Fishery Notice
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal
Subject:
FN1316-COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Intertidal Butter Clam - Area G - Area 12 - Opening November 27, 2016 - Amendment to FN1310
This notice amends FN1310 to remove Subareas 12-16 and 12-17 due to a deviance in the sampling program. The full corrected fishery notice follows. The commercial intertidal butter clam fishery opens at 12:00 hours November 27 to 06:00 hours December 5, 2016 (8 tides) in the following Areas; 12-26 That portion of Subarea 12-39 South of a line drawn at Sharp Point on Broughton Island at (50° 47.467'N, 126° 36.090' W) proceeding westerly down Fife Sound into Nowell Channel intersecting the boundary with PFMA 12-7 at (50° 45.006' N, 126° 47.224' W). Variation Order # 2016-546 Note: This Commercial butter clam opening excludes that portion of 12-39 along the shoreline of Broughton Island such as Deep Harbour and Cullen Harbour. Subareas are described in the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations. Permanent closed areas include: Health Bay; Fly and Insect Islands; Monday Anchorage; Blunden Passage; Betty Cove; the intertidal foreshore of Village Island between Warren Bluff and the western entrance to Canoe Pass. Harvesters are advised to confirm the buyers have a market for all butter clams harvested before participating in this opening. Only harvesters with a commercial clam licence and a Fisher Registration card are authorized to participate in this fishery Littleneck clam fishing opportunities will remain closed at this time due to apparent low densities. Comments from fish harvesters on the abundance and strength of Native Littleneck stocks observed in the area are requested. Information on the specific contamination closure areas can be obtained on our website at: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/biotox/index-eng.htm For additional information fishers should consult the 2016/2018 Intertidal Clam Integrated Fishery Management Plan, 2016 Commercial Harvest Plan, and the local DFO office for the specific closure area descriptions, sewage contamination closures and detailed fishing plan. FOR MORE INFORMATION: David Fogtmann (250) 339-3799
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1316
Sent November 25, 2016 at 1407
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