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Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN1364-RECREATIONAL - Shellfish - Prawn and Shrimp - Areas 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 25, 28 - Closures

Recreational prawn and shrimp by trap harvesters are advised that the harvest of prawn and shrimp by trap, ring net or spear while diving will close from 00:01 hours January 1, 2021 to 23:59 hours March 31, 2021 in the following Subareas as described in the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations:

Subareas 13-12, 13-16, 13-17 (Quadra/Cortes Islands);
Subareas 15-2 and 15-3 (Lund);
Subareas 16-1, 16-2, 16-5, 16-8 to 16-10, 16-16 to 16-18 (Malaspina Strait / lower Jervis Inlet and Sechelt / Narrow Inlets);
Subareas 17-5, 17-6, 17-9, 17-16 (Stuart Channel and inside Nanaimo);
Subareas 19-7 to 19-12 (Saanich Inlet);
Subareas 23-1 to 23-4 (Alberni Inlet / Barkley Sound);
Subareas 25-1 to 25-5, 25-16 (Tahsis/Muchalat Inlets); and
Subarea 28-3 (portion Howe Sound).

These 3-month winter closures are in place to allow the prawn spawning period to complete. These areas reopen 00:01 hours April 1, 2021.

Subareas 13-1, 13-13 to 13-15 (Quadra/Cortes Islands), 15-1 (Powell River), 16-6, 16-7, 16-11 (portion Sechelt Inlet), Subareas 17-10 to 17-13, 17-15, 17-18 (Nanaimo), and 25-8 (Tahsis Inlet) will begin “pulse fishing” (closed in the first half of the month and open in the second half of the month). These Subareas will close to the harvest of prawn and shrimp by trap, ring net or spear while diving from:

00:01 hours January 1, 2021 to 23:59 hours January 15, 2021;
00:01 hours February 1, 2021 to 23:59 hours February 15, 2021; and
00:01 hours March 1, 2021 to 23:59 hours March 15, 2021.

These areas reopen 00:01 hours March 16, 2021.

All prawns carrying eggs externally on the underside of the tail must be returned to the water immediately and in the manner that causes the least harm.

All other coastal areas remain open to the harvest of prawns and shrimp by trap, ring net or spear while diving until further notice, except the following protected areas which are closed year round:

Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound Glass Sponge Reef Marine Refuges;
Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site Strict Protection Zones;
Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area;
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and Area of Interest (AOI);
Whytecliffe Park;
Porteau Cove;
Point Atkinson; and
Vancouver Harbour between Lions Gate Bridge and Ironworkers Memorial Bridge (also known as Second Narrows Bridge).

Daily, possession and trap limits are in effect coast-wide.

Variation Order Number 2020-RCT-680.

Refer to the BC Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide for further information href="http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.html">http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.html
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Laurie Convey 250-756-7233 href="mailto:laurie.convey@dfo-mpo.gc.ca">laurie.convey@dfo-mpo.gc.caMike Kattilakoski 250-756-7315 href="mailto:mike.kattilakoski@dfo-mpo.gc.ca">mike.kattilakoski@dfo-mpo.gc.caDavid Fogtmann 250-339-3799 href="mailto:david.fogtmann@dfo-mpo.gc.ca">david.fogtmann@dfo-mpo.gc.caKaren Vaudry 604-666-7089 href="mailto:karen.vaudry@dfo-mpo.gc.ca">karen.vaudry@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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[Bryan Allen]

Making damn sure a lot of fishermen have zippo to fish for early in the year . I am still waiting for the data that shows there is a wide ranging conservation issue that are not being addressing by releasing berried prawns and pulse fishing.. Whats next ?? Close down the flounder fishery ?

 

[SpringVelocity]

Making damn sure a lot of fishermen have zippo to fish for early in the year . I am still waiting for the data that shows there is a wide ranging conservation issue that are not being addressing by releasing berried prawns and pulse fishing.. Whats next ?? Close down the flounder fishery ?

I am still waiting for the data that shows there is a wide ranging conservation issue

I am as well.

 

[TakesAll]

Guess I know what I'm doing this week now...along with the rest of CR

 

[searun]

Here you go, enjoy the bed time reading:

https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/347657.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256998418_Evaluating_vitality_and_predicting_mortality_in_spot_prawn_Pandalus_platyceros_using_reflex_behaviors

Here's what the ENGO's are saying:

https://oceanwatch.ca/howesound/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/OceanWatch-HoweSoundReport2020-SF-ShrimpPrawn.pdf

 

[cuttlefish]

Here you go, enjoy the bed time reading:

https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/347657.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256998418_Evaluating_vitality_and_predicting_mortality_in_spot_prawn_Pandalus_platyceros_using_reflex_behaviors

Here's what the ENGO's are saying:

https://oceanwatch.ca/howesound/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/OceanWatch-HoweSoundReport2020-SF-ShrimpPrawn.pdf

Good to see some science on it. Thanks for the links. Happy New Year.

 

[SpringVelocity]

Here you go, enjoy the bed time reading:

https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/347657.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256998418_Evaluating_vitality_and_predicting_mortality_in_spot_prawn_Pandalus_platyceros_using_reflex_behaviors

Here's what the ENGO's are saying:

https://oceanwatch.ca/howesound/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/OceanWatch-HoweSoundReport2020-SF-ShrimpPrawn.pdf

I still don't agree with it, but it is done now.

 

[searun]

Ya, not happy that the positive benefit of berried prawn release was not taken into account. Seems rather fruitless to take the high road to endorse berried prawn release and see no significant consideration given to it.

 

[wildmanyeah]

Has reducing the daily quota actually effected the rec annual harvest rate?

I still don't agree with it, but it is done now.

If I've learned anything its far from being done probably just the beginning. Managing daily quotas for the rec sector has never increased abundance. Probably wont be done till we have some season mimicking the commercial sector, With specific areas reserved for First Nation harvest only.