Howe Sound Winter Prawn Closures

[Chasin' Dreams]

Just a heads up in case some folks weren't aware;

There were quite a few prawn traps up Howe Sound today set in the winter closure areas.

Here's a link to the area closure info: https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/shellfish-coquillages-eng.html

And the map showing the winter closure areas:

 

[wildthing]

look like the RCA areas?

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

look like the RCA areas?

Yes same as the RCA's in Howe Sound. Prawning is fine in RCA's, just not in the Winter closure times.

DFO was out cruising around Howe Sound on Sunday. If they were yesterday too then those traps probably got scooped up by them. Some had names/numbers on them but some didn't.