Fishery Notice

This notice is a reminder to advise fishers of the recreational Chinook management measures and Chinook fishing opportunities in place for the 2022 season for Vancouver Area portions Area 28 and 29, including Southern Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet, Fraser River approach and main stem tidal and non-tidal waters.

The following measures are in effect for the following areas:

Strait of Georgia South - Area 28 and 29 (with the exception of those portions of Areas 28 and 29 listed in the section below):
- Currently in effect to 23:59 hours July 31, 2022: Chinook non-retention; 
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 31, 2022:  1 Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm on marked and unmarked Chinook.
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: 2 Chinook per day.

Subarea 28-9 
- Currently in effect to 23:59 hours August 12, 2022: No fishing for Chinook; 
- 00:01 hours August 13 to 23:59 hours August 31, 2022, the daily limit for Chinook salmon is one(1) per day.
- Effective 00:01 hours September 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022, the daily limit for Chinook salmon is two (2) per day

Portions of Southern Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet - Subareas 28-7 to 28-8; Subarea 28-1, and that portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies southerly of a line drawn due east from Halkett Point on Gambier Island (49 26.735'N, 123 19.302'W) to a point (49 26.550'N, 123 14.317'W) on the mainland corresponding with the southeast point of the Lions Bay RCA; and those portions of 29-3 to 29-5 that lie east of a line from Gower Point (49 23.021'N, 123 32.166' W) near Gibsons to Shah Point on the southern tip of Valdes Island (49 01.695'N, 123 35.721'W):

- Currently in effect to 23:59 hours August 31, 2022: No fishing for Chinook; 
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2022: 2 Chinook per day.

Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery - Salmon Fishing Closures

Additional recreational and commercial salmon closures are being put in place to support Southern Resident Killer Whale recovery. Fishery Notice FN0730 -Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery - Salmon Fishing Closures outlines measures in place for the 2022 fishing season: 
https://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=261892&ID=all

Approaches to Fraser River and tidal water of the Fraser River - Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 to 29-17 and the non-tidal waters of the Fraser River from Mission Bridge to the confluence with Sawmill Creek:

-Currently in effect until further notice: No fishing for Salmon (Note: Fishing opportunities for specific Salmon stocks may be considered at a later date).

For all areas, any in-season changes or terminal opportunities based on abundance will be announced by subsequent Fishery Notice(s). Fishers are reminded to check the DFO website before they go fishing for current regulations in effect that day.

Coast-wide Recreational Fisheries:
For the recreational fishery, the annual aggregate limit for Chinook salmon is ten (10) in all tidal waters coast-wide.

Variation Orders: 2022-RCT-017, 2022-RCT-061, 2022-RCT-291, 2022-RFQ-303, and 2022-RFQ-009


FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
Contact your local Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0774
Sent July 22, 2022 at 0842

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