Fishery Notice

Subarea 15.1 opened November 24, 2016 at 15:02 hours and is now open to manila 
clams, littleneck clams, oysters and mussels only, closed to all other bivalve 
shellfish (see Fishery Notice 1312). 

The commercial Pacific oyster harvest continues effective 00:01 hours on 
November 26, 2016 in the following areas:  

Area 13

Harvest Area: Shark Spit -- That portion of Subarea 13-15 along the northern 
intertidal foreshore of Marina Island north of the parallel passing through 50 
degrees 04.938 minutes north latitude. [NAD83] [Shark Spit]

Harvest Area: Smelt Bay -- That portion of Subarea 13-15 on the western 
intertidal foreshore of Cortes Island, south of the parallel passing through 50 
degrees 02.900 minutes north latitude and north of the parallel passing through 
50 degrees 02.218 minutes north latitude. [NAD83] [Smelt Bay]

Harvest Area: Bird Cove -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore known as Bird 
Cove within Subarea 13-17 inside a line drawn from a point at 50 degrees 11.978 
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 05.081 minutes west longitude to a point 
at 50 degrees 11.738 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 05.281 minutes west 
longitude. [NAD83] [Bird Cove]

Area 15

Harvest Area: Myrtle Rocks -- That portion of Subarea 15-1 inside a line drawn  
from a point at 49 degrees 47.725 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 28.851 
minutes west longitude to a point at 49 degrees 47.555 minutes north latitude 
and 124 degrees 28.972 minutes west longitude, then to a point at 49 degrees 
47.371 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 28.33 minutes west longitude, 
then to a point at 49 degrees 47.577 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 
28.093 minutes west longitude, and thence running along the shoreline back to 
the point of commencement. [NAD83] [Myrtle Rocks]

Harvest Area: Savary Island -- The intertidal foreshore of Savary Island 
located within Subarea 15-2. [Savary Island]

Harvest Area: Hernando Reef -- That portion of Subareas 15-2 and 15-3 along the 
southern intertidal foreshore of Hernando Island, south of the parallel passing 
through 49 degrees 57.798 minutes north latitude. [NAD83] [Hernando Reef]

Harvest Area: West Hernando -- Description: That portion of Subarea 15-3 along 
the western intertidal foreshore of Hernando Island south of the parallel 
passing through 50 degrees 00.194 minutes north latitude and west of the 
meridian passing through 124 degrees 55.555 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] 
[West Hernando]

Harvest Area: Stag and Dog Bays -- The waters and intertidal foreshore in 
Subarea 15-3 known as Stag Bay and Dog Bay along the northern portion of 
Hernando Island east of the meridian passing through 124 degrees 56.649 minutes 
west longitude and west of the meridian passing through 124 degrees 53.393 
minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Stag and Dog Bays]

Harvest Area: Lloyd Point -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore of Hombrey 
Channel in Subarea 15-5 inside a line drawn from a point at 50 degrees 11.645 
minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 36.486 minutes west longitude to a point 
at 50 degrees 11.645 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 36.934 minutes west 
longitude, thence to a point at 50 degrees 10.500 minutes north latitude and 
124 degrees 38.070 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 50 degrees 
10.500 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 37.458 minutes west longitude, 
and thence following the coastline northerly back to the origin.[NAD83] [Lloyd 
Point]
Harvest Area:  Mink Island -- Those intertidal foreshore areas of Mink Island 
and Curme Islets located within Subarea 15-5. [Mink Island]
Harvest Area: Seaford -- That portion of Subarea 15-5 on the eastern intertidal 
foreshore of Cortes Island, south of the parallel passing through 50 degrees 
06.377 minutes north latitude and north of the parallel passing through 50 
degrees 05.658 minutes north latitude. [NAD83][Seaford]

Harvest Area: Tenedos Bay -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore known as 
Tenedos Bay within Subarea 15-5 inside a line drawn from a point at 50 degrees 
06.854 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 42.821 minutes west longitude to 
a point at 50 degrees 06.251 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 42.476 
minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Tenedos Bay]

Harvest Area: Waddington Channel -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore known 
as Waddington Channel in Subarea 15-5, south of a line running from a point at 
50 degrees 17.128 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 47.189 minutes west 
longitude to a point at 50 degrees 17.089 minutes north latitude and 124 
degrees 47.033 minutes west longitude and north of a line drawn from a point at 
50 degrees 09.857 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 45.082 minutes west 
longitude to a point at 50 degrees 09.88 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 
43.699 minutes west longitude and excluding those waters known as Pendrell 
Sound inside a line drawn from a point at 50 degrees 12.543 minutes north 
latitude and 124 degrees 45.486 minutes west longitude to a point at 50 degrees 
12.265 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 44.796 minutes west longitude. 
[NAD83] [Waddington Channel]

Area 16

Harvest Area: Killam Bay -- That portion of Subarea 16-13 on the British 
Columbia mainland known as Killam Bay, inside a line drawn from a point 49 
degrees 47.266 minutes north latitude and 123 degrees 55.303 minutes west 
longitude to a point at 49 degrees 46.998 minutes north latitude and 123 
degrees 55.710 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Killam Bay]

Harvest Area: Blind Bay -- That portion of Subarea 16-16 intertidal foreshore 
and waters known as Blind Bay inside a line drawn from a point at 49 degrees 
43.456 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 13.391 minutes west longitude to 
a point at 49 degrees 42.707 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 12.148 
minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Blind Bay]

Harvest Area: Davie Bay -- That portion of Subarea 16-21 along the southern 
intertidal foreshore of Texada Island, east of the meridian passing through 124 
degrees 23.940 minutes west longitude and west of the meridian passing through 
124 degrees 21.088 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [ Davie Bay]

