Are you ready? The Feds get ready to close fishing areas.

They have to consult with everyone!
 
Category(s):
ABORIGINAL - General Information,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll,
RECREATIONAL - Salmon

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0428-Conservation Measures for Northern and Southern BC Chinook Salmon and Southern Resident Killer Whales

This notice provides information on planned conservation measures for Northern
and Southern BC Chinook Salmon and Southern Resident Killer Whales that will be
implemented beginning June 1, 2018.

Chinook Conservation Measures
To address Chinook conservation concerns, DFO is implementing a precautionary
25-35% reduction in exploitation rates for Chinook stocks of concern to support
conservation and promote rebuilding. These additional reductions are planned to
address conservation concerns for Nass River, Skeena River and many small wild
Chinook populations in Northern BC; and, all Fraser River Chinook populations
(including Spring 4(2), Spring 5(2), Summer 5(2), Summer 4(1) and Fall 4(1)
populations) in Southern BC.

Additional Northern BC Chinook management measures are outlined below, followed
by additional Southern BC Chinook management measures.

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Northern Commercial Fisheries
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Area F Troll – opening of AABM Chinook fishery delay to July 10 in addition to
boundary changes. Refer to the subsequent Fishery Notice for details.

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Northern Recreational Fisheries
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Please note that possession limits for Chinook Salmon are twice the daily limit.

The recreational daily limits of Chinook Salmon are being reduced in North
Coast tidal waters as follows:

Haida Gwaii:

Effective June 1, 2018 to July 9, 2018, the daily limit is one (1) Chinook per
day in Areas 1, 2, 142, and that portion of Area 101 west of 131 degrees 40.0
minutes West longitude

North Coast:

Effective June 1, 2018 to June 15, 2018, the daily limit is one (1) Chinook per
day in Areas 3 to 5, 103 to 105, Subarea 102-1, and that portion of Area 101
east of 131 degrees 40.0 minutes West longitude

Effective June 16, 2018 to July 9, 2018, there is zero (0) retention of Chinook
Salmon in Areas 3 to 5, 103 to 105, Subarea 102-1, and that portion of Area 101
east of 131 degrees 40.0 minutes West longitude

Effective July 10, 2018 to July 31, 2018, the daily limit is one (1) Chinook
per day in Areas 3 to 5, 103 to 105, Subarea 102-1, and that portion of Area
101 east of 131 degrees 40.0 minutes West longitude

Effective June 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018 the daily limit is one (1) Chinook per
day in Areas 6 and 106

Variation Order Number: 2018-RFQ-0307

Management measures for northern BC non-tidal waters were previously announced
in FN0372 issued May 8, 2018.

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Southern BC Commercial Fisheries
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Area G Troll:
There is no commercial fishery for AABM Chinook in June or July.

Area B Seine and Area H Troll:
Effective June 1 to September 30, 2018, there is no commercial salmon fishing
in Subareas 20-3, 20-4 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies west of 123
degrees 49.30 minutes west longitude (Otter Point).

Area B Seine and Area H Troll:
Effective June 1 to September 30, 2018 there is no commercial salmon fishing in
Subareas 18-2, 18-4, 18-5 and 18-9.

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Southern BC Recreational Fisheries:
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Southern BC Inside Waters

Areas 13 to 18, 28 and 29 and Subareas 19-1 to 19-6 (except those portions
listed below):

Effective June 1, 2018 until September 30, 2018, the daily limit for Chinook
Salmon is one (1) per day in in Areas 13 to 17, 28 and 29 with the exception of
those four areas listed below under the headings Strait of Georgia, Pender
Island, Juan de Fuca and Fraser River mouth. Terminal fishing opportunities
at full limits for Chinook may be considered in-season if abundance permits.

Effective October 1, 2018 until further notice, the daily limit for Chinook
Salmon is two (2) per day in in Areas 13 to 19, 28 and 29.

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Exceptions:
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Strait of Georgia:
Note: this measure came into effect on May 7, 2018 as previously announced in
FN0370 issued May 7, 2018.

Effective immediately until June 28, 2018 the daily limit for Chinook salmon is
two (2) per day, of which only one may be greater than 67 cm in Subareas 18-1,
18-3, 18-6, 18-11, and 19-5.

Effective June 29, 2018 to July 31, 2018 the daily limit is two (2) Chinook
salmon per day between both of which must be less than 85 cm in Subareas 18-1,
18-3, 18-6, 18-11, and 19-5.

