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RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0460-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Southwest Coast of Vancouver Island - Areas 21 to 24, 121 and 123 to 124 - Coho Opening Times and Limits
Continuing conservation concerns for Interior Fraser Coho require that 2020 Coho management measures remain precautionary. Unless otherwise specified below, the daily
limit for Coho is two (2) per day, hatchery-marked only from 00:01 hours June 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 in Areas 21 to 24, 121, and 123 to 124.
Please be aware that these limits do not apply to fin-fish closed areas, or Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs). Fin-fish closures for 2020 will be announced in a
subsequent Fishery Notice. Please check the DFO website referenced at the bottom of this notice for further information.
Area 22 Nitinat Lake
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 you may retain two (2) Coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked) except for;
Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours October 31, 2020 The salmon non-retention area in that portion of Nitinat Lake northeasterly of a line drawn from
Windy Point to a boundary sign on the opposite shore .
Area 23 – Barkley Sound
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 you may retain two (2) Coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked)except for;
Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 in Subareas 23-1 to 23-3 (Alberni Inlet) you may retain four (4) Coho per day (hatchery marked or
unmarked).
Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 in Subareas 23-4 to 23-11 (Outer Barkley Sound) you may retain four (4) Coho per day, 2 of which may
be wild (unmarked).
Area 24 – Clayoquot Sound
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 you may retain two (2) Coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Variation Order No. 2020-RFQ-194
Refer to the following website link for a description of the Area and Subarea maps and for information on salmon non-retention areas and fishing closures:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/areas-secteurs-eng.html
Notes:
Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia.
The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.
Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labeling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and Coho
salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at (866)
483-9994 for further information.
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin-fishing. Descriptions of RCAs, other closures such as fin-fish closed areas
and salmon non-retention areas, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at 1-800-
465-4336.
For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474).
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0460
Sent May 21, 2020 at 16:24
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0460-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Southwest Coast of Vancouver Island - Areas 21 to 24, 121 and 123 to 124 - Coho Opening Times and Limits
Continuing conservation concerns for Interior Fraser Coho require that 2020 Coho management measures remain precautionary. Unless otherwise specified below, the daily
limit for Coho is two (2) per day, hatchery-marked only from 00:01 hours June 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 in Areas 21 to 24, 121, and 123 to 124.
Please be aware that these limits do not apply to fin-fish closed areas, or Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs). Fin-fish closures for 2020 will be announced in a
subsequent Fishery Notice. Please check the DFO website referenced at the bottom of this notice for further information.
Area 22 Nitinat Lake
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 you may retain two (2) Coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked) except for;
Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours October 31, 2020 The salmon non-retention area in that portion of Nitinat Lake northeasterly of a line drawn from
Windy Point to a boundary sign on the opposite shore .
Area 23 – Barkley Sound
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 you may retain two (2) Coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked)except for;
Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 in Subareas 23-1 to 23-3 (Alberni Inlet) you may retain four (4) Coho per day (hatchery marked or
unmarked).
Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 in Subareas 23-4 to 23-11 (Outer Barkley Sound) you may retain four (4) Coho per day, 2 of which may
be wild (unmarked).
Area 24 – Clayoquot Sound
---------------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2020 you may retain two (2) Coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Variation Order No. 2020-RFQ-194
Refer to the following website link for a description of the Area and Subarea maps and for information on salmon non-retention areas and fishing closures:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/areas-secteurs-eng.html
Notes:
Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia.
The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.
Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labeling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and Coho
salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at (866)
483-9994 for further information.
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin-fishing. Descriptions of RCAs, other closures such as fin-fish closed areas
and salmon non-retention areas, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at 1-800-
465-4336.
For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474).
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0460
Sent May 21, 2020 at 16:24
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
If you would like to unsubscribe, please submit your request at: http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=manage_subscription
If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail to: DFO.OpsCentreFisheryPacific-CentreOpsPechePacifique.MPO@canada.ca
