Fishery Notice

Closed 00:01 hours March 15 until 23:59 hours September 15, 2017; to commercial 
fishing for Dungeness and red rock crabs by ring net, dip net, and trap in the 
following seasonal First Nations and recreational access closures: Nanaimo 
Harbour, Sechelt Inlet, Penelakut Island, Becher Bay, Pedder Bay and Sooke 
Harbour.


Fishery continues 00:01 hours March 15, 2017 until further notice to commercial 
fishing for Dungeness and red rock crab by ring net, dip net, and trap in the 
following Pacific Fishery Management Areas:

Areas 11, 15, 21, 22, 26, and 27,
 
Area 12 except for Subarea 12-19 (Nimpkish River estuary),
 
Area 13 except for:
Discovery Passage dioxin closures in Subareas 13-3 to 13-6;
 
That portion of Subarea 13-7 southeast of a line that begins at 50°10.827'N    
125°21.137'W [Separation Head] then to 50°11.487N 125°20.344W, 
That portion of Subarea 13-10 east of a line that begins at 50°17.702N  125°
18.922W [Chonat Point] then to 50°17.367N 125°18.922W, 

Subarea 13-11, 
That portion of Subarea 13-14 inside a line that begins at 50°00.696'N 125°
08.802'W [Francisco Point] then northerly along the shore for 5 km to 50°
03.208'N 125 10.347W then true east to the 200 m contour then following the 200 
m contour south to 50°00.696'N 125°06.956'W then to the beginning point,

That portion of Subarea 13-12 north of a line from 50°18.872'N 125°14.203'W 
[Walters Point] to 50°18.872'N 125°13.339'W (Owen Bay Dioxin Closure),

That portion of Subarea 13-43 westerly of a line that begins at 50°35.649'N 125°
33.219'W then to 50°34.700'N 125°33.652'W (Heydon Bay First Nations FSC and 
Recreational Access Closure),

Area 14 except for Subareas 14-11 and 14-14 (Comox Harbour First Nations FSC 
and Recreational Access Closure Area),

Area 16 except for:
Subarea 16-4 (Pender Harbour First Nations and Recreational Access Closure),

That portion of Subarea 16-5 lying southerly of a line that begins at 49°
31.389'N 123°46.759'W [Four Mile Point] then to 49°31.943'N 123°47.393'W 
[Carlson Point] (Porpoise Bay First Nations and Recreational Access Closure),

Area 17 except:
Those portions of Subareas 17-4 and 17-5 lying westerly of a line that begins 
at 49°05.799'N 123°48.039'W [Reynolds Point] then to 49°02.255'N 123°42.580'W 
[Miami Islet] then to 49°00.466'N 123°45.806'W [south of Kulleet Bay] (Stuart 
Channel north Dioxin Closure),

Those waters in portions of Subareas 17-6,  17-7 and all of Subarea 17-9 lying 
inside a line that begins at 48°57.934'N 123°39.673'W [Donckele Pt] 48°58.155'N 
123°40.417'W [south-eastern entrance to Preedy Harbour, Thetis Island] then to 
48°58.241'N 123°41.441'W [Dayman Island] then to 48°58.283'N 123°41.706'W 
[Scott Island] then to 48°58.882'N 123°46.105'W [Sharpe Point] then to 48°
58.296'N 123°47.239'W then following the westerly shoreline of Vancouver Island 
to 48°50.851'N 123°35.530'W [Grave Point] then to 48°51.000'N 123°34.242'W 
[Erskine Point] then following the easterly shoreline of Saltspring Island to 
48°53.963'N 123°35.559'W [Parminter Point] then to then to 48°56.031'N 123°
37.921'W [Josling Point] then following the westerly shore of Kuper Island to 
the beginning point (Stuart Channel south Dioxin Closure),

Subarea 17-14 (First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure),

That portion of Subarea 17-8 that begins at 48°59.397'N 123°39.126'W [Thetis 
Island] then to 48°59.181'N 123°38.201'W [navigational buoy near Centre Reef] 
then to 48°58.897'W 123°37.627'W [Norway Island] then following the northerly 
shoreline of Norway Island to 48°58.549'N 123°37.021'W then to 48°58.121'N 123°
36.838'W then to 48°57.981'N 123°36.575'W then to 48°56.031'N 123°37.921'W 
[Josling Point] then following the easterly shoreline of Kuper Island to 48°
59.043'N 123°39.648'W then to 48°59.122'N 123°39.648'W then following the 
southerly shoreline of Thetis Island to the beginning point (First Nations FSC 
and Recreational Access Closure).

Area 18 except:
That portion of 18-2 inside a line from 48°50.427'N 123°19.984'W then to 48°
50.010'N 123°19.675'W [Dinner Point] then following the shoreline to the 
beginning point (Dinner Bay First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure),

That portion of 18-5 inside a line that begins at 48°50.123'N 123°14.703'W then 
to 48°50.062'N 123°14.571'W then following the shoreline to 48°49.566'N 123°
14.230'W then to 48°49.481'N 123°14.206'W then following the shoreline to the 
beginning point (Horton Bay First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure),

Those portions of Subareas 18-6 and 18-7 that begins at 48°42.472'N 123°
30.216'W then to 48°42.815'N 123°28.800'W then to 48°41.883'N 123°28.285'W then 
to 48°41.540'N 123°29.699'W then to the beginning point (British Columbia 
Provincial Ecological Reserve #67), Note: Some electronic charts do not 
correspond to these boundaries.  You must ensure that you use the above 
coordinates when determining the closure area.

