Chasin' Dreams
Well-Known Member
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0186-RECREATIONAL - Shellfish - Prawn and Shrimp - Reduced Daily Limit
Effective April 1, 2020, the recreational daily quota (daily limit) for Shrimp,
including Prawn, is reduced from 200 to 125.
The combined possession limit is 250, which is twice the daily quota (daily
limit).
This is a precautionary fisheries management decision made to provide stable
access to the recreational fishery for the future.
In recent years, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been making
adjustments to how the prawn fishery is managed under a conservation framework
guided by the Prawn and Shrimp by trap Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for
all sectors in support of conservation and sustainable management. This
adjustment to the recreational daily limit is responding to increased interest
and effort in the recreational prawn fishery.
The Department has consulted on reducing the recreational limit with the Sport
Fishing Advisory Board over the past four years. This is the first time the
recreational daily limit has decreased since 1996. Reducing the daily limit is
part of a broader effort to ensure responsible fishing practices and
sustainable prawn harvests throughout the BC coast.
Daily, possession and trap limits are in effect coast-wide.
Variation Order 2020-RFQ-067
Please consult the online BC Sport Fish Guide on our web page at
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.html to confirm the latest
information on:
-species regulations;
-open areas where these species may be retained;
-gear restrictions; and
-protected areas where these species may not be retained.
For planning ahead, please refer to the following website: Seasonal Prawn
Closures
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/shellfish-coquillages-eng.html#prawn
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0186-RECREATIONAL - Shellfish - Prawn and Shrimp - Reduced Daily Limit
Effective April 1, 2020, the recreational daily quota (daily limit) for Shrimp,
including Prawn, is reduced from 200 to 125.
The combined possession limit is 250, which is twice the daily quota (daily
limit).
This is a precautionary fisheries management decision made to provide stable
access to the recreational fishery for the future.
In recent years, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been making
adjustments to how the prawn fishery is managed under a conservation framework
guided by the Prawn and Shrimp by trap Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for
all sectors in support of conservation and sustainable management. This
adjustment to the recreational daily limit is responding to increased interest
and effort in the recreational prawn fishery.
The Department has consulted on reducing the recreational limit with the Sport
Fishing Advisory Board over the past four years. This is the first time the
recreational daily limit has decreased since 1996. Reducing the daily limit is
part of a broader effort to ensure responsible fishing practices and
sustainable prawn harvests throughout the BC coast.
Daily, possession and trap limits are in effect coast-wide.
Variation Order 2020-RFQ-067
Please consult the online BC Sport Fish Guide on our web page at
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.html to confirm the latest
information on:
-species regulations;
-open areas where these species may be retained;
-gear restrictions; and
-protected areas where these species may not be retained.
For planning ahead, please refer to the following website: Seasonal Prawn
Closures
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/shellfish-coquillages-eng.html#prawn