Fishery Notice

The Salmon Licence Area F Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Chinook Troll 
Fishery will reopen at 00:01 hours, August 25, 2017 in the following areas:

Those portions of Subareas 1-2, 1-3, 1-7 and that portion of Subarea 1-5 west 
of a line drawn true north from Skonun Point, outside and seaward of a line 
drawn one nautical mile parallel to the shorelines of Graham Island and Langara 
Island (defined at the mean high water mark).

That portion of Subarea 1-5 east of a line running true North from Skonun 
Point. 

Subareas 101-2, 101-4, 101-5, 101-8 to 101-10.

Those portions of Subareas 101-3, 101-6 and 101-7 outside and seaward of a line 
drawn one nautical mile parallel to the shorelines of Graham Island and Langara 
Island (defined at the mean high water mark). 

Those portions of Subareas 1-1, 101-1 and 142-2 that lie outside a line that 
begins at 53 degrees 57.144 minutes north and 133 degrees 07.938 minutes west 
[Morgan Point], then to 53 degrees 56.246 minutes north and 133 degrees 11.862 
minutes west [Hope Point], then true west to 53 degrees 56.246 minutes north 
and 133 degrees 17.500 minutes west, then to 53 degrees 47.000 minutes and 133 
degrees 10.000 minutes west, then true east to the Graham Island shore at 53 
degrees 47.000 minutes north and 133 degrees 7.000 minutes west [Tian Head], 
and then northerly following the shoreline of Graham Island to the beginning 
point.  
Note: The Frederick Island Rockfish Conservation Area remains closed to hook 
and line fisheries.

That portion of Subarea 2-88 north of 53 degrees 37 minutes north latitude.

Subareas 2-92, 2-97 and 2-98.

That portion of Subarea 142-2 north of 53 degrees 37 minutes north latitude.

Refer to a following notice regarding retention of chum salmon west of Langara 
Island.
Refer to FN0590 regarding retention of coho and pink salmon.
Retention of sockeye and steelhead is not permitted.
Retention of Chinook salmon under 67 cm is not permitted as per Part VI Section 
(2a) of the Pacific Fishery Regulations.

Variation Order number 2017-NCTR-05 will be in effect beginning at 00:01 hours, 
August 25, 2017.


Please note the requirements for the ITQ fishery outlined below.  

ITQ Fishery
  
The Area F ITQ share for Chinook is 0.4149% of the commercial troll total 
allowable catch (TAC) of 108,500 chinook. The total validated catch to date is 
88,991 chinook which is 82% of the 2017 Area F Troll TAC of 108,500 chinook.

All ITQ transfers made pursuant to Subsection 1(4) of your conditions of 
licence may be amended in season to reflect the transfer of share to or from 
another licence holder. This transfer of share shall be assigned a Chinook ITQ 
Reallocation Confirmation Number certifying completion of a Chinook ITQ 
reallocation. At all times while at sea, the vessel master shall have onboard 
the licenced vessel, a record of all Chinook ITQ Reallocation Confirmation 
Numbers provided. The vessel master shall immediately provide these numbers 
upon demand to a fishery officer, fishery guardian or representative of the 
Department.

Request for Temporary Chinook ITQ Reallocation Forms are available at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/forms/2017/realloc-temp-chin-
quin-eng.html

ATF Designation Forms are available at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/forms/2017/atf-des-eng.html

Reallocation forms may be dropped off at the Queen Charlotte or Prince Rupert 
DFO offices, faxed to 250-559-4678 or emailed to peter.katinic@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. 
They will take up to 1 business day to complete. Note that section 1(c) of the 
Area F Troll Conditions of Licence stipulates that retention of chinook is only 
permitted provided there is sufficient quota on the Area F Licence at the time 
of capture. All ITQ reallocation requests received after a fishery closure will 
be refused.

Vessels retaining chinook require mandatory dockside validation of all fish 
landed. Vessel masters must phone JO Thomas & Associates (JOT) at 1-888-624-
2646, the day prior to landing, to arrange validation. Calls must be made 
between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Validations by JOT will only be conducted at 
designated landing ports which, in the North Coast will be Masset, Queen 
Charlotte, Prince Rupert, Port Edward, and in the South Coast will be the 
greater Vancouver area, Port Hardy, Campbell River, and Nanaimo. Note: JOT does 
not have validators stationed in Campbell River or Nanaimo. Trollers should 
expect extra validation fees should they choose to offload in these locations.  
Please contact JOT directly for details. 

Packers are not permitted to accept fish participating in the chinook ITQ 
fishery.

Note:
 
1. Area F troll vessel masters shall maintain a harvest log of all harvest 
operations. Please refer to conditions of licence for details. For those vessel 
masters planning on meeting these conditions using a paper harvest log, 
arrangements must be made with an authorized service provider (Archipelago 
Marine Research (AMR)). Vessel masters may also meet these conditions using an 
electronic harvest log (E-Log) and shall submit this information by digital 
transmission to the Salmon Fishery Database in a properly encoded electronic 
mail message.  Arrangements for E-Log must be made with the authorized service 
provider M.C. Wright and Associates.

