Fishery Notice
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam
Subject:
FN1020-Geoduck and Horse Clam - Sectoral Committee Meeting
The annual Geoduck and Horse Clam Sectoral committee meeting is being held October 8, 2015, in Nanaimo. We will be discussing the draft 2016 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. This meeting is to discuss the 2016 Geoduck and Horse Clam season. The fishery occurs in rotation for both the inside of Vancouver Island and North Coast licensing areas. The West Coast of Vancouver Island is fished on an annual basis and can occur in Pacific Fisheries Management Areas (PFMA) 20-27 and 124. For 2015 the rotational areas scheduled to be fished could include: North Coast: Portions of PFMA's 4 and 6 through 10; Inside Vancouver Island could include Portions of PFMA's 12, 14, through 17 and 29. For more information on scheduled fishing areas please contact me at 250 756-7271 or by email: erin.wylie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. To ensure adequate seating room at the upcoming meeting, please notify me if you wish to participate. An agenda will be sent upon request. The draft 2016 management plan will be circulated for review in October. For your reference, the 2015 Geoduck and Horse Clam Integrated Fisheries Management Plan is available from the Department in hard copy or through the Internet at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/355041.pdf FOR MORE INFORMATION: Erin Wylie (250) 756-7271
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1020
Sent September 11, 2015 at 1316
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