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COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0660-Salmon: Troll - Area G - Chinook - September Amendment - Closure
AREA G WCVI CHINOOK FISHERY
Troll closes in Areas 123, 124 at 23:59 hours Tuesday September 9 until further
notice. Portions of Areas 125, 126 and 127 described below remain open.
The portions of the Statistical Areas that remain open are:
5 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Areas 125, 126-1, 126-2, 126-3 and,
2 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Area 126-4 and 127.
The target species is Chinook, incidental catch of chum and pink may be
retained. Coho and steelhead may not be retained. The minimum size limit for
Chinook is 55 cm fork length (head on), and 44 cm (head off).
Variation Order No. 2008-G-TR-WCVI-08
Coho and Chinook sub-legal by-catch releases will be monitored in this fishery
and the fishery will be shaped to avoid areas of high encounters.
Total catch estimate for the September fishery to September 8 is approximately
34,000 Chinook. The interim harvest target for this fishery is 41,000 Chinook.
The AGHC recommended that the allowable harvest be apportioned between vessels
fishing in NWVI and SWVI based on the estimated catch rate and the relative
number of vessels operating in each area. The harvest level for the September
fishery is being based upon 70 licenses in SWVI and 15 in NWVI. For
clarification, 70 licenses in the SWVI equates to approximately 34,000 total
TAC which would be allowed to be caught in Areas 123 and 124, and 15 licenses
in the NWVI equates to approximately 7,000 TAC to be caught in Areas 125, 126,
and 127. It is anticipated that the provisional catch target of 34,000 Chinook
will be achieved today in SWVI therefore the area will be closed. The fishery
in NWVI will continue until the total harvest target of 41,000 is achieved or
until September 14, whichever comes first.
Trolling is specifically not permitted in the Rockfish Conservation Areas.
These closures are listed at the website address http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Restricted_Areas/Rockfish_Maps_2004/default_e.htm
or can be accessed at DFO district offices.
Fishers and industry are reminded that sampling for coded wire tags from landed
Chinook is essential. In order to facilitate sampling, fishers are asked to
call J.O. Thomas and Associates 24 hours in advance toll-free at 1-866-638-6301
before they land their catch with the following information:
Landing location.
Estimated date and time of landing.
Processor/company.
Area(s) fished.
Number of Chinook onboard.
Note that calls to this number between Monday and Friday during office hours
(08:00 – 16:00) will be answered in person. Calls made after office hours and
on weekends will be directed to a voicemail box where this information can be
left.
Reporting requirements are a legal obligation as a condition of licence.
Fishers must consult their licence to ensure that they are in compliance with
legal catch reporting requirements.
The fishery may also close on short notice if appears the harvest level will be
attained, or if:
1. Vessel masters do not follow catch reporting requirements.
2. Vessel masters refuse to take an observer on board when requested to do.
3. Coho encounter rates are excessive.
Daily catch reporting does not replace the requirement to purchase and enter
catch information in a logbook. Note that there is a requirement to report both
the catch retained as well as by-catch released.
Freezer vessels are required to retain ALL heads from chinook and coho salmon
caught and retained. These heads must be delivered at the time of off-loading
of the salmon catch and be made available for examination by representatives of
the Department. Contact J.O. Thomas and Associates Ltd. at 1-866-638-6301
between 08:00 hours and 16:00 hours for instructions relating to these heads.
As an alternative to retaining the whole head from retained Chinook and coho,
fishers can opt to keep the upper jaw and head, from the tip of the nose back
to 1 cm behind the eye. These "snouts" must be cut from the top of the head,
with the cut travelling one centimetre posterior (behind) the eye, to the back
corner of the mouth. There is no need to retain the lower jaws or gill plates.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC
waters. By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when, and
where these turtles are using our waters. If you see a sea turtle, please call
this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663) or e-mail
sightings@vanaqua.org. Please include information such as the type of sea
turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the location, and time of sighting.
