Re: [GSAS-Member] Salmon diving

[Paul Wallace <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Kathy:

I like the current summer break (with picnic) format but anything is possible.  
 Oliver could also fill out a normal run at the Seattle Aquarium on his own!

-Paul


On Tue, 10 Mar 2009, Kathy Olson wrote:

> Hi Connie,
>
> WOW, this would be awesome!!!!
>
> The only problem is that GSAS doesnt' meet during July/Aug.  He was hoping to 
> do something when he was down to talk with the club.
>
> Do they ever fish during these times in June or Sept?  Any ideas for then. Or 
> Paul, do we want to do a special summer meeting?  (sounds a little crazy 
> but....)
>
> Kathy
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009, Connie Carlson wrote:
>
>> 
>> HI Kathy,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I might be able to help with this; I have friends, that I myself have fished 
>> with, on Lummi Island that commercially fish for sockeye using reefnet gear; 
>> the old-school and most eco-friendly commercial fishing out there.  In this 
>> style, the gear is just two stationary boats and a net. The boats are 
>> anchored to the bottom and the schools of fish must swim up a man-made 
>> *reef* (also anchored to the bottom and out in front of the barges), then 
>> in-between the barges, AND be spotted in time by fishers hanging out on 
>> ladders on top of the barges, in order to actually be caught.  Since the 
>> boats are anchored in very specific places each year and are relatively 
>> close to shore, these are the perfect folks for him to contact.  That is, IF 
>> your friend is OK with the whole concept of a sustainable fishery in the 
>> first place, which for the record, I definitely am.  As for WHEN, high 
>> season in the Fraser River salmon run, the closest and largest to us and 
>> what my Lummi friends are fishi!
> ng, is late July to early August.  And there is always the regulatory website 
> - 
> the Pacific Salmon Commision - www.psc.org - here can be found lots more info 
> on the whole subject of Fraser River fishery management, particularly the 
> Sockeye.  And on second thought, your friend might be able to legally get in 
> the Fraser River itself somehow...but that would take some digging to find 
> out 
> how and where.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have taken tons of pics out there on the gears (although none from the 
>> salmon point of view, only mine), and I am sure there are fishers who would 
>> let him on the boats, especially on the *off* days, ie when the PSC says *no 
>> fishing*, which is WAY more often than not even during the season.  If they 
>> are lucky they get about 5 days of actual fishing, and that is it.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Any other questions let me know or have him email me offline.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Connie
>> 
>>> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 23:34:48 -0700
>>> From: kathy@thekrib.com
>>> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
>>> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Salmon diving
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Oliver Lucanus, is a really interesting speaker the club has been talking
>>> to for a few years about coming to speak, and he asked me about diving and
>>> photographing salmon runs.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know anything about what time or year, location, etc would be
>>> best for diving and photo/videoing salmon?
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions are appreciated and I will pass it onto Oliver.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Kathy
>>> 
>>> 
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