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Fishery Notice

Category(s):

COMMERCIAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish Seamount
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Shrimp Trawl

Subject:

FN0257-Groundfish: 2011/2013 IFMP for Groundfish amnedment 2.1 issued March 28th, 2012

The commercial groundfish trawl fishery is hereby notified that changes to 
Appendix 8 (Groundfish Trawl Commercial Harvest Plan) of the 2011/2013 
Groundfish Integrated Fisheries Management Plan will come into effect on Monday 
April 2, 2012. The specific management measures include: 

"Freezing the footprint of groundfish bottom trawl activities (map included in 
the IFMP).
"Establishing a habitat bycatch conservation limit for coral and sponges that 
are transferable among groundfish trawl licence holders.
"The establishment of an encounter protocol for trawl tows where combined coral 
and sponge catch exceeds 20 kg.

Please refer to Appendix 8 of the groundfish Integrated Fisheries Management 
Plan for specific details regarding these management measures. 

The IFMP can be found in the file 'Groundfish IFMP 2011-2013' online at: 
http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/xnet/content/MPLANS/MPlans.htm#Groundfish


5.  FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Barry Ackerman
Trawl Coordinator
Groundfish Management Unit
Phone: (604) 666-3991
Fax: (604) 666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0257
Sent March 28, 2012 at 0909

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