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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-12-26, Page 8PAGE 8--GODDRICH SIGNAL STAR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26,1984 "Ik HEART of DOWNTOWN VARNA" FLOWERS FOR TODAY GIFTS FOREVER 1661fIE SQUARE. GOUERIE H PHONE 524-8761 [servings and Sunders phone 129-727,1. "TOWN AND CDUNTRY BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE HERE...Pi-ONE 524-2614 The primary chorus of St. Joseph's Community School in Kin bridge performs 'Magic Penny' and 'The Chipmunk Song' for Ronald L. McDonald CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 47 CHURCH ST.. 524-6253 Goderich, Ontario 1 NOW AVAILABLE TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE For mere information CALL: 524-2648 1 Durst, Vodden & Bender CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 37 West Street Goderich, Ont. 524-2011 MOBILE WASH UNITS for your hard to get of CLEANING REQUIREMENTS GARDINER'S MOBILE WASH -IT Goderich 524-6031 D.B. Palmer Doctor of Chiropractic 73 Montreal St. Goderich 524-4555 Queen St. Blyth 523-9321 R.W. 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Paints & Wallpaper Fishing, Hunting Licences 8'4 Kr gs'ton St Goderich GODERICH }NERDY SEAL' AND INSULATION Complete insulation of attics. basements, walls Sealing & removal of UFFI Ener seal draft.proofing of home GOVERNMENT GRANTS AVAILABLE 37 KINGSTQN ST. , GODERICH 524-2311 oilt-of.town call collect replacement windows ventilation of attic humidity problems solved FREE ESTIMATES a>' MacGillivray & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS RONALD E. TAKALO, C.A. RESIDENT PARTNER 40 THE SQUARE, \ 524-2677 GODERICH, ONT. MONTRE AL OTTAWA TORONTO MISSISSA U('.A ST CATHARINES PORT COLBORNE BR A M PTON BURLINGTON HAMILTON LISTOWEL GODERtCH WINNIPEG V ANCOUVFR p' the school's annual Christmas concert held Monday evening. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Th uotas damagin BY PATRICK RAF TIS Fis ng quotas, imposed on Great Lakes co I ercial fishermen as of March 1, 1984, have . d a damaging effect on area com- meroi.l fishing operations, says Huron County Commercial Fisherman's Associa- tion President Ron Moody. Moody, who owns Captain Fat's,. a com- mercial fishing operation in Goderich, says the quotas, combined with a number of other factors, have made this a difficult year for his operation. "We just came out of the crunch from high interest ifates and we get right into these quotas,' says Moody. Also, plans to expand. the Goderich Harbor may force him to reloca a his business and new regulations enforced by the coast guard could require him and other commercial fishermen to purchase some expensive saftey equipment. This combination of tribulations has Moody concerned about the fate of the fishing industry. "Quite frankly, we probably won't be able to survive," he said. In many cases, the quotas, which are based on past 'performances of fishing boats, have drastically reduced the size of catch fishermen are allowed. Before the quotas were imposed, Moody said he could catch 70,000 to 80,000 whitefish in a year, but the provincial government set his quota at 12,000. He is now allowed to catch only 40,000 perch, where he once caught 60,000 to 70,000. Although a court decision earlier this year ruled the ministry does not have the right to impose quotas, they are still in ef- fect, pending a decision by the Supreme Court of Ontario on an appeal launched by the ministr"- horeiille Decor The Decorating People Since 1935 TOUR COMPLETE DECORATING CENTRE wall coverings paint • stains ct binefrefinishing des SUNWORT-HY , YF S YOt. CAN WAI I1,(MRINI, Proprietor: Don Larder Suncoast Mall 397 Bayfield Rd. Goderich, Ontario S'.24-‘:2232 to fish industry Despite their objet ions, fir an have been adhering to t quotas. ,y "There have been no charges ith respect to quotas on ,Lake Huron," said Blake Evans, of the Wingham office of the Ministry of Natural Resouces. Moody blames natural. resouces minister Alan Pope for the current disagreement between fishermen and government. . "It's time for us to look for a minister who's going to help the small businessman, rather than create pro- blems," he says. Pope, says Moody, is playing the com- mercial • fishermen against the sports fishermen, creating an unnecessary sense of competition. The minister is ac- complishing this by bad handling of government funds alloted to the fishing in- dustry, he said. • "Back in 1981, Pope was- given four million dollars to modernize the commer- cial fishing industry," says Moody. Much ' of the money was used to buy up all but two of the fisheries in the Georgian Bay area, Moody, stated. This action "mads a haven for sports fishermen," he says. Moody maintains the quotas are un- necessary for Lake Huron fishermen. There are only 38 active licences for fishing in Lake Huron; while there are 198 in Lake Erie. "The lakes/are in better shape than they've been r the last 10 years." he says, adding, "The problem is still in Lake Erie". Owners of fishing operations are not the only ones affected by the quotas, says Moody. The number of workers employed by the industry is reducing along with the number of fish caught. Last year Captain Fat's employed 29 workers, while this year, only 15 were employed. Consu„}7ier°s will also be hurt in the long run, he says. "In the end, the ordinary per- son will pay more for the fish," says Moody. Pope, says Moody, is playing the com- mercial fishermen against the sports fishermen, creating an unnecessary sense of competition while using government funds alloted to the fishing industry. "Back in 1981, Pope was given four million dollars to modernize the commer- cial fishing industry," says Moody. Much of the money was used to buy up all but two of the fisheries in the Georgian Bay area, Moody stated. This action "made a haven for sports fishermen," he says. Moody maintains the quotas are un- necessary for Lake Huron fishermen. There are .only 38 active licences for fishing in Lake Huron; while there are 198 in Lake Erie. "The lakes are in better shape than they've been in the last 10 years.'.' he says, adding, "The problem is still in Lake Erie". Owners of fishing operations are not the only ones affected by the quotas, says Moody. The number of workers employed by the industry is reducing along with the numb r of fish caught. Last year Captain Fat's employed 29 workers, while 'this year, only 15 were employed. /Consumers will also be hurt in the long run, he says. "In the end, the ordinary per- son will pay more for the fish," says Moody. 't III /�j lU J22.1.1.0 1,\ t' /Y/ ). 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