Fishery Notice

New requirements for commercial vessels transporting salmon have been 
implemented for the 2017/2018 fishing season. Please see Part II of the 
Category D licence conditions and/or Part III of the commercial conditions of 
licence for transporting of salmon for additional details and information.

The new transporting conditions for the salmon fisheries include a requirement 
to submit fish slips for all fish transferred to any commercial vessel 
transporting salmon; the requirement to maintain a salmon transfer log on board 
the vessel receiving fish; and a phone-in hail requirement to the DFO Fishery 
Manager.  
The requirement to submit fish slips is currently in place for commercial 
salmon licence eligibility holders and has previously been a provincial 
requirement for transport (packer) vessels.  It is now a federal requirement 
for transport (packer) vessels to submit fish slips as a condition of licence. 

The salmon transfer log is a new requirement for 2017; the transport log will 
identify when, where and from whom fish were received.   This transfer log will 
be required to be on board the vessel and produced for examination when 
requested by a representative of DFO.  The completed transfer log must be 
submitted to the Regional Data Unit at the end of the calendar year.  No 
service provider will be needed to deliver on this requirement in 2017.  This 
new condition will complement the existing fish slip program and support 
improved enforcement of unreported harvests and unauthorized sales in the 
commercial salmon fishery.

A copy of the salmon transfer log template is available on DFO website at:  
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/licence-commercial-eng.html

The phone-in hail is a new requirement for 2017 that will alert DFO fishery 
managers prior to an opening that the vessel is active for transporting salmon 
in a fishery and will provide managers a better understanding of the fishing 
effort during an opening. After each opening, there will also be a requirement 
to phone the DFO Fishery Manager with information on where the transport 
(packer) vessel received fish, approximate amount of fish, total number of 
landings, and the time and location of the final offload. No service provider 
will be needed to deliver on this requirement in 2017.

Vessel owners holding valid 2017 Crab by Trap (R) & (FR) that wish to 
participate in Transporting of Salmon are required to obtain amended Conditions 
of Licence. Licence eligibility holders may submit a request for licence 
replacement via the 'Submit a Request' menu selection within the National 
Online Licensing System (NOLS). Full instructions are available at: 
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/sdc-cps/products-produits/request-demande-
eng.htm). 


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Kelly Binning, Regional Salmon Officer (604) 666-3935

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0157
Sent February 28, 2017 at 1441

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