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Fishery Notice

Category(s):

COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam

Subject:

FN0092-COMMERCIAL - Geoduck and Horse Clam - South Coast Inside - Area 13 - Opening

Opening 00:01 hours February 11, 2012 in the following Geoduck Management Areas 
(GMAs).  An asterisk indicates a change in area description since the last 
rotation.

SUMMARY:
GMA 13B, Marina Island
GMA 13C, Southwest Cortes Island
GMA 13D, Northwest Cortes Island
Variation Order 2012-059

Fishery Continues in:
GMA 14D, Hornby Island
Variation Order 2012-029

GMA 14B02, North Comox Bar (outside)
GMA 14B03, North Comox Bar (inside)
Variation Order 2012-005

Note: See Fishery Notice No. FN089 Bivalve Shellfish Marine Biotoxin Update, as 
recommended by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and issued by DFO.

DETAILS:
GMA 13B, Marina Island: Portions of Subarea 13-14 and 13-15 including the 
waters surrounding Marina Island from the shoreline to the 20m depth contour.

GMA 13C, Southwest Cortes Island: Portions of Subareas 13-15, 13-14 and 13-1 
described as that portion of Subarea 13-15 within 0.5 nautical miles of the 
shore of Cortes Island, excluding the waters surrounding Marina Island to the 
20m depth contour and those portions of Subareas 13-14 and 13-1 within a 1.5 
nautical mile radius of Sutil Point.

GMA 13D, Northwest Cortes Island: Subareas 13-16 and 13-17, inclusive.

NOTES:
West Coast Vancouver Island and North Coast areas are indentified on separate 
Fishery Notices.

See the 2012 Geoduck and Horse Clam Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) 
for a more detailed description of the Fishing Protocol.

The On-Grounds Monitor and/or Archipelago Marine Research will direct the fleet 
through geoduck beds and GMAs.

Horse clams are permitted as an incidental catch only except where a quota has 
been established.  

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Erin Wylie (250) 756-7271

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0092
Sent February 9, 2012 at 1429

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