2. The 24-hour number for updated troll announcements for the salmon 
season is 1-866-431-3474.

3. As per Area F Troll Conditions of Licence, troll vessel operators are 
required to retain all heads from chinook and coho that are caught and retained 
unless specifically listed as exempted from doing so.  Area F licences exempted 
from retaining chinook and coho heads will be listed in a Fisheries Notice 
released prior to the fishery.  Refer to Section 11 in the Conditions of 
Licence for detailed requirements regarding head retention and delivery.

4. Barbless hooks and operating revival tanks are requirements in this fishery.
 
5. Start Fishing Report - Prior to beginning fishing on the first day of a 
fishing trip, Area F vessel masters are required to submit a start fishing 
report containing the following information:

a) Vessel name;
b) Vessel registration number;
c) Intended fishing start date;
d) Areas to be fished;
e) Contact phone number;
f) Name of Vessel Master

Please refer to your conditions of licence for other reporting requirements.  
Note that management of the fishery is dependent on accurate and timely 
reporting of fishing effort and catch.  Failure to complete start fishing, stop 
fishing and catch reports may result in premature closure of the fishery. 
 
6. Daily Catch Reports - Fishers are reminded that Daily Catch reporting is a 
mandatory requirement for all fishing activity even if no fish are caught.  
Daily Catch Report required within 24 hours of entering port or fishery 
closing. Failure to report zero catches may result in over estimation of the 
total catch and premature closure of the fishery. Refer to your Conditions of 
Licence for more information.

7. An observer or catch validator must verify the number any species of fish 
offloaded from vessels that have retained chinook salmon under their Area F 
licence within five (5) days of a chinook salmon closure.

8. All vessels wishing to participate in the lingcod fishery, are reminded that 
lingcod is managed as an ITQ fishery with additional electronic monitoring 
requirements.  Please refer to Part 2 of the Area F Conditions of Licence for 
details regarding Schedule II species.  Those wishing to retain lingcod while 
salmon trolling must hail out as a ground fish trip in addition to their salmon 
hail out.  Vessels must also hold or acquire sufficient quota.  Ground fish 
must be validated through the established dockside monitoring program with AMR. 
Vessels wishing to retain and land over 500 lbs. of lingcod in the round per 
landing must meet the new electronic monitoring requirements.

9. Area F trollers who have lingcod quota are advised that arrangements have 
been made between the chinook ITQ (JOT) and the groundfish (AMR) service 
providers which will simplify dockside requirements. The dockside monitor for 
chinook validation will also validate lingcod by-catch less than 500 lbs in the 
round. Please note that these arrangements only apply during Chinook offloads, 
all other offloads of lingcod will be subject to normal groundfish offloading 
requirements. In addition, Area F trollers offloading lingcod must follow 
normal groundfish hail in/hail out requirements. Fishers requiring further 
information may call DFO at 250-559-8330.

Other:

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is monitoring seabird by-catch to 
determine potential impact on bird populations under current fishing effort and 
bird numbers. Fishers are requested to submit all dead birds entangled in nets 
to ECCC for species confirmation and DNA analysis to determine the colony of 
origin.

Please call your local charter patrol to organize pick-up, drop carcasses off 
at a local DFO office, or contact ECCC directly by calling the Wild Bird 
Mortality Reporting Line 1-866-431-2473 (BIRD). Handle birds with gloves, 
double bag dead birds. Label bag with date, time, location, fishery opening and 
vessel name (Skipper name isn't needed). Alternatively, please send photographs 
of birds with a reference object such as a coin, and the date, time, location, 
fishery opening and vessel name to laurie.wilson@canada.ca. Questions: contact 
Laurie Wilson (laurie.wilson@canada.ca, 604-862-8817).

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC 
waters.  By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when, 
and where these turtles are using our waters.  If you see a sea turtle, please 
call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663). Please 
include information such as the type of sea turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the 
location, and time of sighting.

Fishers should be advised that whales can be encountered in the fishing area. 
Fishers should take precautionary measures to avoid fishing near whales to 
avoid potential contact with fishing gear. If a whale becomes entangled in 
fishing gear, fishers should immediately call the Observe, Record, Report (ORR) 
line at 1-800-465-4336. Fishers are advised not to attempt to free the whale of 
the fishing gear as this can pose a serious threat to the safety of the fisher 
and the animal. 

Fishers are advised to notify local DFO managers or patrol vessels to report 
abandoned, lost, or entangled gear.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Peter Katinic
Area F Troll Manager
250-559-8330

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0829
Sent August 18, 2017 at 1154

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