt that there had been an improvement in runs returning to the Queen Charlottes, although the return to the Masset area had been poor in relation to other areas.
"The department has conducted a thorough examination of every stream in the Masset area," he reported, 'and we regard this area as ar. important one for rehabilitation."
He assured the committee that the department was prepared to meet with representatives of fisher-
men and the industry generally in the Queen Charlottes to discuss expectations of runs to the various areas.
QCI OPENINGS
Commenting on the committee's request that Queen Charlottes Areas 1 and 2 be opened during the fall chum season, Hourston pointed out that Areas 2A and 2B East were opened to commercial net fishing this year.
The openings allowed a catch of approximately 150,000 chums.
Area 1, however, was not opened because department surveys showed there were insufficient fish.
Early closure of Area 2A East to salmon trolling, he added, was ordered to permit adequate escapement of coho to streams in the area.
Hourston also promised that the department would consider moving the boundary between Areas 2A and 2B East after discussing the proposal with local fishery officers and reviewing the effect it would have on the task of assessing statistical data gathered in past years.
Surf line amendments, sought in a resolution submitted by Prince Rupert Fishermen's Local and adopted by this year's convention, elicited from Hourston the statement that the department was
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aware of the need for a meeting hetween the Canadian and US governments to discuss this question. He indicated the department's feeling that such a meeting should be held next year.
The Union's resolution pointed out that "the present surf line established on the north coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands and at present running from Rose Spit to Wiah Point to Langara Island, restricts fishermen from entering an area long fished commercially, and those who have long fished traditionally in this area."
Tt asked that the line be shifted seaward to run from Rose Spit to Langara Island. HOWE SOUND OPENING
Discussing a resolution calling for reopening of Howe Sound and Indian River areas to commercial fishing, department officials reported there had been an escapement of 200,000 pinks to Indian River and 800,000 to Cheakamus River this year.
As a result of the good return to Cheakamus River, they said, Howe Sound was opened to commercial fishing this year. But the closure was maintained on the Indian River area after stocks of fish in the two areas had been compared.
"The department's policy is to allow fishing if there is a sufficient volume of fish in these areas," Hourston said.
A similar resolution, asking for the department to announce before the season opens whether or not Bute and Toba inlets will be opened, met with the reply that neither of these inlets would be opened during the 1964 season.
Hourston explained that the decision to maintain the closure was part of the department's management pattern affecting other inside areas along the coast. REPORT SENT TO LOCALS
Other resolutions discussed included those dealing with a new and more convenient type of fishing licence, advance notice of area openings, standard opening times on the Fraser River, dogfish bounty and use of insecticide sprays.
The standing committee on fishery regulations informed The Fisherman this week that minutes of its meeting with the department covering these and all other resolutions had been sent to all Union locals for the information of members.
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Rare Tunny Taken off LA
One of the world's rarest fishes, a species of tunny with the scientific name Allothunnus fallai, has been caught in Los Angeles harbor.
The fish, measuring 28 inches and weighing 10 pounds, was caught by 22 year old Richard McCann of Downey, California.
California fish and game department biologists said McCann's catch was the first ever made in the northern hemisphere and only the ninth on record.
Four of the rare fish have been caught off Tasmania, three off New Zealand and one in South African waters.
The Allothunnus fallai, which has very fine scales on its back and none on its lower sides, resembles a tuna in appearance. It feeds on plankton and other microscopic creatures and preys on anchovies.
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