Fishery Notice

The following management measures are required to reduce fishing impacts on 
Yelloweye rockfish. 

North coast Waters (Areas 1 to 10 and 101 to 110, 130 and 142)
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Effective April 1, 2016 until further notice the daily limit for rockfish is 
five (5) per day in the aggregate of which only two (2) may be Yelloweye 
rockfish.

South Coast waters (Areas 11, 20-1 to 20-4, 21 to 27, 121 and 123 to 127)
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Effective April 1, 2016 until further notice the daily limit for rockfish is 
three (3) per day in the aggregate of which only one (1) may be Yelloweye 
Rockfish.

These measures will be in place for 2016 and assessed at the end of year as to 
how they met the overall fishery objectives.

Variation Order 2016-74


Note: Special limits apply for groundfish in Pacific Rim National Park.

The exceptions to these openings are:

Areas 121:
No person shall fish for or retain halibut, rockfish and lingcod in Area 121 
outside the 12 nautical mile limit seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees 
34.000 minutes and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes W and continues south easterly at 
a bearing of 116 degrees True to a point at 48 degrees 28.327 minutes and 125 
degrees 01.687 minutes W.

Area 121:
Closed to all finfish, year round in the waters of Swiftsure Bank, inside a 
line from 48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 125 degrees 06.00 minutes W, thence to 
48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 124 degrees 54.20 minutes W, thence to 48 
degrees 29.62 minutes N and 124 degrees 43.40 minutes W, thence following the 
International Boundary between Canada and the U.S. to 48 degrees 29.55 minutes 
N and 124 degrees 56.20 minutes W, thence in a straight line to the point of 
commencement.  

Note: Rockfish Conservations Areas (RCA's) remain in effect - refer to the 
following website for descriptions:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/restricted-restreint/rca-acs-eng.htm


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
 
Contact: Brad Beaith 250-756-7190 or John Webb 250-627-3409 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0205
Sent March 18, 2016 at 1003

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