Fishery Notice

The following areas open 1200 hours October 1st, 2016 and fishing continues in 
other areas open.  

Please Note:  In accordance with commercial conditions of licence there is a 
half vessel trap limit of 158 traps in effect for commercial harvesters 
choosing to fish in the Nass Estuary area, (further described below).

Sub-area 3-10: Those waters of Khutzeymateen Inlet and adjacent waters lying 
easterly of a line that begins at 54°42.989'N 130°13.731'W [Keemein Point] then 
to 54°43.589'N 130°13.050'W [Welgeegenk Point] closed to commercial crab 
fishing from January 1 to 0800 hours, March 1, 2016, and from 00:01 hours 
November 16 to December 31, 2016. (Winter Ice Closure)

Nass Estuary (158 trap limit): Those portions of Subareas 3-12, 3-18 and the 
Nass River estuary inside a line begins at 54°58.995'N 130°06.270'W [Ramsden 
Point Light] then to a 54°56.5'N 130°04.2'W located three nautical miles 
southwest of Arrandale on Mylor Peninsula then following the shoreline to 54°
58.933'N 129°50.385'W [Leading Point] then to 54°59.620'N 129°53.467'W [east of 
Mill Bay] then following the shoreline to 55°00.626'N 130°00.329'W [Nass Point] 
then dues west to 55°00.626'N 130°03.350'W, (on the opposite mainland shore) 
then following the shoreline to the beginning point closed January 1 to 12:00 
hours October 1, 2016 and from 00:01 hours, November 16 to December 31, 2016. 
(First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure)

Stewart:  That portion of 3-15 lying southerly of the parallel passing through 
55°37.617'N [Green Islets] and easterly of the international boundary between 
Canada and the United States closed January 1 to 12:00 hours October 1, 2016. 
(First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure)

Big Bay:  That portion of Subarea 4-8 east of a line that begins at 54°28.461'N 
130°25.712'W [Shattock Point] then to 54°27.342'N 130°27.049'W [Simpson Point] 
closed January 1 to 12:00 hours October 1, 2016. (First Nations FSC and 
Recreational Access Closure)

Prince Rupert:  That portion of Subarea 4-9 inside a line that begins at 54°
21.803'N 130°29.243'W [Ryan Point] then to 54°20.355'N 130°30.519'W [Chapman 
Point] then following the easterly shoreline of Tugwell Island to 54°19.921'N 
130°29.696'W [Doolan Point] then to 54°20.141'N 130°27.678'W [Observation 
Point] then following the shoreline to the beginning point closed January 1 to 
12:00 hours October 1, 2016. (First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure)

Subareas 6-3, 6-4, 6-23, 

Subareas 7-6, 7-10, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17

Subareas 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6

These actions are as per the 2016 Crab Integrated Fisheries Management Plan.

Effective 1200 Hours October 1, 2016, the fishery is open in the following 
areas and subareas:

Subareas 3-1 to 3-11, 3-12 portion, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15 portion, 3-17 and 3-18
Subareas 4-1 to 4-9, 4-12 to 4-15;
Subareas 5-1, 5-2, 5-4 to 5-9 and 5-11 to 5-24;
Subareas 6-2 portion, 6-3 to 6-28;
Subareas 7-1 to 7-10, 7-12 to 7-32;
Subareas 8-1, 8-2, 8-4 to 8-6, 8-8 to 8-12, 8-14 to 16;
Area 9
Area 10

In accordance with the year-round closure regulations and the 2016 Crab Plan, 
commercial harvester must not fish in the following areas:

Those portions of Subarea 3-12 and the Nass River estuary inside a line that 
begins at 55°00.626'N 130°00.329'W [Nass Point] then to 55º00.000'N 
130º01.000'W then to 54º58.200'N 129º55.000'W then to 54°59.082'N 129°55.053'W 
[Fort Point navigation marker] then following the shoreline to the beginning 
point.

Those portions of 3-15 lying northerly of the parallel passing through 55°
37.617'N [Green Islets] and easterly of the international boundary between 
Canada and the United States.  Those portions of 3-16 lying northerly of the 
parallel passing through 55°47.807'N at Engineers Point and easterly of the 
international boundary between Canada and the United States.

Subarea 3-16

Those portions of Subarea 4-9 inside a line that begins at 54°20.141'N 130°
27.678'W [Observation Point] then to 54°19.921'N 130°29.696'W [Doolan Point] 
then following the easterly shoreline of Tugwell Island to 54°19.125'N 130°
30.980'W [Dawes Point] then to 54°18.447'N 130°28.457'W [Straith Point] then to 
the beginning point;

Subareas 4-10 and 4-11

Subareas 5-3 and 5-10

Subareas 6-1

Coghlan Anchorage:  That portion of Subarea 6-2 west of a line begins at 53°
25.478'N 129°14.242'W [Halsey Point] then to 53°24.728'N 129°14.214'W [Dawson 
Point] then following the westerly shoreline of Promise Island to 53°22.022'N 
129°15.699'W [Thom Point] then to 53°21.878'N 129°16.208'W [Waterman Point] 
then northerly following the shoreline to the beginning point.  (First Nations 
and Recreational Access Closure)

Kitkiata Inlet:  That portion of Subarea 6-2 west of a line begins at 53°
37.876'N 129°13.853'W [Gertrude Point] then to 53°36.798'N 129°14.411'W [Helen 
Point].  (First Nations and Recreational Access Closure)

Kiskosh Inlet:  That portion of Subarea 6-2 west of a line begins at 53°
31.180'N 129°13.955'W then to 53°30.579'N 129°14.140'W.  (First Nations and 
Recreational Access Closure)

Subarea 7-11

Subarea 8-3, 8-7, 8-13

Variation Order Number 2016-401 in effect.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Shaun Davies (250) 627-3477

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0978
Sent September 12, 2016 at 1310

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