Fishery Notice

As per Variation Orders 2014-511 and 2014-522, the Special Use fishery will 
open to fishing from 00:01 hours on November 7, 2014 until 23:59 hours on 
February 15, 2015 in Areas 1 to 29, not including:

-Haida Gwaii (Areas 1 and 2); 

-Central Coast (Areas 6 to 8);

-Area 9;

-Area 10;

-Area 12 - That portion of Subarea 12-4 inside a line running from Lewis Point 
to Ella Point [Beaver Cove], Subarea 12-20 [Parson Bay];

-Area 13 - That portion of Subarea 13-7 inside a line from a fishing boundary 
sign at Separation Head to a fishing boundary sign at the north-western 
entrance to Deepwater Bay [Deepwater Bay];

-Area 14 - Subarea 14-14 [Comox Harbour];

-Area 16 - Subarea 16-3 [Bargain Bay],Subarea 16-4 [Pender Harbour],Subarea 16-
5 
[portion of Sechelt Inlet],That portion of Subarea 16-10 within a radius of 0.3 
nautical miles from the mouth of Sakinaw River;

-Area 17 - That portion of Subarea 17-3 north-easterly of a line from Cayetano 
Point on Valdes Island to Alcala Point on Galiano Island [Porlier Pass], 
Subarea 17-7 [Ladysmith Harbour], Subarea 17-14 [Nanaimo Harbour], Subarea 17-
20 [Nanoose Harbour], Kulleet Bay: A portion of Subarea 17-5 westerly of a line 
from Coffin Point on Vancouver Island to Yellow Point on Vancouver Island, 
Gabriola Pass: The waters of Gabriola Pass described as portions of Subareas 17-
10 and 17-17 bounded by a line from Dibuxante Point on Valdez Island, thence 
following the northerly shore of Valdez Island to Cordero Point on Valdez 
Island, thence to the most southerly tip of Breakwater Island, thence following 
the westerly shore of Breakwater Island to the most northerly point on 
Breakwater Island, thence due west to Gabriola Island, thence following the 
southerly shore of Gabriola Island to the point of land located at 49 07.777 N  
123 43.045 W, thence in a strait line southerly to the point of commencement at 
Dibuxante Point;

-Area 18 - That portion of Subarea 18-2 north-easterly of a line from Collinson 
Point to Enterprise Reef Buoy to Crane Point on Mayne Island [Active Pass], 
Subarea 18-7 [Maple Bay], Subarea 18-8 [Cowichan Bay], Subarea 18-10 [Fulford 
Harbour];

-Area 19 - Subarea 19-1 [Victoria Harbour], Subarea 19-2 [Esquimalt Harbour], 
Subarea 19-6 [Sidney Spit Marine Park], Subareas 19-7 to 19-2 [Saanich Inlet];

-Area 28;

-Area 29 - Subareas 29-7 to 29-17 [Fraser River];

-Area 20;

-Area 21;

-Area 22 [Nitinat Lake]; 

-West Coast of Vancouver Island (Areas 23 - 26);

-Area 27.

This fishery is open to fishing by means of seine, gillnet, hoop net or dip net 
as specified in the conditions of licence.

A request to obtain the Special Use herring licence (Category ZX & ZY) 
application form may be made through your National Online Licensing System 
(NOLS) account or from the Special Use herring manager:

Roger Kanno
Tel: (604) 666-7851
Fax: (604) 666-9136
Email: roger.kanno@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

A copy of the special use bait herring application form will soon also be 
available on the Pacific Fishery Licence Unit webpage, below Additional 
Licensing Services Forms. 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/index-eng.html

Requests for application forms through NOLS may be made by submitting a request 
and selecting the applicable request type. Instructions detailing how to submit 
a request through NOLS may be found at the link below:
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/sdc-cps/products-produits/request-demande-eng.htm

Training materials, including step-by-step guides and a detailed user training 
manual, are available online (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FM-GP/SDC-CPS/licence-
permis-eng.htm) to guide users of the system in completing their licensing 
transactions. The Department also provides client support and assistance on how 
to use the system via e-mail at fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by calling toll-
free at 1-877-535-7307 (7:00 AM to 8:00 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday).

Applications may be submitted either through the National Online Licensing 
System (NOLS) or via one of the following methods identified below to the 
Vancouver Pacific Fishery Licence Unit.  
E-MAIL: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca		  			
FAX: 604-666-5855
*Please be sure to indicate Pacific Region in the subject line of the email

Once the application has been received, applicants may then log into the 
National Online Licensing System to make the required fee payment of $30. Once 
the payment has been received, your licence request will be processed by the 
Pacific Fishery Licence Unit.
Only one licence may be applied for per application.

Licences will be processed in the order in which they are received to 
applicants that meet all licence requirements until the quota allocated for the 
requested licence category has been reached.  

Licence holders and vessel masters should review the licence conditions that 
are issued with respect to the ZY and ZX licences carefully.

FISHING MAY NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THE LICENCE IS RECEIVED AND IS ON BOARD THE 
VESSEL.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Roger Kanno 604-666-7851 or roger.kanno@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1215
Sent November 5, 2014 at 1446

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