Fishery Notice

The Department is continuing with management measures in 2015 designed to 
reduce fishery exploitation rates on Fraser River Spring 4-2 chinook stocks in 
commercial, recreational and First Nations fisheries. 

In 2015, Fraser River Spring 4-2 chinook are expected to return in low numbers 
due to low brood year escapements and continuing poor survival rates. 

Management measures for the recreational fishery in portions of Areas 19 and 20 
are outlined below. 

March 1 to June 12, 2015 management actions:
 
Effective 00:01 hours Sunday, March 1 until 23:59 hours Friday, June 12, 2015 
in Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and Subarea 20-5 (those waters near Victoria between 
Cadboro Pt. to Sheringham Pt.), the daily limit is two (2) chinook salmon per 
day which may be wild or hatchery marked between 45 cm and 67 cm or hatchery 
marked greater than 67 cm in length.  The minimum size limit in these areas is 
45 cm in length. 

Management actions after June 12, 2015 are still under consideration and will 
be announced in a second fishery notice. 
 
For further details on the management measures to protect and conserve Fraser 
River Spring 4-2 chinook stocks of concern please refer to DFO's Southern BC 
Salmon Integrated Fishery Management Plan (IFMP). 

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 "marked" means a hatchery 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 labelling 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

Tidal Water Sport Fishing Licences can be purchased via any computer connected 
to the internet at 
https://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/nrls-sndpp/index-eng.cfm 
or by using Google search key words "Recfish Licence".

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 (800) 465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 
1-(866)431-FISH (3474).

Variation order 2015-41.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Brad Beaith (250) 756-7190. 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0140
Sent February 26, 2015 at 1347

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