Fishery Notice

For the 2014 fishing season, Fisheries and Oceans Canada plans to continue all 
salmon catch monitoring pilot programs initiated in 2013. 

The broad objectives of the pilot programs are:
1.  To establish consistent monitoring requirements based on ecosystem risk 
amongst fisheries; 
2.  To develop accurate and precise landed catch estimates using independent 
verification tools; and 
3.  To improve confidence in at sea release estimates.

For the 2014 fishing season, the primary objective of the pilot programs are to 
increase confidence in catch estimates, therefore programs shall focus on 
independent verification of landed catch. The pilot programs are meant to 
support DFO's efforts to manage fisheries to meet escapement targets. 
Information about fishing effort, retained catch, at-sea releases and mortality 
on a stock and area basis is used to assess species and stock specific harvest 
mortality.  Independent verification of fishery dependent information is 
necessary to assess the quality of the fishery dependent information, the level 
of management risk, and to provide the public with confidence in the management 
of the fishery.

While all fisheries will be required to meet catch monitoring requirements over 
time, competitive (full-fleet) fisheries will be expected to continue to 
implement enhanced catch monitoring programs that include a minimum of 20% 
independent verification of landed catch.  Such areas include: Area A seine for 
pink and sockeye (PFMA 3 and 6); Area C gill net for sockeye (Skeena and Nass), 
Area D gill net for sockeye (Johnstone Strait), Area E gill net for sockeye 
(Fraser River) and Area G troll for chinook (WCVI).  Some areas will also 
include verification of at sea releases.  

Consistent with national policy for harvesters to be responsible for the full 
cost of monitoring programs, participants will expected to fund all monitoring 
programs in 2014.

Archipelago Marine Research Ltd. (AMR) and M.C. Wright and Associates Ltd. will 
continue to provide services for the logbook and fishing reports 
(start/stop/catch reports) in 2014.  The service provider(s) for dockside and 
at-sea validation services will be confirmed by the Area Harvest Committees.  
Designated landing sites will be communicated via Fishery Notice prior to the 
start of the fisheries.  Details of reporting requirements will be outlined in 
the relevant Conditions of Licence. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

More information will be provided through your Area Harvest Committees and by 
additional Fishery Notices.  

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0385
Sent May 20, 2014 at 1427

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