Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN0487-RECREATIONAl - Salmon - Fraser River Chinook - Areas 18, 19 and 29 - Amendment to Recreational Fishery Management Actions - June, 14, 2014 - Amendment to FN0477
Amendment to FN 0477: Update to Management Zone and appropriate management actions. The full corrected version of the notice follows. The Department has continued to monitor catches of chinook in the Albion test fishery to assess returns of Fraser River Spring 5-2 and Summer 5-2 chinook. Based on a preliminary assessment of the most recent test fishery information, the estimated abundance of Fraser Spring 5-2 and Summer 5-2 chinook will be between 45 and 85 thousand chinook (zone 2 management). Information on the final in-season estimate of abundance will be provided on June 16, 2014. Management measures for the recreational fishery in portions of Areas 18, 19 and 29 are outlined below. June 14 to July 18, 2014 management actions: Effective 00:01 hours June 14 , 2014 until 23:59 hours July 18, 2014 in the following waters: - Subareas 18-1 to 18-6, 18-9 and 18-11, and - Subarea 19-5, and - that portion of Subareas 29-4 and 29-5 that lies south of a line from a point on the east side of Valdes Island located at 49.05.562N/123.39.989W then extending 57 degrees True for 5 nautical miles to a point at 49.08.316N/123.33.669W. The daily limit is two (2) chinook salmon per day of which only one (1) may be greater than 67 cm. The minimum size limit in these areas is 62 cm in length. Variation Order: 2014-288 Notes: 1. Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped (Hatchery Marked)chinook and coho salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program at (866) 483-9994 for further information. The location of the Head Recovery Depots can be found at the following site: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tag-etiquette/prize-prix-eng.htm 2. Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye. These fish are hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye. The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. 3. Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia. This includes all species of fish in the Fraser River. 4. Rockfish Conservation Areas that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin fishing. Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.htm 5. Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at: (800) 465-4336. 6. For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at: (866) 431-FISH. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the local DFO office in your area for further information.
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0487
Sent June 13, 2014 at 1620
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