Fishery Notice

Area B Seines open from 07:00 hours to 19:00 hours Saturday October 24, 2015 
and also open from 07:00 hours to 19:00 hours Sunday October 25, 2015 in Area 
21 and a portion of Subarea 121 inside a line from Pachena Point to a position 
2.0 nautical miles true south of Pachena Point, then to a position 2.0 nautical 
miles true south of Bonilla Point and then to Bonilla Point.

The Cheewhat River has a radius closure 0.5 of a nautical mile from a point 
located at 48 39.711 North latitude and 124 48.991 West longitude.
The Klanawa River has a radius closure of a 0.5 nautical mile from a point 
located at 48 41.963 North latitude and 124 56.839 West longitude.
The Carmanah River has a radius closure of 0.5 of a nautical mile from a point 
located at 48 36.285 North latitude and 124 43.793 West longitude.

Be advised that the October 25th opening may be reduced or cancelled if the 
fleet size is greater than 25 vessels on the October 24 opening.

The target stock is Nitinat chum; pinks may be retained. Sockeye, coho, chinook 
and steelhead may not be retained.  Fishing is permitted by purse seine gear 
with a minimum bunt size of 70 mm.    

Note: Fishers are required to obtain Start Fishing Reports numbers from the 
service provider AMR and record them in their logbook prior to arriving on the 
fishing grounds.  The cell coverage at Nitinat is poor and fishers must phone 
in prior to leaving port.  

Variation Order No. 15-SAL-21-SN-05
Variation Order No. 15-SAL-21-SN-06


The use of power skiffs is approved.

Brailing is not mandatory in this fishery. Harvesters are requested to brail 
when feasible, catch must be sorted in a wet area. Harvesters are asked to take 
all possible actions to release prohibited species in the best possible 
condition.  Harvesters should anticipate that their catch will be monitored for 
prohibited species during offloading.

It is imperative that fishermen report into FOS prior to fishing and after each 
fishing day. Failure to do so will limit fishing opportunities.

This fishery is being managed with a fixed-harvest rate strategy by limiting 
effort. The harvest rate for this fishery is in the range of about 25% which is 
consistent with the current IFMP. If the fleet size is below 25 vessels a 
second opening will occur on the following day. Weekly cap is 40 boat days. The 
department will review catch, brood stock collection, observed lake abundance 
and abundance in river to determine if further commercial fishing opportunities 
are warranted. 

Area B catch to date is approximately 50,000.  Area E catch to date is 
approximately 110,000.

A conference call with Area B and E harvest committee advisors will be arranged 
for Sunday October 25 at 20:00 hours to review escapement and fishing results. 
If abundance is adequate, commercial fisheries will be announced on short 
notice. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mike Spence, Resource Manager
Port Alberni 250-720 4440

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1187
Sent October 22, 2015 at 1220

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