Fishery Notice

Opening 00:01 hours March 20, 2020 in the following Quota Areas:

SUMMARY:

RU03b Kunga Island
RU04b Section Cove
RU05a Skincuttle Inlet
RU05b Carpenter Bay
RU06 Lower 2E
RU07 Lower 2W
RU08a Flamingo

Variation Order Nos. 2020-168 to 174 are in effect.

The north coast fishery continues in the following Quota Areas:

RU24b Lower Principe Channel
RU27a Upper Banks Island
RU27b Mid Banks Island
RU28 Bonilla Island
RU29 Kingkown Inlet
RU32 Calamity Bay
RU33 Otter Pass
RU35 Oswald Bay
RU38a Campania Island
RU38c Surf Inlet
RU38f Whale Channel

DETAILS:

RU03b Kunga Island
Subareas 2-8, 2-10. 
Note Tanu Island and Richardson Pass closures listed in Integrated Fisheries 
Management Plan.
Darwin Sound and Klue Passage to Lost Islands closure descriptions are listed 
in Appendix 1, Section 5 of the Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. See 
Appendix 15 for closure map.

RU04b Section Cove
Subareas 2-12 and 2-13 except closures. 
Matheson Inlet to Huxley Island and Skincuttle Inlet to Burnaby Island closure 
descriptions are listed in Appendix 1, Section 5 of the Integrated Fisheries 
Management Plan. See Appendix 15 for closure map.

RU05a Skincuttle Inlet
Subareas 2-14 and 2-15 except closures.
Skincuttle Inlet to Burnaby Island closure description is listed in Appendix 1, 
Section 5 of the Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. See Appendix 15 for 
closure map.

RU05b Carpenter Bay
Subarea 2-17 except closure.
Benjamin Point closure description is listed in Appendix 1, Section 5 of the 
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. See Appendix 15 for closure map.

RU06 Lower 2E
Subareas 2-18 and 2-19 except closures. 
South Kunghit Island, Lyman Point to Receiver Point, Benjamin Point and Head of 
Rose Inlet closure descriptions are listed in Appendix 1, Section 5 of the 
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan. See Appendix 15 for closure map.

RU07 Lower 2W
a)Subareas 2-32 and 2-33.
b)Subareas 2-31 and 2-34 except closures
c)That portion of Subarea 142-1 south of a parallel passing through 52 degrees 
09 minutes north latitude.

Head of Louscoone Inlet, South Kunghit Island and Wailing (Anthony) Island 
closure descriptions are listed in Appendix 1, Section 5 of the Integrated 
Fisheries Management Plan. See Appendix 15 for closure map.

RU08a Flamingo
a)Subareas 2-35, 2-36, 2-42 to 2-46
b)Subarea 2-38 except closure
c) That portion of Subarea 142-1 north of a parallel passing through 52 degrees 
09 minutes north latitude.

Notes:
All notification and reporting requirements are outlined in Appendix 1 of the 
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP). 

The North Coast fishing protocol is available from Pauline Ridings or D&D 
Pacific Fisheries.

D&D Pacific Fisheries will direct the fleet.
South Coast areas are identified on a separate notice.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Pauline Ridings (250)-756-7118

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0251
Sent March 16, 2020 at 1016

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