Fishery Notice

LINGCOD
Effective at 00:01 hours May 1 to 23:59 hours September 30, 2018 fishing for 
lingcod will open in the following areas:

Areas: 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48, 13 to 19, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5.
Daily limit: one (1)
Possession limit: two (2)
Size limit: 65cm
Annual limit: ten (10)
Gear: Angling (hook and line) and spear fishing while diving.

Areas 28 and 29 (except of Subarea 29-5) remain closed to fishing for lingcod, 
this includes catch and release.

ROCKFISH (Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish in the aggregate):
Effective at 00:01 hours May 1 to 23:59 hours September 30, 2018 fishing for 
rockfish will open in the following areas:

Areas: 12 to 19, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5
Daily limit: one (1)
Possession limit: two (2) 
No size limit or annual limit is in effect.
Gear: angling (hook and line) and spear fishing while diving.

Areas 28 and 29 (except of Subarea 29-5) remain closed to fishing for rockfish, 
this includes catch and release.

VARIATION ORDERS: 2018-RCT-0124 and 2018-RFQ-0125 
 

Rockfish Conservation Areas are currently in effect and are closed to all fin 
fishing.  Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing 
information, can be found on the Internet at:

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish

Rockfish conservation and descender devices: We encourage the use of a weighted 
barbless hook or other descender device to return incidental rockfish catch to 
the water at an appropriate depth to reduce barotrauma and mortality; when 
handling fish use wet hands and reduce time at the surface to minimise harm to 
the fish. Consider moving to another location if rockfish are encountered and 
not being fished.

Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation?  If so, please call 
the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line 
at (800) 465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-(866)431-
FISH (3474).

For more information contact your local DFO office at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/locations-bureaux-eng.htm

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0343
Sent April 30, 2018 at 0835

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