Alberta Fisheries Management Round Table

The Alberta Fisheries Management Round Table is a provincial-level stakeholder advisory and consultation forum. This Round Table is made up of approximately 40-50 representatives of stakeholder groups related to fishing and fish conservation and management, representing:

• Aboriginal peoples
• Anglers
• Commercial and domestic fishers
• Guides
• Outdoor writers
• Sportfishing industry

The Round Table typically convenes in the spring and fall of each year to discuss substantive issues related to fisheries management. As an example, one of the present challenges of the Round Table is to lead the way in a public consultation process to define what "Fishing in the 21st Century" should look like in Alberta.

• Fisheries Round Table Role and Function- Apr 2007 (13 pages)
• Process for Dealing with Parking Lot Items- Sep 2007 (6 pages)
• Terms of Reference - Alberta Fisheries Management Round Table- Jun 28, 2006 (5 pages)

Forthcoming Meeting

Date:	April 14, 2012
Time:	9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location:	Kerry Wood Nature Centre 6300 - 45 Avenue Red Deer, Alberta

Updates

Competitive Fishing Events (CFEs) - General

• Competitive Fishing Events - Best Management Practices - Jun 5, 2008 (16 pages)
• Competitive Fishing Event Licence Application - Dec 2011 (2 pages)
• Competitive Fishing Event Licence Conditions for Summer (Open-water) Events - Dec 2011 (5 pages)
• Competitive Fishing Event Licence Conditions for Winter (Ice-covered) Events - Dec 2011 (5 pages)
• Competitive Fishing Event Monitoring Checklist - Feb 22, 2007 (2 pages)
• Competitive Fishing Event Reporting Form - May 6, 2008 (2 pages)
• Competitive Fishing List - 2011 - 2011 (2 pages)

Competitive Fishing Events - Fish Mortality Summaries

• Competitive Fishing Events - Fish Mortality Calculations
• Competitive Fishing Events Harvest and By-Catch Estimations - Oct 2011 (8 pages)
• Competitive Fishing Events Pre-Fishing Angler Survey and Delayed Mortality Study Comprehensive Summary - (12 pages)
• Factors Associated with Mortality of Walleyes and Saugers Caught in Live-Release Tournaments

Competitive Fishing Events - Management Strategy

• Economic Return of Sportfishing in Alberta - 2010 (1 page)
• Issues and Solutions List for Competitive Fishing Event Organizers - Oct 2009 (5 pages)
• Public Response: Strategy for the Management of Competitive Fishing in Alberta, 2006 - 2006 (9 pages)
• Update: Competitive Fishing Events in Alberta for 2007 - Feb 2007 (1 page)
• Recommendations for the Management of Competitive Fishing in Alberta - Sep 2000 (14 pages)
• Strategy for the Management and Regulation of Competitive Fishing Events in Alberta 2006 - Apr 2006 (6 pages)
• Summary of Walleye Mortality Studies at Live-Release Tournaments in Alberta - 1991-1994 - Dec 1996 (26 pages)

Notes from Past Meetings

• October 2011 - Notes- (7 pages)
• April 2011 - Notes- Revised Jan 2012 (11 pages)
• October 2010 - Notes
• Updated Parking Lot Items - October 2010
• April 2010 - Notes- (6 pages)
• April 2009 - Notes
• October 2008 - Notes
• April 2008 - Notes
• October 2007 - Notes
• April 28, 2007 - Notes
• October 21, 2006 - Notes
• May 27, 2006 - Provincial Fish Management Round Table
• January 21, 2006 - Provincial Fish Management Round Table
• April 23, 2005 - Stakeholder Notes
• January 13, 2005 - Notes
• April 23, 2004 - Notes
• December 5, 2003 - Notes

Background Information from Past Meetings

April 2011

• Action Items Update - April 2011- (1 page)
• Quality Stocked Fisheries in Alberta - 2011 Update and Status- Sep 28, 2011
• Alberta Fish Species Management Planning Status - Oct 6, 2011 (2 pages)

October 2010

• Action Items Update - October 2010

April 2009

• Agenda - April 2009
• Action Items Update - April 2009

October 2008

• Proposed Angling Regulation Changes for 2009
• Draft Agenda - October 18, 2008
• Remaining and New Parking Lot Items
• Action Items update

April 2008

• 2009 Proposed Sportfishing Regulations for Round Table
• Fisheries Enforcement Summary 2007
• Fisheries Regulation Summary
• Fisheries Revitalization Projects - Summary by Area
• Agenda - April 2008
• Summary of Status on Round Table Action Items - April 2008

