Fishery Notice

Effective October 6, 2014 until further notice, you may not retain sockeye 
salmon in the following waters:

- Areas 11, 111, 12 and 13 (Queen Charlotte Sound, Queen Charlotte Strait, 
Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage);

- Areas 14 to 19 (Strait of Georgia); 

- Area 20 (Juan de Fuca Strait);

- Areas 121 and 123 to 127 (West Coast of Vancouver Island); 

- Subarea 28-1, 28-2, and 28-7 (portions of Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet);

- Area 29 (Strait of Georgia and Fraser River downstream of Mission BC). 

VO No. 2014-455

Notes:

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal 
waters of British Columbia.  

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 "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the 
adipose fin.

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery 
program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and 
coho salmon.  Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for 
coast-wide stock assessment.  Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program 
toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

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.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 
1-(866)431-FISH (3474).


FOR MORE INFORMATION:  

Contact your local DFO Office
	

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1098
Sent October 3, 2014 at 1503

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