Fishery Notice

Category(s):

COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish

Subject:

FN0990-Groundfish: 2016/2017 IFMP Amendment 1.3

The commercial groundfish fishery is hereby notified of the following changes 
to the 2016/2017 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish. These 
changes take effect immediately:

1) Appendix 6: Halibut Commercial Harvest Plan

Section 6.3.1 - Changes have been made to the Licence Species Temporary Quota 
cap for Quillback Rockfish, and Copper, China, and Tiger Rockfish. The maximum 
Quillback Rockfish cap amount has increased to 8,000 pounds. The maximum 
Copper, China, and Tiger Rockfish cap amount has increased to 2,000 pounds. 

More details are available in the Groundfish IFMP, available upon request from 
the Groundfish Management Unit.


FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Adam Keizer
Halibut/Sablefish Coordinator
Phone: (604) 666-0912

Alasdair Beattie
A/Hook & Line Coordinator
Phone: 604-666-3279

Barry Ackerman
Trawl Coordinator
Phone: 604-666-3991

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0990
Sent September 13, 2016 at 1548

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