Fishery Notice
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Crab
Subject:
FN1225-COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Crab - North Coast - Area 3 to 10 - Area B Seasonal Closure and Fishery Continues
The following Subareas and portions of Subareas close for crab harvesting effective 23:59 hours November 15, 2016. Subarea 3-10 (Khutzeymateen Inlet Winter Ice Closure); That portion of Subarea 3-12 north of a line commencing at 54°58.995'N 130° 06.270'W (Ramsden Point) to 54°56.5'N 130°04.2'W (located three nautical miles southwest of Arrandale on Mylor Peninsula), and south of a line from 55° 00.626'N 130°00.329'W (Nass Point) due west to 55°00.626'N 130°03.350'W(on the opposite mainland shore; Subarea 3-18; The Nass Estuary, (FN FSC and Recreational Access Closure). The Area B Crab fishery will continue for Dungeness and Red Rock crab in the following areas and subareas: Subareas 3-1 to 3-9, 3-11, 3-12 portion, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15 portion, 3-17; Subarea 3-12 north of a line from 55°00.626'N 130°00.329'W (Nass Point) due west to 55°00.626'N 130°03.350'W on the opposite mainland shore, that portion of 3-12 south of a line from 54°58.995'N 130°06.270'W (Ramsden Point) to 54° 56.5'N 130°04.2'W (located 3 nautical miles southwest of Arrandale on Mylor Peninsula); That portion of 3-15 lying southerly of the parallel passing through 55° 37.617'N 130°04.2'W (Green Islets) and esterly of the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America; Subareas 4-1 to 4-8, 4-9 portion, 4-12 to 4-15; Subarea 4-9, except that portion 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 5-1, 5-2, 5-4 to 5-9 and 5-11 to 5-24; Subareas 6-2 portion, 6-3 to 6-28; Subarea 6-2 except: 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; 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]; 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; Subareas 7-1 to 7-10 and 7-12 to 7-14, 7-15 portion, 7-16 to 7-32; A portion of subarea 7-15: Those waters of Return Channel and adjacent waters inside a line that begins at.......................................................... 52°19.1442N 128°02.8192W [Ettershank Point] then to................................................................ 52° 19.1772N 128°01.5512W [Coldwell Point] then to............................................ 52°19.0852N 128°00.4692W [Florence Peninsula] then easterly following the shoreline to......... 52°22.2512N 127°53.0512W [Roscoe Point] then to............................................................... 52° 21.7642N 127°52.0232W [Clatse Point] then southerly following the shoreline to.......... 52°18.2012N 127°55.8052W [near Albert Islet] then true west to................................................... 52°18.2012 N 127°57.9682W [Jagers Point] then following the westerly shoreline of Cunningham Island to........................................... 52°18.0712N 127° 59.2752W [northwest point of Cunningham Island] then due west to Cunningham Island to ....................... 52°18.0802N 128° 00.6862W [northwest point of Troup Narrows] then following the westerly shoreline of Cunningham Island to.................................... 52°12.2522N 128°05.7182 W [Dumas Point] then to............................................................... 52° 13.5952N 128°07.3982W [Chatfield Island] then following the northerly shoreline of Chatfield Island to............................................................ 52°14.9112 N 128°10.5742W [Noon Point] then to.............................................................. 52°16.4772 N 128°10.8942W [Yeo Island] then easterly following the shoreline to the beginning point. Subareas 8-1, 8-2, 8-4 to 8-6, 8-8 to 8-12 and 8-14 to 8-16; Area 9; Area 10; Variation Order Number 2016-505 in effect FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please refer to 2016 Crab Integrated Fishery Management Plan for further details. Shaun Davies Biologist Biologiste BC North Coast Area Secteur Côte Nord de la C.-B. Fisheries & Oceans Canada Pêches et Océans Canada 417-2nd Avenue West 417, deuxième avenue ouest Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1G8 Prince Rupert, (C.-B.) V8J 1G8 Tel: / Tél: (250) 627-3477 Fax: / Télécopieur: (250) 627-3427 E-mail/ Courrier électronique: shaun.davies@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1225
Sent November 2, 2016 at 1346
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