Fishery Notice

Continuing conservation concerns for Interior Fraser coho require that 2017 
coho management measures remain precautionary. Unless otherwise specified 
below, the daily limit for coho is two (2) per day, hatchery-marked only from 
00:01 hours June 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2017 in Areas 12 to 13. Any 
changes to these regulations will be released in a subsequent fishery notice 
and posted on the Department's recreational fisheries website at www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/recfish
   

Please be aware that these limits do not apply to fin-fish closed areas, or 
Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCA's).  Please check the DFO website referenced 
at the bottom of this notice for further information. 


Area 111 and Subareas 11-1, 11-2 and 12-14 (Portion of Queen Charlotte Sound)
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours July 31, 2017 you may retain 
two (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).

Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2017, you may 
retain two (2) coho per day, one (1) of which may be unmarked.


Subareas 11-3 to 11-10 (inside Nakwakto Rapids)
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Effective 00:01 hours April 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2017, you may 
retain two (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).


Subareas 12-3 to 12-13, 12-15, 12-16 (except for the Hardy Bay portion 
described separately below), 12-17 to 12-19, 12-21 to 12-23
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Effective June 1 until 23:59 hours July 31, 2017, you may retain two (2) coho 
per day, only one (1) of which may be unmarked.


Subareas 12-26 to 12-48 (Portion of the Mainland Inlets)
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Effective June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2017, you may retain two (2) 
coho per day, only one (1) of which may be unmarked.


Portion of Area 12-16 (Hardy Bay)  
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Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2017 in that 
portion of Subarea 12-16 (Hardy Bay) inside of line from Duval Point to Daphne 
Point, you may retain four (4) hatchery marked coho per day.


Subareas 13-20, 13-21, a portion of 13-22 (East Side of Stuart Island and a 
portion of Bute Inlet)
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Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours September 15, 2017 in 
Subareas 13-20, 13-21 and that portion of Subarea 13-22 described as those 
waters in Bute Inlet from the RCA boundary sign at Littleton Point across to 
the opposite shore at 50 degrees 49.900' N and 124 degrees 51.6290' W, you may 
retain two (2) coho per day, one (1) of which may be unmarked.

Variation Order No. 2017-289 


Refer to the following website link for a description of the Area and Subarea 
maps and for information on salmon non-retention areas and fishing closures:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/areas-secteurs-eng.html

Notes:

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal 
waters of British Columbia.  

Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye.  These fish are 
hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the 
numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye.

The term "hatchery marked" means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the 
adipose fin.

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery 
program by labeling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and 
coho salmon.  Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for 
coast-wide stock assessment.  Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program 
toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

Rockfish Conservation Areas that are currently in effect and are closed to all 
fin fishing.  Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing 
information, can be found on the Internet at:

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish

Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation?  If so, please call 
the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line 
at 1-800-465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 
1-866-431-FISH (3474).


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
 
Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0481
Sent May 30, 2017 at 1549

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