Licence Prefix Category - Pacific Region
Pacific Coast commercial fishing licences are often referred to by an alphabetic letter. Some examples are the "A" for Salmon, "S" for Shrimp by Trawl and "Z" for Party Based licenses.
When a commercial licence is issued, it is now assigned a Prefix, which is an alphabetic descriptor from one to 6 characters in length. It has a species code (such as "A" for Salmon or "ZC" for Red Sea Urchin) and may include a gear ("AS" for Salmon Seine). All Aboriginal Communal Commercial licences begin with an "F".
The Prefixes listed here are for all the current license types issued through the Pacific Licencing System.
Prefix | Description |
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A | Salmon |
AC | Salmon by Gill Net/Troll Combination |
AG | Salmon by Gill Net |
AGC | Salmon Gill Net - Area C |
AGD | Salmon Gill Net - Area D |
AGE | Salmon Gill Net - Area E |
AR | Salmon by Troll Pre-1996 |
AS | Salmon by Seine |
ASA | Salmon Seine - Area A |
ASB | Salmon Seine - Area B |
AT | Salmon by Troll |
ATBR | Salmon Transboundary |
ATF | Salmon Troll - Area F |
ATG | Salmon Troll - Area G |
ATH | Salmon Troll - Area H |
AYR | Salmon Yukon River |
BA | Salmon |
BAC | Salmon by Gill Net/Troll Combination |
BAG | Salmon by Gill Net |
BAR | Salmon Troll - Aboriginal |
BAT | Salmon by Troll |
C | Schedule II SPECIES by Hook and Line |
C0 | Schedule II SPECIES |
CA | Schedule II by Hook and Line - Special Issue |
CS | Contaminated Shellfish |
CSO | Contaminated Shellfish |
CSS | Contaminated Shellfish |
CT | Schedule II SPECIES - Tuna |
D | Packing |
E | Abalone |
EEZ | Foreign Fishing Vessel |
FA | Salmon - Aboriginal |
FAC | Salmon by Gill Net/Troll Combination - Aboriginal |
FAG | Salmon by Gill Net - Aboriginal |
FAGC | Salmon Gill Net - Aboriginal - Area C |
FAGD | Salmon Gill Net - Aboriginal - Area D |
FAGE | Salmon Gill Net - Aboriginal - Area E |
FAR | Salmon by Troll - Aboriginal Pre-1996 |
FAS | Salmon by Seine - Aboriginal |
FASA | Salmon Seine - Aboriginal - Area A |
FASB | Salmon Seine - Aboriginal - Area A |
FAT | Salmon by Troll - Aboriginal |
FATBR | Salmon Transboundary - Aboriginal |
FATF | Salmon Troll - Aboriginal - Area F |
FATG | Salmon Troll - Aboriginal - Area G |
FATH | Salmon Troll - Aboriginal - Area H |
FC | Schedule II SPECIES by Hook and Line - Aboriginal |
FC0 | Schedule II SPECIES |
FCA | Schedule II by Hook and Line - Special Issue - Aboriginal |
FG | Geoduck and Horse Clam by Dive - Aboriginal |
FH | Herring Roe by Gill Net - Aboriginal |
FHS | Herring Roe by Seine - Aboriginal |
FJ | Herring Spawn on Kelpby Purse Seine - Aboriginal |
FK | Sablefish by Longline or Trap - Aboriginal |
FL | Halibut by Hook and Line - Aboriginal |
FP | Shrimp by Trawl - Aboriginal - Processing |
FR | Crab by Trap - Aboriginal |
FRA | Crab - Area A - Aboriginal |
FRB | Crab - Area B - Aboriginal |
FRC | Fish Harvester Registration Card (FRC) |
FRE | Crab - Area E - Aboriginal |
FS | Shrimp by Trawl - Aboriginal |
FT | Groundfish Trawl - Aboriginal |
FW | Prawn and Shrimp by Trap - Aboriginal |
FZC | Red Sea Urchin by Dive - Aboriginal |
FZCN | Red Sea Urchin - Area North - Aboriginal |
FZCS | Red Sea Urchin - Area South - Aboriginal |
FZF | Euphausiid by Pelagic Trawl - Aboriginal |
FZN | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Aboriginal |
FZNI | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Area Inside - Aboriginal |
FZNO | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Area Outside - Aboriginal |
FZNOA | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Area Outside - Option A - Aboriginal |
FZNOB | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Area Outside - Option B - Aboriginal |
