Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Sea Urchin - Red
Subject:
FN1115-COMMERCIAL - Red Sea Urchin - South Coast - Opening - Area 12.


Opening 00:01 hours October 25, 2017 in the following Management Areas:
NOTE: * - change from last season.

SUMMARY:
12K, Port McNeill
Variation Order No. 2017-563

FISHERY CONTINUES:
12E, Blackfish Sound
12L, Stephenson Islets
Variation Order Nos. 2017-521 and -522

2H, Northern Johnstone Strait
13A, Kelsey Bay - Proper
Variation Order No. 2017-505 and -506

13C, Campbell River North
13D, Campbell River East
13E, Cordero Channel
13F, Kelsey Bay - East
13G, Stuart Island
Variation Order No. 2017-496 to -500

14A, Comox
14B, Cape Lazo 
Variation Order Nos. 2017-459 and 2017-460

13H, Campbell River South
13I, South Quadra
17, Nanaimo
Variation Order Nos. 2017-380 to -382

DETAILS:
12K, Port McNeill
a) Subareas 12-4, 12-8, 12-17 and 12-19.  Note Numas Islands closure listed in 
the Integrated Fisheries Management Plan
b) Subarea 12-18 excluding the Stephenson Islets (That portion of Subarea 12-18 
within the following: 50 degrees 34. 45 min north latitude, 126 degrees 50.32 
min west longitude to 50 degrees 35.115 north latitude, 126 degrees 49. 405 
longitude west to 50 degrees 34.270 north latitude, 126 degrees 48.324 west 
longitude to 50 degrees 33.562 north latitude, 126 degrees 49.055 west 
longitude,  to 50 degrees 34.133 north latitude, 126 degrees 50.104 west 
longitude to 50 degrees 34. 45 min north latitude, 126 degrees 50.32 min west 
longitude.

NOTES:
North Coast areas are identified on separate Fishery Notices.

See the 2017/18 Red Sea Urchin Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) for 
a more details.

For more information contact Erin Wylie (250) 756-7271

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1115
Sent October 23, 2017 at 0910