Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Sea Urchin - Red
Subject:
FN1019-COMMERCIAL - Red Sea Urchin - South Coast - Opening - Areas 12


Opening 00:01 hours September 12, 2015 in the following Management Areas:

Summary:
12E, Blackfish Sound
12F, Deserter Island
12G, Wells Pass
12H, Northern Johnstone Strait
Variation Order No. 2015-460

Fishery Continues:
17, Nanaimo
18a, Sidney
18b, Mayne / Saturna Island
19, Victoria
20, Sooke
Variation Order No. 2015-368


DETAILS:
12E, Blackfish Sound	
Subareas 12-5, 12-6, 12-20, 12-26.  Note Numas Islands closure listed in the 
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan

12F, Deserter Island	
That portion of Subarea 12-13 east of a line starting at Davey Rock then 
running to 51deg 04.43min north latitude, 127deg 38.084min west longitude.

12G, Wells Pass	
Subareas 12-7, 12-38 to 12-42.  Note Numas Island closure listed in the 
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan

12H, Northern Johnstone Strait
Subareas 12-1 to 12-3, 12-21 to 12-24

NOTES:
North Coast areas are indentified on separate Fishery Notices.

See the 2013/16 Red Sea Urchin Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) for 
a more details.

For more information contact Erin Wylie (250) 756-7271

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1019
Sent September 11, 2015 at 1314