Fishery Notice

This notice is to advise Area F troll of the southern boundary change on the 
west side of Haida Gwaii south to Cape St. James as well as the removal of the 
ribbon boundary east of Shag Rock along the north side of Haida Gwaii. 

The north Graham Island ribbon boundary to the west of Shag Rock will remain in 
effect until September 15, 2017. 

Effective at 00:01 hours, September 10, 2017, the following management areas 
will be open to trolling for chinook, coho, and pink salmon until further 
notice:

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

Subareas 1-1, 1-3, and 1-5.

Those portions of Subareas 1-2,1-7, 101-3, 101-6 and that portion of Subarea 
101-7 west of a line drawn true north from Shag Rock, 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 101-7 east of a line running true North from Shag Rock.

Subareas 2-38, 2-48, 2-49, 2-68, 2-69, 2-78, 2-79, 2-86, 2-88, 2-92, 2-97 and 2-
98.

That portion of Management Area 142 north of 51 degrees 56.5 minutes north 
latitude and outside the Frederick Island Rockfish Conservation Area and the 
SGang Gwaay Marine Protected Area. 

Variation Order number 2017-NCTR-07 will be in effect beginning at 00:01 hours, 
September 10, 2017.
                            

The Frederick Island Rockfish Conservation Area and SGang Gwaay Marine 
Protected Areas remain closed to hook and line fisheries (see below for 
descriptions).

Frederick Island Rockfish Conservation Area
Those portions of Subareas 1-1, 101-1 and 142-2 that lies outside a line that 
begins at 53 degrees 56.246 minutes north and 133 degrees 17.500 minutes west 
then true east to 53 degrees 56.246 minutes north and 133 degrees 11.862 
minutes west(Hope Point)then to 53 degrees 57.144 minutes north and 133 degrees 
07.938 minutes west (Graham Island) then southerly following the shoreline of 
Graham Island to the intersection with 53 degrees 47.0 minutes north latitude, 
then to 53 degrees 47.000 minutes north and 133 degrees 10.00 minutes west 
thence to the beginning point.

SGang Gwaay Marine Protected Area
Those waters of Subareas 2-31 and 142-1 inside a 3km radius from the centre 
point on Anthony Island located at 52 degrees 05.655 minutes north and 131 
degrees 13.178 minutes west. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Peter Katinic
Area F Troll Manager
250-559-8330

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0907
Sent September 6, 2017 at 1411

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