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Business Opportunities CHILEAN PATAGONIA SEAKAYAKING CENTER FOR SALE BY OWNER. Completely outfitted, custom built lodge, dock and 3 bedroom challet on a beautiful seafront 6 acre property. www.seakayakchile.com/onsale. Email: altue@seakayakchile.com. GLACIER BAY ALASKA KAYAK OUTFITTING BUSINESS FOR SALE Always wanted to move to Alaska? Here’s your ticket. Since 1996, Sea Otter Kayak has been outfitting paddlers for adventures into Glacier Bay National Park & beyond. Business is operating & fully equipped. Asking US$62,500. Call Maureen or Ed at 907-226- 2338 for more info. Kayaks WANTED: We’ll buy your kevlar Current Designs Libra XT (used double). Please call Art at 250-595-2559. FOR SALE: Feathercraft K-1 Expedition. Much loved, very good condition: 250-725- 2484. FOR SALE: Kevlar Necky Arluk 2. Mint condition! $2800 firm. Options, spray skirt and paddle float for $50, graphite paddle for $150. Call Deb in Victoria at 250-383-5487. FOR SALE: 2002 Current Design Solstice GTS, red & ivory, hardly used. Asking $3000 OBO Accessories extra. Call 250-753-7234 FOR SALE: Seaward Southwind K2—$2500 US. Seaward Tyee K1—$2000 US. Both high volumn expedition kayaks in good condition. 800-616-1943 info@seakayakadventures.com All ads in WaveLength appear in both the PRINT and WEB editions. NEWS MORATORIUM LIFTED In mid-September the BC government announced the lifting of the seven year moratorium on the expansion of fish farms in BC and said it will provide millions of dollars of assistance to the industry for ‘research’. This has led to a storm of protest. Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, has announced that the UBCIC categorically rejects the government’s move to lift the moratorium within First Nations territories. “We have witnessed the negative impacts of the existing fish farms and the devastation those non-indigenous aquaculture operations inflict on our First Nations people, the marine environment, and the entire fishing industry,” stated Chief Phillip. Thousands upon thousands of escaped Atlantic salmon displace wild indigenous salmon from their traditional waters and spawning grounds, Chief Phillip said. “With the wild salmon fishery already in jeopardy, there is now an even greater potential for our wild stocks to be completely wiped out”. “These farmed fish are force fed drugs that poison and destroy local marine life. In addition, the outbreak of terminal disease within the farmed fish population is on the increase. Effluent from fish contaminates shellfish and wild stocks, and poses a great threat to the environment. The health of our First Nations people as well as the consumer public is at stake”. Chief Phillip has demanded a full review on the impacts of fish farming industry be undertaken in consultation with First Nations people. “We are not merely a ‘stake holder’ with special interests. Fishing is and will continue to be an aboriginal right. As First Nations people, we will honor our responsibility to the fishery with an undeniable zero tolerance approach”. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs was established in 1969. www. ubcic.bc.ca. PINK SALMON CRASHING At press time there appears to have been a near-total collapse of pink salmon in BC’s Broughton Archipelago, likely the result of the sea lice epidemic there last year. Most of the runs “have resoundly crashed”, says Alexandra Morton. The Ahta River run, for example, has dropped from 48,000 fish to just 220. Results from the Broughton rivers to date show a drop from 3.6 million fish in 2000 (the broodyear of these fish), down to 33,220 this year, a drop of over 99%! Pinks are very susceptible to sea lice, but in a natural setting there would no adult infested salmon in the inlets at the time pink salmon smolts migrate to the sea. Unfortunately, it appears that fish farm net pens in these areas last year passed lethal levels of lice to the outflowing pink smolts. It was Alexandra Morton’s research last year, that showed pink salmon smolts were heavily infested with sea lice. Morton says that in future, fish farms on the wild migration routes must be left fallow till the pinks have gone to sea, because, as she says, the pinks “cannot sustain another hit like this without going extinct”. News continued on p. 42 North Island Kayak Rentals & Tours Two Locations: Telegraph Cove and the Port Hardy Adventure Center Anchorage Marina has a great inventory of Current Designs kayaks and friendly staff to help you choose the right kayak for you. Check out our expanded kayaking accessories department. Try before you buy! 1520 Stewart Ave., Nanaimo, BC. Phone: 250-754-5585 WWW.ANCHORAGEBOATS.COM 1-6 day Guided Trips & Rentals Toll Free 877-949-7707 nikayak@island.net www.KayakBC.ca 40 www.WaveLengthMagazine.com October/November 2002
Great Gear, New Kayaks Airzone Recreation Inc. has patented the Pneumatic tent pole technology. It is by far the easiest tent in the world to set-up and take down. These tents will completely selferect (CO 2 cartridge 8 seconds, air tank 20 seconds, bicycle pump 45 seconds) and deflate by releasing the valve. Live demo at www.airzonerecreation.com. The Aqua Quest Canyon Duffel is essential for anybody involved in water-related activities or adventure travel. It has compression straps on both top and sides to secure your load. Additional features include a roll-down watertight closure system, RF-welded seams, and a padded nonslip detachable shoulder strap. Makes a great gift for the traveller on your list! Weight: 1.1 kg. Fabric: 620 gm. Vinyl. Capacity: 50 litres. Price: $83.99 Cdn. Phone: 604-970-2890. info@venturequest.net. Web: www.venturequest.net. Paddle Costa Rica North Water’s Expedition Deck Bag, Peaked Deck Bag and Paddle Floats are now available with a Radar Enhancing Fabric. Kayakers often travel in low light and unpredictable weather conditions such as rain and/ or fog. Kayaks, given their low profile and non-metallic construction, are poor radar targets. Suggested retail prices: Expedition Deck Bag $83 US, the others $53 US. northwater @northwater.com, 604-264- 0820 The Mark II Kayak, from Long Haul Folding Kayaks features a beautiful laminated birch and ash hardwood frame, stainless steel fittings, and claims to have the finest cotton and hypalon hull in the world. It comes equipped with rudder assembly, travel bags and spraycover. Boat package options are: Classic, Expedition and Quattro. Ph: 970- 856-3662. www.longhaulfoldingkayaks. com. Long Haul Products, 1685-2075 Drive Cedaredge, CO, USA 81413. Books The Good Alternative Travel Guide by Mark Mann with Zainem Ibraham, Earthscan Publications 2002. ISBN 1-85383-837-3, softcover, B&W, 246 pp If you’re looking for an exotic holiday adventure and wish to support the local culture, economy and environment, this is the book for you. It explains the principles of ‘community-based tourism’ and lists hundreds of guest houses and tours, with full contact details to help you arrange your holiday. These tours benefit local people and help preserve nature while offering insight into the ‘real’ culture of the area. The Beachcomber’s Guide to Seashore Life of California by J. Duane, Harbour Publishing 2002, ISBN 1-55017-251-4, Softcover, Color, 312 pp. $17.95 US, $28.95 Cdn This beautiful, easy-touse field guide catalogues over 400 animals and plants commonly seen along the California seashore. For each entry, the author (a biologist & photographer) has included the common name, scientific name, color photo, description, size, habitat, range and notes on interesting characteristics. He also includes information on understanding tides, how to view intertidal life in an ecologically responsible manner, and lists over forty of the best beachcombing sites in California. Exceptional, safe, educational sea kayaking adventures in a tropical paradise. Toll Free Canada & US 1-866-747-1884 seascape@nbnet.nb.ca www.seascapekayaktours.com October/November 2002 www.WaveLengthMagazine.com 41
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