October 2007

• Proposed angling regulation changes for 2008
• October 2007 Meeting Agenda
• Summary of Status on Round Table Action Items - October 2007

April 2007

• April 2007 Action Items and Parking Lot Summary
• Lesser Slave Lake – background information about walleye management
• Parking Lot discussion items - revised

Additional Information about Fisheries Round Table Discussion Items

1. Fisheries Management Branch response to concerns raised about fish production estimates and management of commercial fisheries
   • Alberta Fisheries Management Round Table - Briefing Note- Jul 2008 (2 pages)
2. Information about inter-basin water movement in Alberta is provided in this fact sheet:
   • Government of Alberta’s Policy and Regulations Regarding Inter/Intra-basin Water Movement in Alberta
3. Please see these items for information about invasive species in Alberta:
   • Gov't of Alberta poster - invasive aquatic plants
   • Cows and Fish Invasive Plants Fact Sheet
   • Costs and Threats of Invasive Species to Alberta’s Natural Resources - Alberta Research Council 2004
   • 2008-09 Workplan for the Alberta Interdepartmental Invasive Alien Species Working Group (note: RAT refers to Risk Assessment Tool, a questionnaire-based means of assessing risks posed by invasive species, in support of response-planning)
   • Listing of Invasive Aquatic Species in Alberta - 2007
4. Information on the Clearwater / North Raven rivers potential channel-merging situation:
   • Update: RT Parking Lot Item (April 08 #3) - Clearwater/North Raven Channel Merging Situation
5. Follow this link to Alberta Environment and Water’s Information Centre website and a downloadable copy of a report by Golder Associates regarding fish contaminant monitoring studies in Alberta and other jurisdictions:
   • o Water for Life: Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems Overview of Fish Contaminant Monitoring Programs in Jurisdictions and Summary of Alberta Studies
6. Information about the Management of Unwanted Yellow Perch in Stocked Trout Ponds
   • Unwanted Perch Update - Feb 2010 (1 page)
   • List of Lakes with Unwanted Perch Update - Mar 2010 (2 pages)
   • SRD’s response to yellow perch introductions into stocked trout ponds - draft position paper
   • Survey results: unwanted perch in stocked trout lakes
7. Copies of program agreements and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Alberta Conservation Association and Alberta Sustainable Resource Development are available below:
   • ACA/SRD Memorandum of Understanding
   • Wildlife Program Agreement
   • Fisheries Program Agreement
   • Land Management Program Agreement
   • Shared Services Program Agreement
   • Waterfowl Crop Damage Prevention Program Agreement
   • Report-a-Poacher and Compensation Programs Agreement
8. The Alberta Conservation Association provides information their fisheries program on their website:
   • ACA Fisheries Program
   • Fisheries Program 2009-10
9. Fish Stocking and Quality stocked trout fisheries:
   • Proposed Quality Stocked Trout Fisheries Projects - 2010
   • High Quality Stocked Trout Waters that are easy to access
   • Government of Alberta Trout Stocking Program Unit Cost Summary - 2009/10 - Apr 15, 2011 (1 page)
   • Quality Stocked Fishery Survey Background
   • Quality Stocked Fishery Survey Results
   • Quality Stocked Trout Fisheries Presentation
   • Alberta Trout Stocking Program – Stocking Request Form and Supporting Information
   • Fisheries Management Branch DRAFT Position Paper on Provision of Quality Fisheries on Stocked Trout Lakes
   • Presentation: Alberta’s Walleye Culture and Stocking Program
   • SRD Walleye Stocking Program 2007 – Costs to Operate
   • Trout Stocking Costs 2005/06
10. Information on angling licence fees:
    • Comparison of Angling Licensing Costs: A look at Alberta and surrounding jurisdictions - Feb 2010 (1 page)
    • Process for reviewing angling licence fees
    • Comparison of angling licence fees across Canada, 2008
    • Comparison of senior’s angling licence fees across Canada, 2008
    • Licensing Anglers in Alberta
11. The My Wild Alberta website provides information on summer and winter kill in Alberta waterbodies.
    • Summer & Winter Kill
12. Information about the Management of Competitive Fishing Events
    • Summary of CFE Mortality Study - Mar 2010 (12 pages)
    • CFE Management Update - Feb 2010 (1 Page)
    • CFE Management: Issues and Solutions list - (2 pages)
13. Information about subsistence net fishing
    • Metis Fishing Lakes 2000-2007
14. Information about Alberta Environment and Water’s programs
    • Respect our Lakes
    • Environmental Hotline

 

 

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