Fishery Notice

Groundfish Management Unit (GMU) would like to remind commercial harvesters of 
the following. 

On April 1, 2017, retention of lingcod will be permitted in groundfish 
management areas 3C, 3D, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D and 5E.  Retention of lingcod by hook 
and line gear in management area 4B will be permitted on May 1, 2017 and only 
in sub-Areas 12-1 to 12-13 and 12-15 to 12-48. (VO 2017-109 and 2017-110) 

No person shall catch and retain a lingcod that head on is less than 65 cm in 
length, measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail or head off is 
less than 50 cm in length, measured along the shortest length of the body to 
the tip of the tail. (VO 2017-105)

From November 15, 2017 until March 31, 2018 a spawning closure for the 
retention of lingcod by hook and line gear will be in effect for all areas.  

For further information or to request a copy of the Groundfish IFMP, please 
contact one of the groundfish coordinators listed below.  

Shane Petersen
A/Hook & Line Coordinator
Groundfish Management Unit
Phone: 604-666-3279
Fax: 604-666-8525

Jena Chin
A/Halibut and Sablefish Coordinator 
Phone: 604-666-0912
Fax: 604-666-8525

Rob Tadey
Trawl Coordinator
Phone: 604-666-3991
Fax: 604-666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0253
Sent March 21, 2017 at 1501

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