Fishery Notice

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 for beach seines from 08:00 hours to 14:00 hours Friday 
October 27, 2017 in the following areas: portions of Area 29 and Region 2, the 
main stem 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. 

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) 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 ECCC for species confirmation and DNA analysis to determine the colony of 
origin. 

Please drop carcasses off at a local DFO office, or contact ECCC directly by 
calling the Wild Bird Mortality Reporting Line 1-866-431-2473 (BIRD).  Handle 
birds with gloves, double bag dead birds.  Label bag with date, time, location, 
fishery opening and vessel name (skipper name isn't needed).  Alternatively, 
please send photographs of birds with a reference object such as a coin, and 
the date, time, location, fishery opening and vessel name to 
laurie.wilson@canada.ca.  Questions: contact Laurie Wilson 
(laurie.wilson@canada.ca, 604-862-8817).


FOR MORE INFORMATION
Sheldon Evers, Resource Manager, Fraser and Interior Area at (604) 666-8049.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1126
Sent October 24, 2017 at 1232

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