Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Subject:
FN0380-RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) - Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish - Management Measures Currently in Effect Until Further Notice
The following management measures are required to reduce fishing impacts on Yelloweye rockfish. Further measures are currently being considered and will be announced in-season. North coast Waters (Areas 1 to 10 and 101 to 110, 130 and 142) -------------------------------------------------------------- Effective April 1, 2017 until further notice the daily limit for rockfish is five (5) per day in the aggregate of which only two (2) may be Yelloweye rockfish. South Coast waters (Areas 11, 20-1 to 20-4, 21 to 27, 111, 121 and 123 to 127) -------------------------------------------------------------- Effective April 1, 2017 until further notice the daily limit for rockfish is three (3) per day in the aggregate of which only one (1) may be Yelloweye Rockfish. Variation Order 2017-176 Note: Special limits apply for groundfish in Pacific Rim National Park. The exceptions to these openings are: Area 121: No person shall fish for or retain halibut, rockfish and lingcod in Area 121 outside the 12 nautical mile limit seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees 34.000 minutes and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes W and continues south easterly at a bearing of 116 degrees True to a point at 48 degrees 28.327 minutes and 125 degrees 01.687 minutes W. Area 121: Closed to all finfish, year round in the waters of Swiftsure Bank, inside a line from 48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 125 degrees 06.00 minutes W, thence to 48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 124 degrees 54.20 minutes W, thence to 48 degrees 29.62 minutes N and 124 degrees 43.40 minutes W, thence following the International Boundary between Canada and the U.S. to 48 degrees 29.55 minutes N and 124 degrees 56.20 minutes W, thence in a straight line to the point of commencement. Note: Rockfish Conservations Areas (RCA's) remain in effect - refer to the following website for descriptions: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/restricted-restreint/rca-acs-eng.htm. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Brad Beaith 250-756-7190 or John Webb 250-627-3409
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0380
Sent April 19, 2017 at 1404
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