Fishery Notice
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Subject:
FN1262-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine - Area B - Area 18 - Mid Vancouver Island - Opening November 11, 2015 - Amendment to FN1260
This Fishery notice amends FN1260 to include the target species and brailing information. The full corrected fishery notice is as follows: An Area B Seine fishery targeting Cowichan River chum opens Wednesday November 11, 2015. Seines open for: 12 hours from 07:00 to 19:00 hours Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in a portion of the following areas: A portion of Subarea 18-7 north-westerly of a line from Hatch Point on Vancouver Island, to Cape Keppel on Salt Spring Island and south-easterly from a line at Musgrave Point on Saltspring Island, to Separation Point on Vancouver Island to Cherry Point on Vancouver Island. There is a 1/2 mile radius boundary in affect at Cherry Point. The fishery is directed at harvesting chum salmon; incidentally caught pink salmon may be retained. Sockeye, coho, chinook and steelhead may not be retained. Fishers are required to take measures to ensure that their fishing activities avoid impacts on steelhead and coho as per their conditions of licence. Any steelhead or coho encountered must be released with the least possible harm. Minimum bunt mesh size 100 mm. All catch must be brailed and sorted. The use of power skiffs is not permitted in Area 18. Variation Order No. 2015-SAL-18-SN-01 NOTE: Seine vessel masters are reminded that logbooks, operating revival tanks and brailing are mandatory as condition of their licence and are legal requirements. The mandatory logbook and phone-in program will be in effect similar to the Johnstone Strait sockeye fishery. All vessel masters are reminded to provide start and end fishing reports and catch reports to the catch reporting service provider by either a) phoning Archipelago Marine Research Limited (AMR) at 1- 888-387-0007 or b) for those vessels participating in the e-log program by e- log. Vessel masters are also reminded that within 48 hours of stopping fishing, or within two (2) hours of completing landing of catch from the fishery, whichever comes first, to provide an offload catch report to the catch reporting service provider with the weight by species (in pounds) of fish landed. Note that a report is required for all fishing activity even if no fish are caught. Failure to report zero catches may result in the over estimation of total catch. Fishers are reminded it is an offence under Section 7 of the Marine Mammals Regulations to disturb marine mammals. Fishers are advised to follow the Be Whale Wise: Marine Wildlife Guidelines for Boaters, Paddlers and Viewers (BWW) which are available from local Fisheries Offices or on-line at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/species-especes/mammals-mammiferes/view- observer-eng.htm to avoid disturbing local killer whales and other marine mammals. Fishers are requested to avoid fishing among birds and not to run the net if birds are near the net. Fishers are requested to retain all dead birds which are entangled and to release live and unharmed birds by placing them in the water. Please check all birds for metal bird bands (rings) on the leg. If a bird is banded please contact Laurie Wilson with the band number and capture date and location at 1-866-431-2473 (BIRD) or by the email below. Handle birds with gloves, double bag dead birds and label each bird with date, time, and location and store them on ice. Please call your local charter patrol to organize pick-up or drop them off at a local DFO office. Alternatively, please send photographs of birds with a reference object such as a coin, and the date, time and location to laurie.wilson@ec.gc.ca. Your names and vessel names do not need to be identified or included. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC waters. By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when and where these turtles are using our waters. If you see a sea turtle, please call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663). Please include information such as the type of sea turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the location, and time of sighting. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Terry Palfrey (250) 756-7158
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1262
Sent November 10, 2015 at 1041
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