2022 Multi Species Madness - British Columbia - Saltwater Edition event

July 1, 2022 @ 6 am to September 5, 2022 @ 6 pm 

EVENT RULES

1. Getting Started

1. The Multi Species Madness - British Columbia - Saltwater Edition is an online tournament run through Angler’s Atlas website and their mobile app MyCatch.

2. Anyone can participate in the Multi Species Madness - British Columbia - Saltwater Edition and it is for all ages. Registration is currently only able to support individual registration. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants must login to their own account to submit their catches through the manage accounts feature.

3. This event is free to enter the tournament. 

4. Catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app for approval.

5. In order for catches to be sent properly, you must use the same login email and password for both the Angler’s Atlas website and the MyCatch app.

6. All contestants must register for the tournament via this URL: https://www.anglersatlas.com/tournament/569/multi-species-madness-british-columbia-saltwater-edition-2022

7. You will receive an automatic email confirming that you have entered the tournament and that your payment has gone through.

8. Once accepted into the tournament, download the free MyCatch mobile app which is available for both iOS (Apple App Store) and Android (Google Play Store) and login to activate the tournament on the app using the same login email and password that you used to register in the tournament.

9. By participating in this event your name may be publicly visible.

10. Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the tournament will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.

11. A great resource to refer to is our How To Register For A Tournament video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3PzcIoGo4&t=8s

2. Catch Reporting Rules

1. For this event, we encourage catch and release but it is not mandatory. You must follow all regulations pertaining to possession limits.

2. This event is for all species of fish coming from salt water. It does not include any Crustaceans or Shellfish 

3. In order for each catch to qualify, a photograph of the fish on a measuring device must be taken using the MyCatch app (ie. photos cannot be uploaded from a photo gallery or other source). NOTE: For all fish exceeding 80 cm, simply submit a photo showing the whole fish as best as you can for species identification

4. All contestants must have GPS/location services enabled on your cell phone for their catches to qualify. Your location data will be protected. For more information, see details below.

5. The photo must be taken from a birds-eye view looking down on the fish. 

6. All fish must be measured (under 80 cm) with your choice of measuring device.

7. Tournament organizers reserve the right to adjust entries.

8. The mouth is allowed to be open, closed, or anywhere in between, so long as the fish meets the other above requirements.

9. A second photo, often called the Hero Shot, may also be submitted using the app but it is optional for this event. 

10. A third option is the submission of a live video release of the fish. This is also not mandatory but there may be prizes added for the event for the best release video’s submitted.

11. For species diversity categories, the photo must show the entire fish so it can be identified by tournament organizers.

12. The app works out of cell range, and catches will synchronize with the server once the user opens the app when back in cell range, or via a wifi signal. Photos are date, time, and location stamped to the moment that they are taken. If the catches are not synced by the prizing deadline, they will not qualify for prizes.

13. Catches that are submitted will be reviewed for approval at least once per day during the week. Our Catch Approval Team made up of trained biology students will be reviewing and approving all fish. Once the submissions are reviewed and approved, they appear immediately on the appropriate leaderboard(s). DO NOT EXPECT to see entries show up immediately after you log them.

14. A great resource is the MyCatch video that shows how to complete an entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqwbAFFQE-w

3. Tournament Location and Times

1. Tournament boundaries are within the salt waters off the coast of BC and include the Fishing Areas.

2. The tournament runs from:

Friday, July 1, 2022 starting at 6 am (Pacific times) through to

Monday, September 5, 2022 at  6 pm

3. All catches made within the start and end times must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times to qualify.

4. At the discretion of the tournament director, tournament days may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.

4. Awards &  Prizes

1. This event will have prizes only. There will be no cash payouts. Prizes will be listed as they become available on the tournament website: https://www.anglersatlas.com/tournament/569/multi-species-madness-british-columbia-saltwater-edition-2022  

2. Awards will be announced on or by September 9, 2022 and anglers will be contacted directly using the contact information provided in the tournament registration process.

3. In the case of a tie, the tie break will go to the person with the highest number of fish reported. If a tie still exists, the tie break will be the time of the first fish recorded.

4. Anglers have up to 60 days to claim their prize. Anglers that do not claim their prize within this period forfeit their prize.

5. This is a Divisional Tournament, your division will be selected via fishing Management areas set up in the regulations.

6. Best Release Video Prizes

• Tournament anglers take a video of the fish release using the "Add a Release Video" feature on the app when reporting your catch.

• Our Catch Team will review all videos submitted and those that pass our internal review for good fish handling will be posted to our Facebook page on Mondays.

• Once on our Facebook page, anyone can review the videos and like their favorite video.

• Video’s with the most ORGANIC likes (ie. the likes you receive without the use of the promotions) will win a prize, as listed in the tournament prize section and as they become available.

• Only one conservation prize can be won per participant

• Videos showing the release of Rockfish must show the use of a descending device. 

5. Other Rules

1. By registering and participating in the tournament, all participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations they have received as set out in the Multi Species Madness - British Columbia - Saltwater Edition tournament event rules. 

2. Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. This is an individual tournament, so you cannot enter as a partnership or team, and under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler. Anglers are free to fish alone or with other tournament or non-tournament anglers, but each registered angler may only enter their own fish on their own app.

3. All fish entered for this event must be caught via angling i.e. using hook, line, rod and reel. At no time will fish caught by non angling (i.e. use of traps, trap nets or cages) be allowed to be entered. Usage of a landing net to land a hooked fish is allowed.

4. Each contestant must have in their possession a valid fishing license for their respective jurisdiction or be exempt under regulations of their jurisdiction.

5. Each contestant must conform to the fishing rules and regulations that are in place for the jurisdiction in which they are fishing.

6. Promoters and organizers assisting in the tournament operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.

7. Any angler found to be cheating will be disqualified from the tournament. Angler’s Atlas also reserves the right to ban anglers from competing in future events.

8. All rules have loopholes. It is our intention to provide an honest sportsmanlike tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded the spirit of the rule will prevail in all judgments.

9. All questions or concerns relating to the rules of this tournament are to be referred to the Organizer or their designated committee. Their decision will be final in all cases. No other person can be considered a spokesman for the rules during the tournament. The contact person for this event is Angler’s Atlas Catch Approval Team  and can be reached by email [email protected] (please include the name of the event in your email).

10. Any contestant has the right to make a protest against another contestant by contacting an Organizer through email and must be completed and presented within 1 hour of the close of the tournament. Their decision will be final in all cases. A $50.00 dollar protest fee may need to accompany the protest. The fee will be returned if the protest is found to be valid.

11. All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.

12. All photo and video submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas for future use.

6. Data Privacy and Fisheries Research

“Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. So what does this mean in practice?

1. Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data to the public. It is treated as confidential and is provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.

2. Every research team we work with must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data.

3. Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.

4. Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.

5. Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement. 

6. Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it has to be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered. 

7. Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.

These data privacy rules are designed to protect our angler’s private data, to conserve the fisheries, and to make sure we maintain a trusting relationship with our anglers into the future. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to Angler’s Atlas President directly by email ([email protected]).