Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN0636-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Southwest Coast Vancouver Island - Areas 23 and 123 - WCVI Chinook Conservation Measures - Amendment to FN0623
Amendment to FN0623: Correction to management measures for chinook salmon in Area 23. Please be advised that the WCVI chinook management measures in Area 23 that are not within the closures described below go into effect August 1, not July 15, 2014 as stated in the previous notice (FN0623). The correct description for Area 23 chinook management measures is as follows: AREAS 23 AND 123 AREA 23 CHINOOK NON-RETENTION AREAS Effective August 1 to September 30, 2014 there will be no retention of chinook salmon in the following waters: - That portion of 23-3 from a line between Star Point and a boundary sign near the mouth of Handy Creek, to a line drawn between a boundary sign near Chesnucknuw Creek to a boundary sign on the opposite shore. AREA 23 FIN FISHING CLOSURES Effective June 30 to October 31, 2014 the following waters will be closed to fishing for all finfish: - That portion of Subarea 23-3 (Uchucklesit Inlet) northwest of a line between boundary signs at Brooksby Point and Burrough Point. Effective July 24 to September 30, 2014 the following waters will be closed to fishing for all finfish: - That portion of Subarea 23-1 (Port Alberni harbour boundary and lower Somass River) from a line drawn from the boundary signs at 49 degrees 14.19N and 124 degrees 50.23W to the southern tip of Hoik Island then to the flashing green light designating the river channel then to a boundary sign on the opposite shore upstream to boundary signs at Paper Mill Dam. Effective August 1 to September 30, 2014 the following waters will be closed to fishing for all finfish: - That portion of Subarea 23-2 (Nahmint Bay) north of a line between a boundary sign near Chesnucknuw Creek west to a boundary sign on the opposite shore and southwest of a line drawn from Hocking Point 127 degrees true to a boundary sign on the opposite shore. - That portion of Subarea 23-3 north east of a line between a boundary sign at Mutine Point and the Chup Point light to a line drawn between Star Point and a boundary sign near the mouth of Handy Creek. - That portion of Subarea 23-4 (Rainy Bay) northeast of a line between a boundary sign at Chup Point and a boundary sign on Seddall Island excluding the channel draining Fatty Basin. - That portion of Subarea 23-4 inside a line from a boundary sign on the eastern near the entrance to Poett Nook harbour to San Jose Islets light then to a boundary sign on Vancouver Island 0.3 nautical miles east of the southern tip of Congreve Island. AREA 23 Effective August 1 through October 15, 2014 the daily limit is two (2) chinook one (1) of which may be greater than 77 cm in the following waters: - those remaining subareas 23-1 to 23-11 that are not within the closures described above. AREA 123 Effective August 1 to October 15, 2014 the daily limit is two (2) chinook, with a maximum length of 77 cm. in the following waters: - that portion of Area 123 that lies shoreward of a line drawn approximately one (1) nautical mile seaward of the surfline and south east of a line commencing near Ucluelet at 48 degrees 55.872N and 125 degrees 33.028W heading 220 degrees true until it intersects the conservation corridor boundary approximately 1.0 nautical mile seaward of the surfline. Seaward of the line described above including all remaining portions of 123 the daily limit will remain at two (2) chinook with a minimum size limit of 45 cm. Variation Orders: 2014-319. Notes: Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia. Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye. These fish are hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye. The term "marked" means a hatchery 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 labelling 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 (866) 483-9994 for further information. Rockfish Conservation Areas that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin fishing. Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish 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. For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474). FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Brad Beaith Fisheries and Oceans Canada 250-756-7190
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0636
Sent July 16, 2014 at 1358
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