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Category(s): COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Subject: FN0891-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine - Area B - Areas 12 & 13 - Johnstone Strait Chum - Postponed Opening
The fishery opening announced for Area B seines on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in
is postponed to Wednesday, October 3, 2012 due to concerns for high winds and
adverse weather in the exposed fishing areas of Queen Charlotte and Johnstone
Straits. This change was recommended by the Area B Harvest Committee Advisors
due to the recent weather warning for the marine areas of Northern Vancouver
Island.
The fishery will open as follows:
Area 12 (Upper Johnstone Strait)
Seines open for 12 hours from 07:00 hours Wednesday, October 3 to 19:00 hours
Wednesday, October 3 in Subareas 12-1 to 12-6, 12-8 to 12-12, 12-18 (easterly
of a line running from Lewis Point on Vancouver Island to Donegal Head on
Malcolm Island), 12-20, 12-21 and 12-24. The regular Tsitika and Adam/Eve
River mouth boundaries are in effect. The seine ribbon boundary will "not" be
in effect. Minimum bunt mesh size 100 mm.
Area 13 (Lower Johnstone Strait)
Seines open for 12 hours from 07:00 hours Wednesday, October 3 to 19:00 hours
Wednesday, October 3 in Subareas 13-6, 13-7 (excluding Deepwater Bay), 13-8 to
13-10, a portion of 13-11 lying west of a line from Bodega Point on Quadra
Island to a boundary sign at 50 degrees 16.390 minutes North by 125 degrees
22.620 minutes West, 13-27 to 13-32, 13-35 and a portion of 13-40 lying west of
a line running from the boundary sign on West Thurlow Island (approximately 1.5
miles east of Eden Point) to the boundary sign on the opposite shoreline on
Hardwicke Island. The regular Amor de Cosmos Creek boundary will be in effect
(waters surrounding the mouth of Amor de Cosmos Creek inside the radius of a
circle 337 meters in diameter intersecting the shoreline at 50 degrees 21.867
minutes North and 125 degrees 47.171 minutes West [east of the creek mouth] and
50 degrees 21.658 minutes North and 125 degrees 41.630 minutes West [west of
the creek mouth]). The seine ribbon boundary will "not" be in effect. Minimum
bunt mesh size 100 mm.
The use of power skiffs is not permitted.
Variation Order No. 2012-B-SN-002
NOTE:
1. The target species in this fishery is chum salmon, the incidental catch of
pink salmon may be retained in the areas open to fishing. There will be non-
retention of sockeye, coho, chinook, and steelhead.
2. Seine vessel masters are reminded that logbooks, operating revival tanks and
brailing are mandatory as condition of their licence and are legal requirements.
3. The mandatory logbook and phone-in program will be in effect similar to the
Johnstone Strait sockeye and pink fishery. Vessel masters are reminded to
provide start and end fishing reports to the service provider by phoning
Archipelago Marine Research Limited at 1-888-387-0007. Vessel masters are also
reminded that within 48 hours of stopping fishing to offload catch or within
two (2) hours of completing offloading catch, whichever comes first, to provide
to the service provider the weight by species (in pounds) of fish offloaded.
Note that a phone report is required for all fishing activity even if no fish
are caught. Failure to report zero catches may result in the over estimation of
total catch.
4. In Area 12, mooring in Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve will
only be permitted 24 hours prior to a commercial opening. The west and east
boundaries are identified by a 4x8 foot white sign with 3x3 foot orange sign in
the centre. The location of the west boundary is 50 degrees 29.759 minutes
North by 126 degrees 37.592 minutes West and the location of the east boundary
is 50 degrees 29.107 minutes North by 126 degrees 30.365 minutes West. In
addition vessels will not be permitted to moor in Robson Bight proper during
commercial fishery openings.
And no mention of on board observers -- gotta shake your head at that one
Category(s): COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Subject: FN0891-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine - Area B - Areas 12 & 13 - Johnstone Strait Chum - Postponed Opening
The fishery opening announced for Area B seines on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in
is postponed to Wednesday, October 3, 2012 due to concerns for high winds and
adverse weather in the exposed fishing areas of Queen Charlotte and Johnstone
Straits. This change was recommended by the Area B Harvest Committee Advisors
due to the recent weather warning for the marine areas of Northern Vancouver
Island.
The fishery will open as follows:
Area 12 (Upper Johnstone Strait)
Seines open for 12 hours from 07:00 hours Wednesday, October 3 to 19:00 hours
Wednesday, October 3 in Subareas 12-1 to 12-6, 12-8 to 12-12, 12-18 (easterly
of a line running from Lewis Point on Vancouver Island to Donegal Head on
Malcolm Island), 12-20, 12-21 and 12-24. The regular Tsitika and Adam/Eve
River mouth boundaries are in effect. The seine ribbon boundary will "not" be
in effect. Minimum bunt mesh size 100 mm.
Area 13 (Lower Johnstone Strait)
Seines open for 12 hours from 07:00 hours Wednesday, October 3 to 19:00 hours
Wednesday, October 3 in Subareas 13-6, 13-7 (excluding Deepwater Bay), 13-8 to
13-10, a portion of 13-11 lying west of a line from Bodega Point on Quadra
Island to a boundary sign at 50 degrees 16.390 minutes North by 125 degrees
22.620 minutes West, 13-27 to 13-32, 13-35 and a portion of 13-40 lying west of
a line running from the boundary sign on West Thurlow Island (approximately 1.5
miles east of Eden Point) to the boundary sign on the opposite shoreline on
Hardwicke Island. The regular Amor de Cosmos Creek boundary will be in effect
(waters surrounding the mouth of Amor de Cosmos Creek inside the radius of a
circle 337 meters in diameter intersecting the shoreline at 50 degrees 21.867
minutes North and 125 degrees 47.171 minutes West [east of the creek mouth] and
50 degrees 21.658 minutes North and 125 degrees 41.630 minutes West [west of
the creek mouth]). The seine ribbon boundary will "not" be in effect. Minimum
bunt mesh size 100 mm.
The use of power skiffs is not permitted.
Variation Order No. 2012-B-SN-002
NOTE:
1. The target species in this fishery is chum salmon, the incidental catch of
pink salmon may be retained in the areas open to fishing. There will be non-
retention of sockeye, coho, chinook, and steelhead.
2. Seine vessel masters are reminded that logbooks, operating revival tanks and
brailing are mandatory as condition of their licence and are legal requirements.
3. The mandatory logbook and phone-in program will be in effect similar to the
Johnstone Strait sockeye and pink fishery. Vessel masters are reminded to
provide start and end fishing reports to the service provider by phoning
Archipelago Marine Research Limited at 1-888-387-0007. Vessel masters are also
reminded that within 48 hours of stopping fishing to offload catch or within
two (2) hours of completing offloading catch, whichever comes first, to provide
to the service provider the weight by species (in pounds) of fish offloaded.
Note that a phone report is required for all fishing activity even if no fish
are caught. Failure to report zero catches may result in the over estimation of
total catch.
4. In Area 12, mooring in Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve will
only be permitted 24 hours prior to a commercial opening. The west and east
boundaries are identified by a 4x8 foot white sign with 3x3 foot orange sign in
the centre. The location of the west boundary is 50 degrees 29.759 minutes
North by 126 degrees 37.592 minutes West and the location of the east boundary
is 50 degrees 29.107 minutes North by 126 degrees 30.365 minutes West. In
addition vessels will not be permitted to moor in Robson Bight proper during
commercial fishery openings.
And no mention of on board observers -- gotta shake your head at that one
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