Fishery Notice

The Annual Catch Ceiling for Sidestripe Shrimp has been reached in Shrimp 
Management Area 14. The Area will close as of 23:59 hours March 26, 2017. No 
further fishing hails will be allowed once the vessels currently fishing have 
landed their catch.

The Shrimp Trawl fishery continues 00:01 hours March 27, 2017 by shrimp beam 
trawl and otter trawl gear for all species of shrimp, excluding prawns, in the 
following South Coast areas:

Subareas 11-3 to 11-10
Subareas 12-1 to 12-21, 12-23 to 12-35, 12-37 to 12-47, except permanent 
closures
Subareas 17-1 to 17-6, 17-8 to 17-13, 17-15, 17-16 and 17-18 to 17-21 except 
permanent closures
Subareas 20-1 and 20-3 to 20-5, except permanent closures
Area 21 except permanent closures
Area 23 except the Pacific Rim National Park (Broken Group Islands) Closure 
Area and except permanent closures
Area 24 except for the Pacific Rim National Park (Grice Bay, McBey Inlets) 
closures and except for permanent closures
Subareas 25-1 to 25-15
Subareas 26-1 to 26-9, except permanent closures
Subareas 27-1 to 27-4, 27-7 to 27-11 except permanent closures
Offshore Areas 121, 123 and 127 except permanent closures

Variation order 2017-199 will be in effect until 23:59 hours on March 31, 2017 
when all fishing areas will close.


Notes:
This notice applies to the Shrimp Trawl fishery in Areas 11 to 29 and offshore 
Areas 121, and 123 to 127 inclusive.

Refer to the North Coast fishery notices for Areas 1 to 10, Subareas 11-1, 11-2 
and Offshore Areas 101 to 111, 130, and 142.

Refer to 2016/17 Shrimp by Trawl Integrated Fishery Management Plan for further 
details and management changes for this season or for further information 
contact:
Shrimp Trawl Manager: Dan Clark 250-756-7327
North/Central Coast: Steven Groves 250-627-3455
Conservation and Protection: Dale Hunt 250-204-0851
Fraser River: Anna Magera 604-916-6743

Shrimp Information Line: 1-888-978-7888

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0261
Sent March 22, 2017 at 1426

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