RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0650-Recreational - Salmon - Chinook - Northeast Vancouver Island - Areas 11/111 to 17 - Effective July 15, 2021
This notice advises fishers of the recreational Chinook fishing opportunities for Areas 11/111 to 17, effective July 15, 2021.
For all areas, any in-season changes or terminal opportunities based on abundance will be announced by subsequent Fishery Notice(s). Fishers are reminded to check the DFO website before they go fishing for current regulations in effect that day.
The minimum size limit for Chinook Salmon in these waters is 62 cm unless stated different below.
Queen Charlotte Strait and Johnstone Strait (Area 12, excluding Subarea 12-14):
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 16: One (1) Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm on marked and unmarked Chinook.
- 00:01 hours August 17 to 23:59 hours August 31: One (1) Chinook per day, no maximum size limit
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: Two (2) Chinook per day, no maximum size limit
For clarity, Chinook daily limits remain at two (2) per day in Area 11/111 and Subarea 12-14, with a minimum size limit of 45 cm.
Strait of Georgia – North - Areas 13 to 17 (excluding those portions listed below) and Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: One (1) Chinook per day with a maximum size limit of 80 cm on marked and unmarked Chinook.
- 00:01 hours September 1 to 23:59 hours December 31: Two (2) Chinook per day
Area 13 (Campbell River Special Management Zone):
In Subareas 13-3 and 13-5, those waters of Discovery Passage and Campbell River inside of a line starting at the fishing boundary sign at Orange Point located at 50°04.392’ north latitude by 125°16.608’ west longitude, then northeasterly to a point in the middle of the channel located at 50°04.392’ north latitude by 125°15.510’ west longitude, then southeasterly to a point located at 50°00.507’ north latitude by 125°12.859’ west longitude, then southwesterly to the fishing boundary sign on the southern end of Hidden Harbour breakwater located at 50°00.504’ north latitude by125°13.945’ west longitude.
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: One (1) Chinook per day, no maximum size limit.
Reminder these waters are subject to other restrictions to fishing gear (all of the CRSMZ) and motoring (Tyee Pool) in certain areas. Please check your local regulations and 2021-22 tidal water Conditions of Licence for more details, or contact your local DFO office.
Subarea 16-5 and that portion of Subarea 16-6 south of a line from Nine Mile Point true west to a boundary marker on the opposite shore [Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay]:
- 00:01 hours July 15 to 23:59 hours August 31: One (1) Chinook per day with a minimum size limit of 41 cm.
Area 14:
Additional measures to protect Puntledge Summer Chinook are anticipated for portions of Area 14 and details will be provided by Fishery Notice.
Variation Orders: 2021-RFQ-0344, 2021-RCT-347
Coast-wide Recreational Fisheries:
For the recreational fishery, the annual aggregate limit for Chinook salmon is ten (10) in all tidal waters coast-wide.
Variation Order: 2021-RFQ-094
Notes:
Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia.
The term “marked”, "hatchery marked", or “adipose fin clipped” means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.
Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the 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 toll free at 1-866-483-9994 for further information.
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are currently in effect and are closed to all fin-fishing. Descriptions of RCAs, other closures such as finfish closed areas and salmon non-retention areas, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
The Government of Canada recognizes that Southern Resident Killer Whales face imminent threats to their survival and recovery. On April 14, 2021, the Government announced a suite of management measures to be implemented this summer that help address the key threats of reduced prey availability (primarily Chinook salmon), and acoustic and physical disturbance. These measures include salmon fishery closures, Interim Sanctuary Zones that restrict vessels from entering (including fishing), minimum vessel approach distances and a number of voluntary measures including to stop fishing (do not haul gear) within 1,000 metres of killer whales and let them pass. For more information about the 2021 management measures, please visit https://www.canada.ca/southern-resident-killer-whales or contact the Marine Mammal Team at DFO.SRKW-ERS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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 1-800-465-4336 or by email at DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474).
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Erika Watkins, ECVI Recreational Fisheries Manager, Erika.Watkins@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Or contact your local DFO office: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/contact/regions/pacific-pacifique-eng.html
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0650
Sent July 6, 2021 at 09:39
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