Chinook salmon retained in these waters must have a fork length of at least 62
cm.
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Pender Island:
Effective June 1 to September 30, 2018 there is no fishing for finfish in
Subareas 18-2, 18-4, 18-5 and 18-9.
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Juan de Fuca (Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and Area 20):
Effective June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 there is no fishing for finfish in
Subareas 20-3, 20-4 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies west of 123
degrees 49.30 minutes west longitude (Otter Point)

Effective June 1, 2018 until June 28, 2018 the daily limit for Chinook salmon
is two (2) per day which may be wild or hatchery marked between 45 and 67 cm
fork length or hatchery marked greater than 67 cm in Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and
20-6 and 20-7 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies east of 123 degrees
49.30 minutes west longitude (Otter Point).

Effective June 29, 2018 until July 31, 2018, the daily limit for Chinook salmon
is two (2) Chinook per day which may be wild or hatchery marked between 45 and
85 cm or hatchery marked greater than 85 cm in Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and 20-6
and 20-7 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies east of 123 degrees 49.30
minutes west longitude (Otter Point).
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Fraser River Mouth (Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10):
Effective June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, there is no fishing for salmon in
Subareas 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10.

Effective June 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018, there is no fishing for salmon in
Subarea 29-6.

Effective August 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, there is no retention of
Chinook Salmon in Subarea 29-6.

Variation Order Number: 2018-RFQ-0307; 2018-RCT-0321
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Notes:

Additional local closures may be in effect in your area. Please check for the
latest closures and restrictions for your area, and other recreational fishing
information at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish

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did port hardy escape the pain?, is the possession limit 2 or 4?

Seems like it's all good for non tidal fisheries?
 
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I don’t see any changes to Port Hardy fishery nor Port Alberni, is that correct? They also offer a glimmer of hope saying increase in retention in these areas is possible if counts are strong
 
Curiously I noticed that in the Fraser River itself wasn’t mentioned? Did I miss that, this entire exercise was about Fraser chinook and yet there’s no mention of any measures addressing the fish once in the river. Stay tuned I guess
 
Curiously I noticed that in the Fraser River itself wasn’t mentioned? Did I miss that, this entire exercise was about Fraser chinook and yet there’s no mention of any measures addressing the fish once in the river. Stay tuned I guess

The Fraser tidal recreational opening ended December 31, so it is not open so doesn't probably doesn't require a new notice. There would be a notice if they decided to open it up like last fall, but that seems unlikely given the restrictions on the mouth areas.
 
The Fraser tidal recreational opening ended December 31, so it is not open so doesn't probably doesn't require a new notice. There would be a notice if they decided to open it up like last fall, but that seems unlikely given the restrictions on the mouth areas.

However hatchery tributaries like the the Chilliwack/vedder should see More Fish return and no further restrictions.
 
I’m surprised this thread died so quick. I thought there would have been more pushback from all sectors. Our government has no problem taxing the crap out of the recreational and commercial fisheries then put nothing back in the form of enhancement or habitat restoration. Someday I hope the groups can come together and sue the crap out of DFO for gross mismanagement of the resource.
 
I’m surprised this thread died so quick. I thought there would have been more pushback from all sectors. Our government has no problem taxing the crap out of the recreational and commercial fisheries then put nothing back in the form of enhancement or habitat restoration. Someday I hope the groups can come together and sue the crap out of DFO for gross mismanagement of the resource.

There are other threads discussing the same issues with no lack of comments so I don't think the discussion on the subject has died.
 
my opinion on the closures

Nothing to do with conservation, more about private interest groups wanting us off the water. Stop sport fishing and the ocean is open for fish farming. Not enough fish equals more fish farms. An excuse for dfo to promote fish farming. If this was about conservation, then they would implement cohen commission recommendations. Not one farm has been moved in the broughton islands. Fish farmers win.
Do they really believe that more fish will hit the spawning grounds, or will more fish will be caught in nets on the fraser? DFO refuses to work on Cohen Commission recommendations and sockeye are doomed so the government takes away from sport fishers and gives the fish to first nations, In no way is this a first nation issue as the government is taking away from peter to pay Paul as it is a constitutional right to harvest. Much easier than working on the actual problem of salmon restoration,
SRKW issue, they are doomed pollution is the killer. An excuse to get us off the water. What else can the government do, work on the problem? Too hard they would need to spend dollars on restoration but we spent it all buying a pipeline

So fish farms win
Government wins as they need to meet constitutional requirements and they cant print fish

Sport fishers get ready for more restrictions in the future
 
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