Fishery Notice
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Herring Special Use
Subject:
FN1237-COMMERCIAL - Herring: Special Use - Fishery Opening November 7, 2015
The 2015/2016 Pacific Herring Special Use Commercial Fishing Plan has been approved. As per Variation Orders 2015-536 and 2015-537, the Special Use fishery will open to fishing from 00:01 hours on November 7, 2015 until 23:59 hours on February 15, 2016 in Areas 1-29, not including: Haida Gwaii (Areas 1 and 2) Central Coast (Areas 6 to 8) Area 9 Area 10 Area 12 - Robson Bight - Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve: Subarea 12-3 [portion]. From a point on shore due north to a point at 50°30.33' N and 126° 37.47' W then east to a point at 50°29.65' N and 126°30.23' W then due south to the shoreline, That portion of Subarea 12-4 inside a line running from Lewis Point to Ella Point [Beaver Cove], Subarea 12-20 [Parson Bay] Area 13 - That portion of Subarea 13-7 inside a line from a fishing boundary sign at Separation Head to a fishing boundary sign at the north-western entrance to Deepwater Bay [Deepwater Bay] Area 14 - Subarea 14-14 [Comox Harbour] Area 16 - Subarea 16-3 [Bargain Bay], Subarea 16-4 [Pender Harbour], Subarea 16- 5 [portion of Sechelt Inlet],That portion of Subarea 16-10 within a radius of 0.3 nautical miles from the mouth of Sakinaw River. Area 17 - That portion of Subarea 17-3 north-easterly of a line from Cayetano Point on Valdes Island to Alcala Point on Galiano Island [Porlier Pass], Subarea 17-7 [Ladysmith Harbour], Subarea 17-14 [Nanaimo Harbour], Subarea 17- 20 [Nanoose Harbour], Kulleet Bay: A portion of Subarea 17-5 westerly of a line from Coffin Point on Vancouver Island to Yellow Point on Vancouver Island, Gabriola Pass: The waters of Gabriola Pass described as portions of Subareas 17- 10 and 17-17 bounded by a line from Dibuxante Point on Valdez Island, thence following the northerly shore of Valdez Island to Cordero Point on Valdez Island, thence to the most southerly tip of Breakwater Island, thence following the westerly shore of Breakwater Island to the most northerly point on Breakwater Island, thence due west to Gabriola Island, thence following the southerly shore of Gabriola Island to the point of land located at 49 07.777 N 123 43.045 W, thence in a strait line southerly to the point of commencement at Dibuxante Point Area 18 - That portion of Subarea 18-2 north-easterly of a line from Collinson Point to Enterprise Reef Buoy to Crane Point on Mayne Island [Active Pass], Subarea 18-7 [Maple Bay], Subarea 18-8 [Cowichan Bay], Subarea 18-10 [Fulford Harbour] Area 19 - Subarea 19-1 [Victoria Harbour], Subarea 19-2 [Esquimalt Harbour], Subarea 19-6 [Sidney Spit Marine Park], Subareas 19-7 to 19-12 [Saanich Inlet] Area 20 Area 21 Area 22 [Nitinat Lake] West Coast of Vancouver Island (Areas 23 - 26) Area 27 Area 28 Area 29 - Subareas 29-7 to 29-17 [Fraser River] This fishery is open to fishing by means of seine, gillnet, hoop net or dip net as specified in the conditions of licence. A request to obtain the Special Use herring licence (Category ZX & ZY) application form may be made through your National Online Licensing System (NOLS) account or from the Special Use herring manager: Roger Kanno Tel: (604) 666-7851 Fax: (604) 666-9136 Email: roger.kanno@dfo-mpo.gc.ca A copy of the special use bait herring application form will soon also be available on the Pacific Fishery Licence Unit webpage, below Additional Licencing Services Forms. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/index-eng.html Requests for application forms through NOLS may be made by submitting a request and selecting the applicable request type. Instructions detailing how to submit a request through NOLS may be found at the link below: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/sdc-cps/products-produits/request-demande-eng.htm Training materials, including step-by-step guides and a detailed user training manual, are available online (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FM-GP/SDC-CPS/licence-permis-eng.htm) to guide users of the system in completing their licencing transactions. The Department also provides client support and assistance on how to use the system via e-mail at fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by calling toll-free at 1-877-535-7307 (7:00 AM to 8:00 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday). Applications may be submitted either through the National Online Licensing System (NOLS) or via one of the following methods identified below to the Vancouver Pacific Fishery Licence Unit. E-MAIL: FAX: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 604-666-5855 *Please be sure to indicate Pacific Region in the subject line of the email Once the application has been received, applicants may then log into the National Online Licensing System to make the required fee payment of $30. Once the payment has been received, your licence request will be processed by the Pacific Fishery Licence Unit. Only one licence may be applied for per application. Licences will be processed in the order in which they are received to applicants that meet all licence requirements until the quota allocated for the requested licence category has been reached. Licence holders and vessel masters should review the licence conditions that are issued with respect to the ZY and ZX licences carefully. FISHING MAY NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE LICENCE IS RECEIVED AND IS ON BOARD THE VESSEL. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Roger Kanno 604-666-7851 or roger.kanno@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1237
Sent November 4, 2015 at 1250
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