That portion of Subarea 18-7 east of a line that begins at 48°47.259'N 123°
33.235'W [Bold Bluff Point] then to 48°48.820'N 123°33.235'W (Burgoyne Bay 
Dioxin Closure),

Those waters of Subarea 18-7 westerly of a line from 48°48.500'N 123°35.322'W 
[Paddy Mile Stone] to 48°49.257'N 123°35.318'W [Arbutus Point] (Maple Bay 
Dioxin Closure),

Subareas 18-8 and 18-10 (Cowichan Bay and Fulford Harbour First Nations FSC and 
Recreational Access Closures),

Area 19 except for:
That portion of Subarea 19-1 inside a line that begins at 48º26.444'N 
123º23.267'W [Chapman Point] then to 48º26.409'N 123º23.317'W then following 
the shoreline to 48°25.024'N 123°24.494'W [Macauley Point] then to 48°24.814'N 
123°23.633'W [the light at the western end of the Ogden Point breakwater] then 
following the shoreline to the beginning point (Victoria Harbour Dioxin 
Closure),
 
Those portions of Subarea 19-3 inside a line that begins at 48°24.814'N 123°
23.633'W [the light at the western end of the Ogden Point breakwater] then to 
48°24.387'N 123°23.280'W [Brotchie Ledge Light] then to 48°24.649'N 123°
22.701'W [Holland Point] (Ogden Point Marine Reserve), 

Those waters of Subareas 19-3 and 20-5 within 0.5 nautical miles of Great Race 
Rock (Marine Reserve)(This closure is within both Area 'H' and Area 'E'),

Those waters of Subarea 19-5 inside a line that begins at 48º35.990'N and 
123º23.400'W [Turgoose Point] then to 48º37.040' N 123º22.780' W [light off NW 
point of James Island] then following the shoreline of James Island to 
48º35.370' N 123º20.960' W then to 48º33.490'N 123º21.750'W [Cowichan Head] 
then northerly following the shoreline to the beginning point (Cordova Channel 
First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure),

Those waters easterly of a line that begins at 48º39.223'N 123º 20.763'W 
[navigation light at the north end of Sidney Island] then to 48º38.245'N 
123º20.437'W then following the shoreline to the beginning point (Sidney Spit 
Recreational Access Closure),

Area 20 except for:
That portion of Subarea 20-2 northerly of a line that begins at 48°32.574'N 124°
29.861'W [Owen Point] then to 48°34.395'N 124°24.440'W (Port Renfrew First 
Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure Area),

Those waters of Subareas 19-3 and 20-5 within 0.5 nautical miles of Great Race 
Rock (Marine Reserve)(This closure is within both Area 'H' and Area 'E'),

That portion of Subarea 20-5 lying northerly of a line that begins at 48°
20.196'N 123°37.377'W then to 48°19.848'N 123°37.243'W [Lamb Islet] then to 48°
19.848'N 123°35.568'W (Becher Bay Inside and Outside First Nations FSC and 
Recreational Access Closures),

That portion of Subarea 20-5 lying northerly of a line that begins at 48°
19.927'N 123°32.892'W [Manor Point] then to 48°20.245'N 123°32.458'W (Pedder 
Bay First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure),

That portion of Subarea 20-6 inside a line that begins at 48°22.500'N 123°
42.012'W [Trollope Point] then to 48°22.651'N 123°42.643'W then to 48°22.770'N 
123°42.684'W then following the shoreline to 48°22.684'N 123°41.487'W [Billings 
Point] then to 48°22.444'N 123°41.487'W then following the shoreline to the 
beginning point (Sooke Harbour First Nations FSC and Recreational Access 
Closure),

Area 23 except for:
Subarea 23-1 (Alberni Inlet First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure 
Area),

Those portions of Subareas 23-6, 23-7, 23-8, 23-9 and 23-11 inside a line that 
begins at 48°57.752'N 125°19.689'W then to 48°55.575'N 125°12.795'W then to 48°
50.221'N 125°18.865'W then to 48°51.757'N 125°23.699'W then to 48°54.318'N 125°
23.719'W then to the beginning point (Pacific Rim National Park, Broken Group 
Islands),

That portion of Subarea 23-11 north of a line that begins at 48°55.289'N 125°
30.572'W then to 48°55.295'N 125°31.429W [Francis Island] then following the 
southerly shore of Francis Island to 48°55.313'N 125°31.572'W then to 48°
55.329'N 125°31.711'W then following the shoreline to the beginning point 
(Ucluelet Harbour First Nations FSC and Recreational Access Closure Area),

Area 24 except for that portion of Subarea 24-4 inside a line that begins at 49°
18.030'N 126°04.140'W [northern end of McNeill Peninsula] then to 49°18.030' N 
126°03.710' W then to 49°17.483' N 126°03.024' W then to 49°16.814' N 126°
02.960' W then to 49°16.439' N 126°02.608' W then to 49°16.226' N 126°02.823' W 
[Yates Point] (Ahousaht/Millar Channel First Nations FSC and Recreational 
Access Closure Area),

Area 25 except for Subareas 25-1 to 25-3 (Dioxin Closure),

Subarea 29-5,

Offshore Areas 111, 121, 123 to 127.

Variation Order No. 2017-169.  Variation Order 2017-5 is revoked.


Refer to the 2017 Integrated Fishery Management Plan and the 2017 Commercial 
Harvest Fishing Plan for the detailed commercial fishing plan, information on 
the North Coast and the Area 28/29 fishery, closed area descriptions including 
navigational closures and contact numbers. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Areas 'E' and 'G':  David Fogtmann 250-339-3799, david.fogtmann@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Area 'H':  Mike Kattilakoski 250-756-7315, mike.kattilakoski@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
  

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0181
Sent March 7, 2017 at 1014

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