Fishery Notice

This notice amends FN1092 to correct the First Nation communities authorized to 
fish in this fishery.  The full amended fishery notice follows.    


A commercial economic opportunity fishery is authorized for Aitchelitz, Cheam, 
Kwaw-kwaw-apilt, Peters, Shxwha:y Village, Shxw'ow'hamel, Skowkale, Skwah, 
Soowahlie, Squiala, Sumas, Tzeachten, Yakweakwioose and the Yale First Nation 
for chum salmon using beach seines in the Fraser River. 

This fishery is open daily for beach seines from 08:00 hours to 16:00 hours 
Thursday October 19 to Friday October 20, 2017 in the following area: portions 
of Area 29 and Region 2, the mainstem of the Fraser River from the Kanaka Creek 
to Hope Bridge.

Only individuals designated by the Aitchelitz, Cheam, Kwaw-kwaw-apilt, Peters, 
Shxwha:y Village, Shxw'ow'hamel, Skowkale, Skwah, Soowahlie, Squiala, Sumas, 
Tzeachten, , Yakweakwioose and the Yale First Nation are authorized to 
participate in this fishery.  All aspects of the communal licence will be 
enforced. Fish harvesters are advised to contact their band for a copy of the 
conditions of their fishing licence.  

Notes:

The target species in this fishery is chum salmon. Retention of hatchery marked 
coho salmon (i.e. fish with a healed scar in place of the adipose fin) caught 
incidentally is also permitted.  There will be non-retention of chinook, 
sockeye, pink, wild coho salmon (i.e. adipose fin is present), steelhead and 
sturgeon.  Opportunities to harvest chum salmon will be constrained by 
management objectives for Interior Fraser steelhead which is a stock of concern 
presently co-migrating in the Fraser River.  All non-target species will be 
released back to the water alive and unharmed.

It is mandatory that all salmon retained under the authority of this licence be 
transported to the nearest landing station and made available for inspection.  
A monitor shall be present during all landing of catch to record the number and 
weight of each species of salmon delivered. 

For more information call Sheldon Evers, Resource Manager, Fraser and Interior 
Area at (604) 666-8049.

Environment Canada (EC) is monitoring seabird by-catch to determine potential 
impact on bird populations under current fishing effort and bird numbers.  
Fishers are requested to submit all dead birds entangled in nets to EC for 
species confirmation and DNA analysis to determine the colony of origin.  
Please call your local charter patrol to organize pick-up, drop carcasses off 
at a local DFO office, or contact EC directly by calling the EC Reporting Line 
1-866-431-2473 (BIRD).  Label birds with date, time, location and vessel name 
(skipper name isn't needed). Handle birds with gloves, double bag dead birds, 
store on ice. For more information contact Laurie Wilson 
(laurie.wilson@ec.gc.ca, 604-862-8817.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1093
Sent October 18, 2017 at 1528

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