Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0381-RECREATIONAL - Fin fish (Other than Salmon) - Lingcod and Rockfish - Areas 12, 13 to 19, 20 and 29 - Effective May 1, 2017
LINGCOD
Effective at 00:01 hours May 1, 2017 to 23:59 hours September 30, 2017 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, 2017 to 23:59 hours September 30, 2017 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: 2017-215 and 2017-176
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
Contact your local DFO office at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/locations-bureaux-eng.htm
Or Contact: Brad Beaith 250-756-7190
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0381
Sent April 19, 2017 at 14:13
Visit us on the Web at
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
