Fishery Notice

Category(s):

COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl

Subject:

FN0538-Inseason Changes to the 2017/2018 Groundfish Trawl Harvest Plan re - Adjustments to Some Temporary Groundfish Trawl Quota Vessel Species Caps.

Groundfish Trawl licence holders and harvesters are advised of the following 
harvest plan changes that have been adopted for the 2017/2018 Commercial 
Groundfish Trawl Fishery effective immediately. These changes were discussed 
and recommended to DFO by the Groundfish Trawl Advisory Committee at its June 
8th, 2017 meeting.

The following Individual Groundfish Trawl Temporary Quota Species Caps changes 
are in effect for Groundfish Trawl fishery for the remainder of the fishing 
season:

Widow Rockfish------------from-------7%-----to----10%
Canary Rockfish ----------from-------6%-----to-----7%
Silvergray Rockfish-------from-------6%-----to----8%
Pacific Ocean Perch-------from-------7%-----to-----9%
English/Lemon Sole--------from-------12%----to----20%
Arrowtooth Flounder-------from------15%----to----17%
Big Skate-----------------from--------5%----to---7.5%
Hake (offshore)-----------from-------10%----to----11%
Halibut-------------------from--------8%----to----10%

For more information please call;

Robert Tadey,
Groundfish Trawl co-ordinator,
604-666-3991.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0538
Sent June 14, 2017 at 2021

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