Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN0421-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Strait of Georgia, and Juan De Fuca - Areas 14 to 16, 18 to 20, and Subarea 29-1 - Coho fishing times and limits
Unless otherwise specified below, the daily limit for coho is two (2) per day, hatchery marked only from June 1 to December 31, 2014. Management measures may change in season depending on the decision with 2014 Interior Fraser Coho exploitation rates. Any changes to coho regulations will be released in a subsequent fishery notice. Please be aware that these limits do not apply to salmon non-retention areas and/or fin-fish closed areas. Please check the DFO website referenced at the bottom of this notice for further information. Portion of Subarea 14-11 (Baynes Sound) --------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours September 1, until 23:59 hours December 31, 2014 in that portion of Subarea 14-11 Baynes Sound inside a line from the Cape Lazo Light, then to the P-54 Bell Buoy on Comox Bar, then to Longbeak Point, then to the mouth of Hart (Washer) Creek, you may retain two (2) coho per day, one (1) of which may be wild (unmarked). Portion of Subarea 15-1 (Lang Creek) ------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours August 15 until 23:59 October 15, 2014 in that portion of Subarea 15-1 east of a line from Albion Point (locally known as Black Point) to Scotchfir Point, you may retain (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked). Subarea 16-5 and Portion of Subarea 16-6 (Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay) ---------------------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2014 in Subarea 16-5 and a portion of Subarea 16-6 (Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay), southerly of a line from Nine Mile Point to a boundary sign on the opposite shore you may retain four (4) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked). Portion of Subarea 18-8 (Separation Point) -------------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours November 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2014 in that portion of Subarea 18-8, inside of a line between Separation Point and Cherry Point, you may retain two (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked). Area 19 ------------- Effective 00:01 hours October 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2014 in Area 19, you may retain two (2) coho per day, one (1) of which may be wild (unmarked). Subarea 20-2 and portion of Subarea 20-1 (Port San Juan Light) -------------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours September 5 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2014 in Subarea 20-2 and a portion of Subarea 20-1 shoreward of a line between a square white boundary sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy, and San Juan Point, you may retain four (4) coho per day, two (2) of which may be wild (unmarked). Portion of Subarea 20-1 (Port San Juan Light), Subareas 20-3 to 20-7 ----------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours October 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2014 in that portion of Subarea 20-1 (seaward of a line between a square white boundary sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy, and San Juan Point) and Subareas 20-3 to 20-7, you may retain four (4) coho per day, one (1) of which may be wild (unmarked). Portion of Subarea 29-1 (Chapman Creek) ----------------------------------------- Effective 00:01 hours September 15 until 23:59 December 31, 2014 in that portion of Subarea 29-1 in front of Chapman Creek of Davis Bay and Trail Bay, inside a half mile ribbon boundary (1/2 mile offshore), commencing from one half mile true South of the Western boundary of Snickett Park (49°27.625'N and 123°45.903'W to one half mile true South of the marker at the entrance to the Port Stalashin Marina (49°25.875'N and 123°42.824'W), you may retain (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked). Refer to the following website link for a description of the Area and Subarea maps and for information on salmon non-retention areas and fishing closures: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.html Variation Order No. 2014-256. Notes: Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia. Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye. These fish are hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye. The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labeling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and coho salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information. Rockfish Conservation Areas that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin fishing. Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at 1-800-465-4336. For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474).
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0421
Sent May 30, 2014 at 1220
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