Stuart Channel Prawns

[BOJANGLE]

Does anyone know if the prawn fishery regs have changed in Stuart Channel ? Last I heard the 2 week on/2week off program was ending at the end of March ?
I think I saw a commercial out yesterday.. are we allowed to fish with them ?

 

[Reeleaser]

Not too sure about the regs for that area, however commercial prawning opened coast wide May 1 and will go for 2 months.
I would give the commercial boys lots of room, they fish 150 to 300 traps at a time, and do not care too much about us sporty's.
Happy prawning.

quote:Originally posted by BOJANGLE

Does anyone know if the prawn fishery regs have changed in Stuart Channel ? Last I heard the 2 week on/2week off program was ending at the end of March ?
I think I saw a commercial out yesterday.. are we allowed to fish with them ?

 

[alley cat]

Prawns were closed from Nov to April 1 , opened for the month and are now closed subject to the proposed pulse openings every two weeks until further notice.

AL

 

[BOJANGLE]

I thought the pulse openings were first 2 weeks every month for sportys. Has that changed ??

 

[BOJANGLE]

Guess not!

Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0243-Recreational: Invertebrates - Recreational Prawn and Shrimp By Trap.

Recreational Prawn and Shrimp by Trap Fishers are advised effective 00:01 hours
May 01, until midnight May 07, 2007 the harvest of prawns and shrimp by trap,
ring net, or spear while diving, will close in the following Subareas:

1. Subareas 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, and 17-9 (Stuart Channel and Ladysmith Harbour).
2. Subareas 19-7 to 19-12 (Saanich Inlet).
3. Subareas 23-1 to 23-3 (Alberni Inlet – Anticipatory to be confirmed by
Fishery Notice April 23 following the SFAB Mainboard meeting)

Subareas are described in the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations.

Variation Order Number 2007 -113.

Note:
The South Coast recreational fisher and commercial prawn fisher representatives
have met a number of times in recent years to address the interests of each
group and to explore a means of maintaining and/or increasing prawn stock
abundance in high use areas. This is the second year of this management action
for Saanich Inlet and Stuart Channel which has been approved by the main Sport
Fish Advisory Board (SFAB) and the Prawn Commercial Caucus as a first step to
try to increase stocks in these high use areas. It is expected that Alberni
Inlet area will be included in this management strategy as well in 2007. The
purpose of the recreational closure in these three areas for the period of
00:01 hours May 01 to 23:59 hours May 07, 2007 is to allow comprehensive
spawner index sampling to occur throughout the area.

A “Pulse Fishing†schedule of roughly two weeks on, two weeks off is also
expected to occur in all three areas commencing September 04/07. This schedule
of closures and openings will be confirmed by fishery notice in August.

For further information or for detailed area closure descriptions please
contact your local office of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Jim Morrison at (250)
756-7233, Byron Koke at (250) 339-2809, Devona Adams (604) 666-3271, or Russell
Mylchreest (604) 666-3869.
Guess I foulnd it.. see below ::

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Byron Koke (250) 339-2809




Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0243
Sent April 16, 2007 at 14:48
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