Fishery Notice

Commercial Euphausiid licence issuance for the 2016 fishery year is now 
available in the National Online Licensing System.
 
Please note:

Licence renewal applications will not be mailed this year. 
In-person counter service was suspended on September 1, 2013. Access to 
licensing services is now only available via the National Online Licensing 
System (NOLS). 
All fish harvesters are now required to pay their annual Euphausiid licence 
fees through NOLS.

For any registration or online access issues, client support is available via: 

- toll-free telephone (1-877-535-7307), or
- e-mail (fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) 

NOLS registration information is also available online at: 
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/sdc-cps/products-produits/user-manual-
utilisateurs-eng.htm. 


LICENSING INSTRUCTIONS
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Licence eligibility holders may now complete all licence transactions online:

a) pay the Euphausiid licence fee in NOLS, and then

b) designate a vessel for this licence by selecting the following items in NOLS:
- Submit Request
- Vessel Transactions
- Attach/Detach a licence to/from a vessel
- Click in the check box to select the applicable licence
- Complete the Comment Box with:
c) either the designated vessel name & VRN (Vessel Registration Number) and 
vessel master name - OR - a note to say you are not harvesting and will not be  
designating a vessel

d) Please check your NOLS 'Request Status' during the next two working days for 
any additional requirements or status of your licence.

Note 1: both a fee payment and a 'Submit Request' must be completed before we 
can issue a 2016 Euphausiid licence; these are two separate tasks in NOLS.

Note 2: if needed, contact us for a detailed instruction sheet to 'Submit 
Request' in NOLS


PRE-LICENSING CHECK-LIST
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Before we can issue a licence, licence eligibility holders must ensure that:

(1) any conditions of the previous year's licence are met, (e.g. completion, 
submission, and approval of any logbooks and fish slips). A Nil Report is 
required for licences that were designated to a vessel but not fished. Contact 
the Shellfish Data Unit for assistance: 250-756-7306 or 250-756-7022.

(2) the vessel designated is eligible for a salmon, schedule II species, 
geoduck, sablefish, halibut crab, shrimp trawl, groundfish trawl, or prawn and 
shrimp by trap commercial licence, or one that has been designated to fish a 
category N or eligible category F licence for the current year.

(3) the designated vessel meets the MVL requirements of the licence eligibility.

(4) a maximum of one Euphausiid licence may be designated to a vessel.

(5) any Ministerial conditions placed on the licence eligibility have been met.

(6) service bureau arrangements have been made with the Krill Trawlers 
Association recommended service provider, D & D Pacific Fisheries Ltd. - Tel: 
(604) 886-4819.    		



FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Tel: 1-877-535-7307 [ask for the PACFIC REGION, COMMERCIAL LICENSING]
Fax: 604-666-5855

E-mail: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca	[specify PACIFIC REGION in subject 
line]

Mail: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Fishery Licence Unit
200 - 401 Burrard St., Vancouver BC V6C 3S4

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1354
Sent December 17, 2015 at 1614

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