Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
Subject:
FN0049-Commercial Groundfish Trawl: Pacific Cod - 5AB Catch Adjustments


For the 2016/17 fishing season only, the Department is accepting catch 
reallocation requests to cover existing overages of 5AB Pacific Cod.  Existing 
overages are defined as overages that occurred on fishing trips with a landing 
date before 23:59, January 18, 2017. 

Groundfish Trawl licenced vessel owners or authorized signatory may submit a 
Request for Catch Reallocation form to reallocate existing overages, as defined 
above, of 5AB Pacific Cod catch to 5CDE.  Request for Catch Reallocation forms 
can be found on the DFO Pacific Region website at: http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/commercial/ground-fond/contact-en.html.

All Request for Catch Reallocation forms must be received by the Groundfish 
Management Unit (GMU) no later than 4:00pm, February 20, 2017 in order to be 
processed.
  
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Robert Tadey 
Trawl Coordinator
Groundfish Management Unit
Phone: (604) 666-3279
Fax: (604) 666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0049
Sent January 25, 2017 at 0827