Fishery Notice

The involvement of the Area B seine fleet in the Alberni Inlet sockeye fishery 
is dependent on the Area B Seine Harvest Committee developing and implementing 
a fishing plan that limits the harvests of sockeye to weekly target 
allocations.  This fishing opportunity is possible due to the cooperation 
between Fisheries Management staff and the Area B Harvest Committee to actively 
manage this weekly fishing plan. 

As a result, Area B vessel masters and vessels must have a valid 2015 Area B 
Seine Licence and also be designated by their representative Working Group body 
and subsequently by the Area B Harvest Committee to participate in this 
fishery.  

This fishery will not proceed should undesignated seine vessels attend or 
attempt to participate in this fishery.

The target catch for this opening is 93,000 sockeye.  

The July 16th reforecast for Somass sockeye increased the runsize from 1.3 to 
1.6 million.  The commercial allocation for Seine and Gillnet at this run-size 
is 711,103.  Seine allocation is 426,662.  Seine catch to date is 277,437.  
Gillnet allocation is 284,441.  Gill net catch to date is approximately 
244,093.  

Area 23 - Alberni Inlet

Seines open from 10:00 hours Monday, July 20th to 10:00 hours Wednesday July 
22nd, 2015 or until the target catch is reached whichever occurs first, in the 
following areas:

In that portion of Subarea 23-1 bounded in the north by a line from Polly Point 
to Stamp Point and in the south by a line from Dunsmuir Point light to a point 
located at 49 degrees 09.660 minutes North, 124 degrees 47.720 minutes West on 
the east side of Alberni Inlet north of China Creek; and

In that portion of Subarea 23-2 bounded on the north by a line from the Light 
at Hocking Point then drawn easterly 90 degrees true to a point on the opposite 
shore located at 49 degrees 05.260 minutes north and 124 degrees 49.158 minutes 
West and, bounded on the south by a line from the Light at Bilton Point across 
the inlet to the opposite shore to a point near Coleman Creek located at 49 
degrees 00.346 minutes north and 124 degrees 51.495 minutes West.

Please note: For Henderson conservation the 23-2 southern boundary is the same 
as the one used in the previous July 13th opening.

Minimum bunt mesh size is 70 mm.  The minimum net length is 270 metres and a 
minimum depth of 20 metres.  The maximum net length is 400 metres and a maximum 
depth of 52 metres.  The target species is sockeye, incidentally caught coho 
may be retained.  Pink, chum, chinook and steelhead may not be retained.

All catch must be brailed and the use of power skiffs is approved.

Variation Order No. 2015-SAL-23-SN-05 

Notes:
For 2015 there are mandatory logbooks and dockside monitoring for all sockeye 
seine openings in Alberni Inlet.  Please contact JO Thomas and Associates to 
arrange for dockside monitoring at 1-866-930-4000 and phone 1-877-280-3474 to 
obtain a Logbook.  Fishermen must hail their catch to a service provider within 
24 hours of the closure of the fishery.

A large recreational fleet is expected to be fishing in and near the areas open 
to seine fishing.  Vessel masters are requested to avoid fishing near 
concentrations of recreational vessels and to travel at slow speed to minimize 
wake height when transiting through the recreational fishery.

DFO Port Alberni may request catch updates by radio.  Please advise Test-
fishing vessel Nita Maria of catch if requested. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mike Spence, Resource Manager, Port Alberni (250) 720 4440

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0687
Sent July 17, 2015 at 1254

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