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BC
Sportfishing Group is committed to the environment
and creating a sustainable fishing industry. For BCSFG
this commitment is
key
as our product is the environment. Accordingly, BCSFG
has developed a strategy of focusing on sustainability
and environmental awareness. The company plays a
leading role in Sturgeon and Salmon conservation
initiatives. Guides help to educate Anglers on the
importance of environmental awareness.
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BC Sportfishing group is a member of the Fraser
River Sturgeon Conservation Society.
Besides tagging more Sturgeon than any other
Guiding company in the Fraser Valley BCSFG works
closely with Society and it's chairman
Rick Hansen in conducting ongoing
research into the overall health of Sturgeon
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BCSFG's CEO, Tony Nootebos is the Vice
President of the Fraser Valley Angling Guides
Association, and a certified Captain with the
International Game Fish Association. He is actively
involved with environmental sustainability and currently
is on the Board of the Sturgeon Conservation Society, is
a member of the Fraser River Salmon Table Society and
has been involved with a number of Government
roundtables discussing fish stocks and recreational
fishing.
BC
Sport fishing Group is a member of the Fraser River
Sturgeon Conservation Society and is dedicated to the
Society's tagging program. All guides are expected
to tag fish accordingly. The best practices document
sent out by MOE must be followed during the tagging and
handling of all sturgeon. Some of the main points in the
best practices code are:
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Do not use rope on any part of a sturgeon including
the tail!
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Do not lift a fish that is larger than 5 feet into
the boat!
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Do not try to hold or lift a sturgeon by the mouth
or pectoral fins. If you cannot lift the fish into
the boat without using the mouth or pectoral fin
then try to scan the sturgeon along the side of the
boat and try to get a close estimate of length at
the very least. The other option is going to the
shore to tag the fish in a proper manor.
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Always be sure there is enough water in the sling
when tagging or bringing sturgeon into the boat.
This is an area that Erin Stoddard suggested to be
very important!
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