Fishery Notice

Licence Issuance for 2014/2015 Food and Bait Herring commences at 12:00 hours 
Friday November 7 2014.

The process will be as follows:

1) Registration in NOLS: If not already done, licence eligibility holders are 
required to activate their NOLS account by registering and using the 'Passcode' 
that was previously provided to them in the mail in August 2013. If they choose 
to do so, eligibility holders may designate a representative in the NOLS who 
may access the system on their behalf. If you require assistance with this 
process please call 1-877-535-7307.

2) Provide required information: Eligible ZM Licence Holders must first

i)  designate the catcher vessel, and
ii) provide the vessel master e-mail address

by logging into their NOLS account and navigating to and selecting:
- Submit Request;
- Select the Party Account that holds the ZM licence eligibilities;
- Select the request type: Vessel Transactions
- Select the sub-request type: Attach/detach licence to/from Vessel;
- Under the banner of Requestor Info: Select one or more ZM licence(s) by 
clicking in the check-box for that licence;
- Scroll down to the Comments box and type in:
------- a) Designated Vessel: MV Any Vessel Name, VRN 123456
------- b) Vessel Master email address
[Note that Area defaults to SOG-Strait of Georgia, except for 10 that have 
selected PRD-Prince Rupert District in the Area Selection process.]
- Scroll down towards the bottom of the page and select 'Submit';
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada will receive your request and data enter the 
information provided and mark the status of your request as 'DFO Approved - 
Pending Payment';
- You may review the status of your request at any time by navigating to and 
selecting 'Request Status';
- please note that requests and responses are time-stamped in Eastern Standard 
Time (3 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time) because this is a national 
licensing system used across the country.

Reminders - the designated vessels: 
i)   may be designated with multiple ZM licences 
ii)  must be a Canadian (Department of Transport) registered vessel 
iii) is required by Transport Canada to have a valid Stability booklet
iv)  may be re-designated prior to licence issuance 

For further information on the National Online Licensing System and step by 
step instructions: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FM-GP/SDC-CPS/licence-permis-eng.htm

3) Pay licence fees in NOLS: Fisheries and Oceans Canada has loaded the $30 ZM 
licence fee to the NOLS account for ZM licence eligibility holders for payment -
 please select the 'Pay Fees' section to see the fee for ZM category licences.

4) Receive Licence Documents: Once our office has received the request showing 
the designated vessel and vessel master email address, as well as the licence 
fee via NOLS, the licence will be processed and documents sent to your NOLS 
account. These may be printed from the 'Print Documents' section. Licences are 
not valid without the licence conditions attached and on the vessel.
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION

PACIFIC FISHERY LICENCE UNIT:
Telephone: 1-877-535-7307 [Ask for the PACIFIC REGION]			
Fax: 604-666-5855
E-Mail: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca [Specify PACIFIC REGION in subject line]
Address: 401 Burrard St Suite 200, Vancouver BC V6C 3S4 [By appointment only]
Pacific Region Service Times: Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00 hours (PST). 	

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1222
Sent November 7, 2014 at 1133

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