10-29-2008, 02:45 AM
RE: " Maybe they should form some kind of dedicated fisherman project. If the DWR supplied the equipment , people could work under the direction of one of their agents."
I like this idea. It may not necessarily involve pulling in nets full of carp, but could involve restoring streams and other habitat, helping with studies or sampling, and other tasks that the recovery program may need help with. Dedicated hunters could help for their work requirement and maybe as you say, a dedicated fisherman program could be instituted too for park passes, licenses or other perks.
Would you object if I suggested it for consideration at the next forum meeting?
A couple years ago, I read in a report that JSRIP looked at several possible alternative options for dealing with carp, including bounties. it was determined at the time that it would be a logistical nightmare to distribute bounty funds and also make sure that presented carp were actually from Utah lake and not elsewhere. Also, it was felt the numbers actually killed by bounty fishing and archery was too low to even approach any level of effectiveness.
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I like this idea. It may not necessarily involve pulling in nets full of carp, but could involve restoring streams and other habitat, helping with studies or sampling, and other tasks that the recovery program may need help with. Dedicated hunters could help for their work requirement and maybe as you say, a dedicated fisherman program could be instituted too for park passes, licenses or other perks.
Would you object if I suggested it for consideration at the next forum meeting?
A couple years ago, I read in a report that JSRIP looked at several possible alternative options for dealing with carp, including bounties. it was determined at the time that it would be a logistical nightmare to distribute bounty funds and also make sure that presented carp were actually from Utah lake and not elsewhere. Also, it was felt the numbers actually killed by bounty fishing and archery was too low to even approach any level of effectiveness.
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