quote:Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0714-Salmon: Region 1 - Non Tidal Big Qualicum River - Closure Effective 00:01 hrs October 16, 2008 until 23:59 hrs November 30, 2008 there will be a salmon closure from dusk till dawn (1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise) from the hatchery counting fence downstream to the Qualicum First Nation Reserve boundary. Official sunrise sunset time can be found at the National Research Council Canada website at
http://hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/sunrise_adv_e.html The Qualicum First Nations prohibit all unauthorized access on reserve lands including the river bottom. Please respect their property. This night fishing closure leads up to the currently enacted Dec 1 to June 15 no fishing closure downstream of the E&N railway bridge. Variation Order No. 2008-382 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 voluntary 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 at (866) 483-9994 for further information. 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 (800) 465-4336. For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at (866) 431-FISH FOR MORE INFORMATION:Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0714Sent September 30, 2008 at 13:45Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
