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