Fishery Notice

An agreement has been reached between representatives of the Groundfish Trawl Advisory Committee and Halibut Advisory Board to implement an expansion of the pilot bottom trawl closure (FN0225-2019) from November 1, 2020 until March 31, 2021 at a fishing location in the Queen Charlotte Sound known as the Circle Tow by the groundfish trawl fleet and the 800 Line by the Halibut fleet.  

This expanded seasonal closure is an interim management measure that is intended to limit harvest of spawning aggregations of arrowtooth flounder and halibut. The year-round pilot bottom trawl closure (FN0255-2019) that was implemented in March 2019 continues to be in effect.    

Effective 12:00(noon) local time on Sunday, November 1, 2020 until 12:00(noon) local time on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 the waters inside the following expanded co-ordinates will be closed to fishing for groundfish with bottom trawl gear:

Those waters of Subarea 102-3 inside a line commencing at a point in water at:
                            51º 55.000'N      130º 35.400'W
then southeast to		51º 52.600'N	130º 32.300'W	
then southwest to 		51º 49.300'N	130º 34.700'W	
then southwest to 		51º 48.700'N	130º 37.000'W 	
Then northwest to 		51º 49.400'N	130º 39.600'W 	
Then northwest to 		51º 51.700'N	130º 40.200'W 	
Then back to the starting point 51º 55.000'N 	130º 35.400'W.


The waters inside the following co-ordinates continue to be closed year-round to fishing for groundfish with bottom trawl gear:

Starting from a point at 	51° 51.900 N     130° 35.200 W
Then true west to     	51° 51.900 N     130° 36.120 W
Then southwest to      	51° 51.000 N     130° 38.200 W
Then southwest to      	51° 50.500 N     130° 38.500 W
Then southeast to      	51° 50.100 N     130° 38.400 W
Then southeast to      	51° 49.100 N     130° 37.800 W
Then southeast to      	51° 48.700 N     130° 37.000 W
Then northeast to      	51° 49.300 N     130° 34.800 W
Then northeast to      	51° 50.400 N     130° 34.500 W
Then northwest to      	51° 51.400 N     130° 34.800 W
Then back to the starting point at 	51° 51.900 N     130° 35.200 W
 

This expanded seasonal closure is intended for the short term and will be re-evaluated during the 2021/2022 fishing season. DFO would like to thank all those involved for their cooperation in finalizing this agreement.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Deirdre Finn
Trawl Coordinator
Email: Deirdre.Finn@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Phone: 236-330-4139

Maureen Finn
Halibut Coordinator
Email: Maureen.Finn@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Phone: 778-835-5772

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1153
Sent October 23, 2020 at 1128

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