Fishery Notice

Category(s):

COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line

Subject:

FN1277-Inseason Changes to the 2017/2018 Groundfish Trawl Harvest Plan re - Adjustments to Some Temporary Groundfish Trawl Quota Vessel Species Caps

Groundfish Trawl licence holders and harvesters are advised of the following 
harvest plan changes that have been adopted for the 2017/2018 Commercial 
Groundfish Trawl Fishery effective immediately. These changes were discussed 
and recommended to DFO by the Groundfish Trawl Advisory Committee at its 
December 7, 2017 meeting.

The following Individual Groundfish Trawl Temporary Quota Species Caps changes 
are in effect for Groundfish Trawl fishery for the remainder of the 2017/2018 
fishing season:

Widow Rockfish------------from-------20%----to-----25%
Canary Rockfish-----------from-------10%----to-----12%
Silvergray Rockfish-------from--------9%----to----11%
Yellowmouth Rockfish------from-------10%----to----12%
Rougheye Rockfish---------from-------15%----to-----20%
Petrale Sole--------------from-------10%----to-----15%
Sablefish-----------------from-------10%----to-----15%
Hake (Gulf of Georgia)----from-------40%----to-----45%
Hake (Offshore)-----------from-------12%----to-----13%



For more information please call Rob Tadey, Groundfish Trawl Co-ordinator at 
604-666-3991.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1277
Sent December 11, 2017 at 1554

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