Fishery Notice

As outlined in the 2015 South Coast Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) 
for salmon, the Department is continuing to explore the option of pooling 
arrangements for low effort (participation) fisheries at specified harvest 
amounts of Fraser sockeye when available Total Allowable Catch (TAC) levels are 
insufficient for a full fleet fishery to occur.  

All Area E gill net vessel owners/licence eligibility holders are eligible to 
voluntarily sign up for a pool.  A minimum of 5 licences per pool are required 
for participation in the demonstration fishery; these pools will be used for 
any Area E demonstration fishery opening for sockeye in 2015.  Only the 
designated fishing vessel within each pool will be issued quota and be eligible 
to harvest fish in the demonstration pool fishery. Those who do not sign up to 
participate in a pool will not be eligible to harvest in any sockeye 
demonstration pool fishery opening that may occur in 2015.  
 
Guidelines and additional information, including Area E demonstration pool 
fishery forms are available by contacting Barbara Mueller; contact information 
is provided in this notice.  In order to accommodate pre-season planning 
timelines, vessel owners/licence eligibility holders are strongly encouraged to 
obtain their demonstration fishery package as soon as possible.  

Please note that the deadline for submitting all 2015 Area E demonstration pool 
fishery forms is Friday, July 31.  All registration forms must be submitted to 
Barbara Mueller, Resource Manager, Lower Fraser Area by this deadline; forms 
received after the deadline will not be eligible for participation in Area E 
2015 demonstration pool fisheries.  The list of designated vessels eligible to 
participate in the 2015 demonstration pool fisheries will be announced by 
Fishery Notice following the July 31, 2015 deadline.

Harvest plans will be consistent with objectives to protect stocks of concern 
and allocation priorities outlined in the South Coast Salmon Integrated 
Fisheries Management Plan(IFMP). Demonstration fisheries may be curtailed or 
may not proceed subject to conservation constraints, including concerns for by-
catch of other species.

Recorded updates for Area E fleet are available at (604) 666-2828.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Barbara Mueller,
Resource Manager 
DFO Lower Fraser Area
Tel: (604)666-2370
Email: barbara.mueller@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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