Fishery Notice

This notice is to advise Area F troll of the removal of the ribbon boundary 
along the north side of Haida Gwaii. 

Effective at 00:01 hours, September 14, 2017, the following management areas 
will be open to trolling for chinook, coho, and pink salmon until further 
notice:

Management Area 101:

Subareas 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5 and 1-7 

Subareas 2-38, 2-48, 2-49, 2-63, 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-09 will be in effect beginning at 00:01 hours, 
September 14, 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 - FN0936
Sent September 12, 2017 at 1320

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