There is a South Coast SFAB meeting at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo this weekend!

Nov.19th and 20th
9:00 am till 4:30pm on day one
8:00 am till 3:00 pm on day two


All fisherman and anglers are welcome and encouraged to come and be a part of and show you care about the future of fishing in our waters.



The Sport Fishing Advisory Board (SFAB) has been an advisory body to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) on recreational issues since 1964. In the early years, the SFAB dealt only with salt water sport fishing issues and was made up primarily of representatives from the BC Wildlife Federation and independent anglers (e.g. Roderick Haig-Brown, Lee Straight) appointed by the Minister of the day.

In its current form, the SFAB usually meets twice a year (in the late spring and mid winter) to discuss and advise DFO on recreational fishing plans, recreational fishery regulations, and any areas of concern to the recreational fishing community. The SFAB also considers some issues regarding non-tidal anadromous recreational fisheries.

There are approximately two dozen local community based advisory committees, made up of representatives of local recreational fishing interests. These local committees nominate a representative to the North and South coast regional sub-committees of the SFAB. The regional boards also have representatives from provincial angling advocacy groups (BCWF, SFI, BCFFF, BCFDF) and recreational fishery panel representatives to the Pacific Salmon Commission.