CONGRATULATIONS!

Canadian Sablefish Association 2003 Tag Return Winners

February 5, 2004

For the past seven years the Canadian Sablefish Association (CSA) in conjunction with the Department of Fisheries & Oceans has conducted a sablefish tagging program.  In an effort to get the best possible return of tags from fishermen all along the West Coast, the CSA has supported a Rewards Program with the winners receiving either a trip to Mexico or $2,000 cash. 

This years winners were announced at the CSA annual general meeting in January and we would like to congratulate the following:

Bio-sample:

Mr. Gary Poole – MV La Porsche

Tagged Fish:

Ky La (US plant worker)  c/o Bornsteins Seafoods

Chris Gunderson – MV Ocean Pearl

Larry Hillis – MV Haste

Ken Johnson – US trawl skipper

Trent Pitre – Ocean Pearl

MV Nonlion Sugabo

Ben Darling – MV Bold Performance

The importance of tagging programs in tracking and cataloguing the migration of the sablefish is invaluable and we would like to thank these people for their contribution to our continued efforts to protect and conserve our resource.

For more information please contact Eric Wickham at 604-915-9117