Fishery Notice

Licence issuance of category ZM - Food & Bait Herring is now available online 
in your National Online Licensing System account. Licence Holders are reminded 
that both designation of an eligible vessel and payment of the $30 licence fee 
are required to complete the request for licence issuance.

1) ZM Licence Holders must provide the:
i)   designated catcher vessel name and VRN;
ii)  name of the Vessel Master;
iii) Vessel Master e-mail address;

by logging into their NOLS account and navigating to and selecting:
- Submit Request;
- Select the Party Account that holds the ZM licence eligibilities;
- Select the request type: Vessel Transactions
- Select the sub-request type: Attach/detach licence to/from Vessel;
- Under the banner of Requestor Info: Select one or more ZM licence(s) by 
clicking in the check-box for that licence;
- Scroll down to the Comments box and type in:
a) Designated Vessel: MV Any Vessel Name, VRN 23456
b) Vessel Master name;
c) Vessel Master email address;

[Note that Area defaults to SOG-Strait of Georgia, except for those who have 
elected PRD-Prince Rupert District during the Area Selection process.]

- Scroll down towards the bottom of the page and select 'Submit';
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada will receive your request and data enter the 
information provided and mark the status of your request as 'DFO Approved - 
Pending Payment';
- You may review the status of your request at any time by navigating to and 
selecting 'Request Status'.

Reminders - designated vessels: 
i)   may be designated with multiple ZM licences 
ii)  must be a Canadian (Department of Transport) registered vessel; 
iii) is required by Transport Canada to have a valid Stability booklet;
iv)  may be re-designated (changed) prior to licence issuance. 

For further information on the National Online Licensing System and step by 
step instructions: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FM-GP/SDC-CPS/licence-permis-eng.htm

2) Pay licence fees in NOLS: Fisheries and Oceans Canada has loaded the $30 ZM 
licence fee to the NOLS account for ZM licence eligibility holders for payment -
 please select the 'Pay Fees' section to see the fee for ZM category licences.

3) Receive Licence Documents: Once DFO has received the request showing the 
designated vessel and vessel master email address, as well as the licence fee 
via NOLS, the licence will be processed and documents sent to your NOLS 
account. These may be printed from the 'Print Documents' section. Licences are 
not valid without the licence conditions attached and on the vessel.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

PACIFIC FISHERY LICENCE UNIT
Telephone: 1-877-535-7307 [Ask for the PACIFIC REGION]			
Fax: 604-666-5855
E-Mail: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca [Specify PACIFIC REGION in subject line]

Address: 401 Burrard St Suite 200, Vancouver BC V6C 3S4 [By appointment only]
Pacific Region Service Times: Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00 hours. 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1258
Sent November 7, 2016 at 0958

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