Notices concerning potential short notice closures, fishery extensions, or
boundary amendments will be released via Tofino Coast Guard radio. Information
and updates concerning this fishery are available by phoning 250-754-0281.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Terry Palfrey 250-756-7158
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0660
Sent September 9, 2008 at 13:57
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0660-Salmon: Troll - Area G - Chinook - September Amendment - Closure
AREA G WCVI CHINOOK FISHERY
Troll closes in Areas 123, 124 at 23:59 hours Tuesday September 9 until further
notice. Portions of Areas 125, 126 and 127 described below remain open.
The portions of the Statistical Areas that remain open are:
5 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Areas 125, 126-1, 126-2, 126-3 and,
2 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Area 126-4 and 127.
The target species is Chinook, incidental catch of chum and pink may be
retained. Coho and steelhead may not be retained. The minimum size limit for
Chinook is 55 cm fork length (head on), and 44 cm (head off).
Variation Order No. 2008-G-TR-WCVI-08
Coho and Chinook sub-legal by-catch releases will be monitored in this fishery
and the fishery will be shaped to avoid areas of high encounters.
Total catch estimate for the September fishery to September 8 is approximately
34,000 Chinook. The interim harvest target for this fishery is 41,000 Chinook.
The AGHC recommended that the allowable harvest be apportioned between vessels
fishing in NWVI and SWVI based on the estimated catch rate and the relative
number of vessels operating in each area. The harvest level for the September
fishery is being based upon 70 licenses in SWVI and 15 in NWVI. For
clarification, 70 licenses in the SWVI equates to approximately 34,000 total
TAC which would be allowed to be caught in Areas 123 and 124, and 15 licenses
in the NWVI equates to approximately 7,000 TAC to be caught in Areas 125, 126,
and 127. It is anticipated that the provisional catch target of 34,000 Chinook
will be achieved today in SWVI therefore the area will be closed. The fishery
in NWVI will continue until the total harvest target of 41,000 is achieved or
until September 14, whichever comes first.
Trolling is specifically not permitted in the Rockfish Conservation Areas.
These closures are listed at the website address http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Restricted_Areas/Rockfish_Maps_2004/default_e.htm
or can be accessed at DFO district offices.
Fishers and industry are reminded that sampling for coded wire tags from landed
Chinook is essential. In order to facilitate sampling, fishers are asked to
call J.O. Thomas and Associates 24 hours in advance toll-free at 1-866-638-6301
before they land their catch with the following information:
Landing location.
Estimated date and time of landing.
Processor/company.
Area(s) fished.
Number of Chinook onboard.
Note that calls to this number between Monday and Friday during office hours
(08:00 – 16:00) will be answered in person. Calls made after office hours and
on weekends will be directed to a voicemail box where this information can be
left.
Reporting requirements are a legal obligation as a condition of licence.
Fishers must consult their licence to ensure that they are in compliance with
legal catch reporting requirements.
The fishery may also close on short notice if appears the harvest level will be
attained, or if:
1. Vessel masters do not follow catch reporting requirements.
2. Vessel masters refuse to take an observer on board when requested to do.
3. Coho encounter rates are excessive.
Daily catch reporting does not replace the requirement to purchase and enter
catch information in a logbook. Note that there is a requirement to report both
the catch retained as well as by-catch released.
Freezer vessels are required to retain ALL heads from chinook and coho salmon
caught and retained. These heads must be delivered at the time of off-loading
of the salmon catch and be made available for examination by representatives of
the Department. Contact J.O. Thomas and Associates Ltd. at 1-866-638-6301
between 08:00 hours and 16:00 hours for instructions relating to these heads.
As an alternative to retaining the whole head from retained Chinook and coho,
fishers can opt to keep the upper jaw and head, from the tip of the nose back
to 1 cm behind the eye. These "snouts" must be cut from the top of the head,
with the cut travelling one centimetre posterior (behind) the eye, to the back
corner of the mouth. There is no need to retain the lower jaws or gill plates.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC
waters. By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when, and
where these turtles are using our waters. If you see a sea turtle, please call
this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663) or e-mail
sightings@vanaqua.org. Please include information such as the type of sea
turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the location, and time of sighting.
Notices concerning potential short notice closures, fishery extensions, or
boundary amendments will be released via Tofino Coast Guard radio. Information
and updates concerning this fishery are available by phoning 250-754-0281.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Terry Palfrey 250-756-7158
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0660
Sent September 9, 2008 at 13:57
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
