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Fishery Notice
Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Subject: FN0077-Halibut: All Tidal Waters - Further to FN0044 - Changes to the Recreational Fishery
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Further to Fishery Notice FN0044:
In order to manage within domestic halibut allocations, the following changes
will be implemented in the 2008 recreational fishery:
Coastwide
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March 1 to 31: Daily limit of one. Possession limit of 3.
April 1 to May 31: Daily limit of one. Possession limit of 2.
June 1 to Dec 31: Daily limit of two. Possession limit of 2.
Areas 121, 23 and 123
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April 1 to Dec 31:
" No person shall fish for or retain halibut, rockfish and lingcod in that
portion of Area 121 seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees 34.000 minutes
north latitude and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes west longitude and continues
southeasterly at a bearing of 116 degrees true to a point at 48 degrees 28.327
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 01.687 minutes west longitude. [12
nautical mile limit]
April 1/08 to March 31/09:
" Electronic licence conditions will be expanded as follows:
"no person who is not a Canadian resident may fish for or retain halibut under
this licence in Areas 121, 23 and 123."
Variation Order Nos 2008-80 (close time) and 2008-81 (quota).
Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Subject: FN0077-Halibut: All Tidal Waters - Further to FN0044 - Changes to the Recreational Fishery
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Further to Fishery Notice FN0044:
In order to manage within domestic halibut allocations, the following changes
will be implemented in the 2008 recreational fishery:
Coastwide
---------
March 1 to 31: Daily limit of one. Possession limit of 3.
April 1 to May 31: Daily limit of one. Possession limit of 2.
June 1 to Dec 31: Daily limit of two. Possession limit of 2.
Areas 121, 23 and 123
---------------------
April 1 to Dec 31:
" No person shall fish for or retain halibut, rockfish and lingcod in that
portion of Area 121 seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees 34.000 minutes
north latitude and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes west longitude and continues
southeasterly at a bearing of 116 degrees true to a point at 48 degrees 28.327
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 01.687 minutes west longitude. [12
nautical mile limit]
April 1/08 to March 31/09:
" Electronic licence conditions will be expanded as follows:
"no person who is not a Canadian resident may fish for or retain halibut under
this licence in Areas 121, 23 and 123."
Variation Order Nos 2008-80 (close time) and 2008-81 (quota).