Harvest Area: Mouat Bay -- That portion of Subarea 16-21 along the southern 
intertidal foreshore of Texada Island known as Mouat Bay, south of the parallel 
passing through 49 degrees 39.204 minutes north latitude and north of the 
parallel passing through 49 degrees 37.303 minutes north latitude. [NAD83] 
[Mouat Bay]

Harvest Area: St. Vincent Bay -- That portion of Subarea 16-12 known as St. 
Vincent Bay inside a line starting from a point at 49 degrees 50.236 minutes 
north latitude and 124 degrees 4.514 minutes west longitude to a point at 49 
degrees 48.03 minutes north latitude and 124 degrees 4.665 minutes west 
longitude. [NAD 83] [St. Vincent Bay]

AREA 23

Harvest Area: Pipestem Inlet -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore known as 
Pipestem Inlet within Subarea 23-10, east of the meridian passing through 125 
degrees 17.804 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Pipestem]

Harvest Area: Toquaht -- The waters and intertidal foreshore portion of Subarea 
23-9 and 23-10 lying inside a line drawn from a point at 49 degrees 02.023 
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.000 minutes west latitude to a point 
at 49 degrees 01.309 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.702 minutes west 
longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.242 minutes north latitude and 
125 degrees  22.187 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 
58.326 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 19.866 minutes west longitude, 
thence to a point at 49 degrees 01.067 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 
19.495 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 49 degrees 01.037 minutes 
north latitude and 125 degrees 18.703 minutes west longitude, thence to a point 
at 49 degrees 01.498 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 18.154 minutes west 
longitude, and thence along the foreshore of Vancouver Island back to the point 
of commencement. [NAD83] [Toquaht (formerly Toquart Bay)].

AREA 25

Harvest Area: Hisnit -- That portion of Subarea 25-4 along the intertidal 
foreshore of Hisnit Inlet on Vancouver Island, west of a line drawn from a 
point at 49 degrees 43.62 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 29.31 minutes 
west longitude southwesterly to Argonaut Point at 49 degrees 43.22 minutes 
north latitude and 126 degrees 29.48 minutes west longitude, excluding the 
waters and foreshore of Hisnit Inlet north of the parallel passing through 49 
degrees 44.89 minutes north latitude and south of the parallel passing through 
49 degrees 45.11 minutes north latitude, and excluding the waters and 
intertidal foreshore of Valdes Bay, east of a line drawn from a point of land 
at 49 degrees 43.91 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 29.466 minutes west 
longitude northwesterly to a point of land at 49 degrees 43.795 minutes north 
latitude and 126 degrees 29.323 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Hisnit Inlet]

Harvest Area: Tahsis Inlet - Those waters and intertidal foreshore of Subarea 
25-8 known as Tahsis Inlet north of the parallel passing through 49 degrees 
41.758 minutes north latitude and south of the parallel passing through 49 
degrees 45.317 minutes north latitude. [NAD83] [Tahsis Inlet]

Harvest Area: Mooyah Bay - Those waters and intertidal foreshore known as 
Mooyah Bay within Subarea 25-3 inside a line drawn from a point at 49 degrees 
38.655 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 27.751 minutes west longitude to 
a point at 49 degrees 38.325 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 25.541 
minutes west longitude.  [NAD83] [Mooyah Bay]

Variation Order 2016-522 is revoked. Variation Order 2016-545 is in effect.


Notes:

The maximum allowable licence harvest (Individual Quota) is outlined on each 
commercial licence.  Harvesters must be in possession of their new 2016/17 
commercial licence in order to harvest.

The 2016/17 commercial fishing season is scheduled to end on November 30, 
2016.  Individual harvest sites may close earlier if the quota for the site has 
been achieved.

Licence holders must contact the designated Service Provider (D&D Pacific 
Fisheries Ltd) to make arrangements for the company to provide the necessary in-
season reporting requirements outlined in the commercial licence conditions.  
These reporting requirements include pre-harvest hail notification, harvest 
hail reporting, and quota tracking.  Licence holders are required to hail to 
D&D Pacific Fisheries prior to harvesting, and following harvest.  Please read 
the conditions of licence for more information on hail requirements.

Quotas for the individual harvest sites are outlined in the 2016/17 Pacific 
Oyster Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP).  Harvest sites will be 
closed as quotas are achieved in-season.  Licence holders must phone the 
Service Provider prior to fishing and confirm remaining quotas available at the 
harvest site.  Failing to hail is a violation of licence conditions.

Licence holders are responsible for ensuring they accurately complete and 
submit harvest logbooks as outlined in their licence conditions.

Harvesting is prohibited in all Sanitary Contamination closures.  Check for 
sanitary closures within portions of the management quota areas listed above 
prior to each day's harvesting. 

Harvesters are responsible for checking Fishery Notices for the Bivalve 
Shellfish Marine Biotoxin Updates prior to each day's harvesting, as 
recommended by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and issued by DFO. 

For descriptions of Sanitary and Biotoxin closures see the DFO website at
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/biotox/index-eng.htm 

Harvesters are advised to observe the boundaries of any intertidal tenures. 
Harvesting on tenures is prohibited under this fishery opening unless 
authorized by the tenure holder.

Fishers should consult and read the 2016/17 Pacific Oyster Integrated Fisheries 
Management Plan and the licence condition for this fishery prior to fishing.  A 
copy of the IFMP may be obtained by emailing a request to:  guy.parker@dfo-
mpo.gc.ca

Harvesters are reminded that the harvest licence for this fishery authorizes 
hand-picking only.  Harvesting by diving or other harvesting methods is not 
authorized by this licence.

For more information contact a local DFO office or Guy Parker at 250-756-7163.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1314
Sent November 25, 2016 at 1129

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