FZNOC | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Area Outside - Option C - Aboriginal |
FZS | Pacific Sardine - Aboriginal |
FZWO | Oysters, Pacific - Aboriginal |
G | Geoduck and Horse Clam by Dive |
GG | Geoduck and Horse Clam - Gulf Islands |
GN | Geoduck and Horse Clam - North Coast |
GW | Geoduck and Horse Clam - West Coast Vancouver Island |
H | Herring Roe |
HG | Herring Roe by Gill Net |
HS | Herring Roe by Seine |
I | Import |
J | Herring Spawn on Kelp by Purse Seine |
K | Sablefish by Longline or Trap |
L | Halibut by Hook and Line |
NA | Salmon by Gill Net - NorthernNativeFishingCo |
NAC | Salmon by Gill Net/Troll Combination - Northern Native Fishing Co |
NAG | Salmon by Gill Net - NorthernNativeFishingCo |
NAGC | Salmon Gill Net - Northern Native Fishing Co - Area C |
NAGD | Salmon Gill Net - Northern Native Fishing Co - Area D |
NAGE | Salmon Gill Net - Northern Native Fishing Co - Area E |
NAR | Salmon by Troll - Northern Native Fishing Co Pre-1996 |
P | Processing |
PA | Processing - Salmon |
PD | Processing - Dogfish |
PG | Processing - Geoduck |
PK | Processing - Skate |
PR | Processing - Groundfish |
PS | Processing - Sea Cucumber |
R | Crab by Trap |
RA | Crab by Trap - Area A |
RB | Crab by Trap - Area B |
RE | Crab by Trap - Area E |
RG | Crab by Trap - Area G |
RH | Crab by Trap - Area H |
RI | Crab by Trap - Area I |
RJ | Crab by Trap - Area J |
S | Shrimp by Trawl |
SEC68 | Section 68 - High Seas, in international waters |
T | Groundfish Trawl |
TA | Groundfish Trawl - Option A |
TB | Groundfish Trawl - Option B |
TFRC | Fish Harvester Registration Card (FRC) - Temporary |
USA68 | Section 68 - Albacore Tuna in USA waters |
W | Prawn and Shrimp by Trap |
YH | Export - Herring |
YS | Export - Salmon |
Z | Herring |
Z1 | Clam |
Z2 | Clam by Hand Picking or Hand Digging |
Z2A | Clam - Area A |
Z2ACL | Clam by Hand Picking or Hand Digging - Aboriginal |
Z2B | Clam - Area B |
Z2C | Clam - Area C |
Z2D | Clam - Area D |
Z2E | Clam - Area E |
Z2F | Clam - Area F |
Z2G | Clam - Area G |
Z3 | Winkles |
Z4 | Top Snail |
Z5 | Limpet |
Z6 | Goose neck Barnacle |
Z7 | Octopus |
Z8 | Smelt by Gill Net or Setnet |
Z9 | Eulachon |
ZA | Green Sea Urchin by Dive |
ZB | Weathervane Scallop |
ZC | Red Sea Urchin by Dive |
ZCN | Red Sea Urchin - North Area |
ZCS | Red Sea Urchin - South Area |
ZD | Sea CucumberS by Dive |
ZDC | Sea Cucumber by Dive - Area C |
ZDG | Sea Cucumber by Dive - Area G |
ZDP | Sea Cucumber by Dive - Area P |
ZDW | Sea Cucumber by Dive - Area W |
ZE | Opal Squid by Hook and Line or Seine |
ZF | Euphausiid by Pelagic Trawl |
ZG | Octopus by Dive |
ZH | Prawn by Trap |
ZI | Pink and Spiny Scallops by Dive |
ZJ | Octopus (Dive and Trap) |
ZK | Anchovy by Seine |
ZL | Surf & Pile Perch by Net |
ZM | Herring Bait - Lottery |
ZN | Rockfish by Hook and Line |
ZNI | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Inside Area |
ZNO | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Outside Area |
ZNOA | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Outside Area - Option A |
ZNOB | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Outside Area - Option B |
ZNOC | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Outside Area - Option C |
ZNOD | Rockfish by Hook and Line - Outside Area - Option D |
ZO | Six-gill Shark |
ZP | Octopus by Trap |
ZR | Pink and Spiny Scallops by Trawl |
ZS | Sardine by Seine |
ZSF | Pacific Sardine - Aboriginal |
ZU | Eulachon by Gill Net |
ZWO | Oysters, Pacific |
ZX | Herring Bait |
ZY1 | Herring Bait - Sport |
ZY2 | Herring Bait - Commercial |
ZY3 | Herring Bait - Domestic Food |
ZY4 | Herring Bait - Zoo/Aquarium |
ZY5 | Herring Bait - Research |
ZY6 | Herring Bait - Charity |
ZZ | Transporting |
ZZA | Atlantic Salmon |
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