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Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Subject:
FN0804-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll - Area F - Chinook ITQ Demonstration Fishery Boundary Adjustment.


This notice is to advise Area F Troll of the southern boundary change on the 
west side of Haida Gwaii down Cape Freeman.

Effective at 00:01 hours Friday, September 7, 2012, the following Management 
Areas will be open to trolling for chinook salmon, coho salmon, and pink salmon 
until further notice:

- Subareas 1-1, 101-1, 101-2, 101-4, 101-5, 101-8 to 101-10. 

- Those portions of Subareas 1-2, 1-3 and 1-7 outside and seaward 1 nautical 
mile from the Graham Island and Langara Island shorelines (defined at the mean 
high water mark).

- That portion of Subarea 1-5 outside and seaward 1 nautical mile from the 
Graham Island shoreline thence to it's intersection with a line running true 
North from Skonun Point (defined at the mean high water mark) and that portion 
of Subarea 1-5 east of a line running true North from Skonun Point.

- Those portions of Subareas 101-3, 101-6 and 101-7 outside and seaward 1 
nautical mile from the Graham Island and Langara Island shorelines (defined at 
the mean high water mark.

- Subareas 2-38, 2-48, 2-49, 2-68, 2-69, 2-78, 2-79, 2-86, 2-88, 2-92, 2-97 and 
2-98.

- That portion of Management Area 142 north of 52 degrees 9 minutes North 
latitude.                              

Note: The Frederick Island Rockfish Conservation Area remains closed to hook 
and line fisheries (see below for description).

Those portions of Subareas 1-1, 101-1 and 142-2 that lies outside a line that: 
begins at 53 degrees 56.246 minutes N and 133 degrees 17.500 minutes W then 
true East to 53 degrees 56. 246 minutes N and 133 degrees 11.862 minutes W 
(Hope Point) then to 53 degrees 57.144 minutes N and 133 degrees 07.938 minutes 
W (Graham Island) then southerly following the shoreline of Graham Island to 
the intersection with 53 degrees 47.0 minutes north latitude, then to 53 
degrees 47.000 minutes N and 133 degrees 10.00 minutes W thence to the 
beginning point.

Variation Order number: 2012-NCTR-09 will be in effect beginning at 00:01 
hours, September 7, 2012.
           
For further information respecting Salmon Area F Harvest Management, contact 
Peter Katinic, Resource Manager at 250-559-8330.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0804
Sent September 6, 2012 at 1322