Parasitic sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) found in salmon farms are rapidly killing off nearby wild salmon, according to researchers from the University of Alberta, Dalhousie University and the Salmon Coast Field Station in Echo Bay, B.C. Infection levels in wild juvenile salmon near the farms were 73 times higher than normal.The researchers predict that unless fish farms change their location or procedures, wild pink salmon numbers will drop 99% within eight years. The study will be published in today’s issue of the journal Science. [CBC News | University of Alberta | Science Daily] [ boatinginCanada.com | boating in Canada News & Archives ]

Jigging With Pilchard Jigs For Bottom Fish
If you are the average live bait fisherman that relies on the live bait to find the fish for you, then you don’t know what you are missing when the bite is slow.  Sometimes it just takes one bait of constant movement throughout different depths… (Read More)

Slow Trolling Live Bait
If you are going offshore fishing, then live bait should be in your arsenal for effective fishing.  Pilchards, Goggle Eyes, Ballyhoo, Herrings, and Blue Runners make excellent baits to slowly troll behind your boat. When slow trolling… (Read More)

Kite fishing Instructional How To
Kite fishing ArticleWritten by Capt. Andy Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale fishing Charters Many different styles of fishing have originated in the hopes of catching sailfish, sharks, and other… (Read More)

Pleasure Craft Operator Card changes
Transport Canada is moving to restore credibility to the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) program by tightening up testing standards requiring boat operators to prove competency to operate a boat. The program has been plagued by problems, with reports of various abuses. Currently, “approved trainers” charge fees to take a multiple-choice exam of 36 questions (on 149 key learning points) and provide the government card if you pass. Changes promised include more auditing, new rules for exams, a national registry of card holders, and possibly a tougher exam.All boat operators in Canada require the card is by the fall of 2009. About two million of Canada’s estimated seven million boaters already carry the card that is supposed to certify them as safe, knowledgeable mariners. The card is good for life. [Globe and Mail 07Aug4 | PCOC information] [ boatinginCanada.com | boating in Canada News & Archives ]

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