Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN0739-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Region 2 (Fraser River: Mission Bridge to Alexandra Bridge) - Extension of Closure to Salmon Fishing
Further to FN0549, the recreational chinook management measures in effect for the Fraser River will be further extended past the previously announced July 31, 2017 date. Effective dates: Effective immediately until further notice. Waters: Fraser River in Region 2 (from the downstream side of the CPR Bridge at Mission upstream to the Alexandra Bridge) Management Measure: No fishing for salmon. These management measures are being implemented given extremely poor returns of Fraser sockeye and extremely limited sockeye impacts available and to provide for priority access to chinook for First Nations food, social and ceremonial harvest opportunities. Overall returns of chinook salmon returning to the Fraser river have also been very poor to date. The Department will continue to review and monitor in-season information on a regular basis to help inform future recreational fisheries management decisions. Further information on possible recreational fishery opportunities will be included in weekly Fraser River Panel (FRP) updates. Updated information will be announced by fishery notice. Variation Order: 2017-371 Notes: Single Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in non-tidal waters of British Columbia. Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal waters and non- tidal waters in British Columbia. The term "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and coho salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information. If you're going fishing for salmon in non-tidal (fresh) waters, you need a Non- Tidal Angling Licence, issued by the Province of British Columbia. Visit the provincial website to buy your licence. Licences are available to BC residents and non-residents. Fees may vary and are listed online. (www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences) Anglers are advised to check http://bcsportfishguide.ca for fishing closures and other recreational fishing information Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at (800) 465-4336 or the British Columbia's toll-free RAPP line (Report All Poachers and Polluters) at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277). For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-(866)431-FISH (3474). FOR MORE INFORMATION: Barbara Mueller, Resource Manager (Fraser River) - Delta (604)666-2370
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0739
Sent July 28, 2017 at 1513
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