. Annual report. Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Forests and forestry; Public lands; Wildlife conservation; Natural resources. opportunities for the participants and to maintain a more evenly distributed flow of fish to the market. The reform of the present licensing system is regarded as a major step toward main- taining a viable commercial fishery. From the 92 lakes open to commer- cial fishing during 1985/86, the catch was million kilograms of fish, with a value to fishermen of $ million (Figure 13). This was an increase of approximately million kilograms of fish o
. Annual report. Alberta. Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife; Forests and forestry; Public lands; Wildlife conservation; Natural resources. opportunities for the participants and to maintain a more evenly distributed flow of fish to the market. The reform of the present licensing system is regarded as a major step toward main- taining a viable commercial fishery. From the 92 lakes open to commer- cial fishing during 1985/86, the catch was million kilograms of fish, with a value to fishermen of $ million (Figure 13). This was an increase of approximately million kilograms of fish over the previous year's catch. The total landed value was $800 000 more than in 1984/85. Increased production and stable international market prices for export grade white- fish were experienced throughout the year. During the 1985/86 fishing season, 15 fish packing and processing estab- lishment licences were issued. Six of these establishments also held licences from the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation which permitted them to market fish within the province. These dealers moved 108 000 kilograms of fish to markets within Alberta. The main thrust in wildlife in 1985/86 was in international waterfowl planning, species management plans (for elk, moose, sheep, caribou, antelope, deer and pheasants), up- dating the nuisance wildlife policy, developing and executing a telephone hunter questionnaire, preparation of a draft fur management plan, a threat- ened species management paper and a non-game strategy paper. Changes in the 1985/86 hunting season were made following extensive public discussions. The simplified regulations will help maintain a sound resources management system while providing a more understandable format. Big game and bird game licence sales for the year are shown in Figure 14. Studies continued on wildlife, particularly bighorn sheep, in the Mount Allan area, site of the 1988 Winter Olympics. Radio collars were placed on numerous sheep to deter- mine their
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