Troll Fishermen Left Out Of Fraser River Bonanza, Demand Answers
Troll fishermen from the West Coast of Vancouver Island are calling for an investigation after they were left out of the largest sockeye fishery in nearly 100 years. Kathy Scarfo, president of the Area G Trollers, said Sunday none of the group’s 164 boats were allowed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to participate in the recent Fraser River run, which drew about 34 million salmon and kept seiners and gillnetters busy.
