Fishery Notice

Effective 07:00 hours Monday, September 18 to 17:00 hours Wednesday, September 
20, 2017 a portion of Subarea 28-13 will be open for a limited, small-scale 
Food, Social and Ceremonial harvest of Softshell Clams (Mya arenaria). 

Only individuals designated by the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation are authorized 
to participate in this fishery. 
 
The target species in this fishery is Softshell Clam (Mya arenaria) only. 

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation Fishery Manager will communicate a description of the 
open area to Tsleil-Waututh Nation community members.  The open area is also 
listed in the 2016-2017 Tsleil-Waututh Food, Social, Ceremonial Intertidal 
Bivalves Community Harvest Plan.  The harvest sites are very specific and all 
harvesters must consult with Tsleil-Waututh Treaty, Lands and Resources 
Department staff before harvesting.

All aspects of the communal licence will be enforced. 

Fish harvesters are advised to contact their band for a copy of the conditions 
of their fishing licence. 
 
Fish harvesters must be in possession of a valid communal licence from the 
Tsleil-Waututh Treaty, Lands and Resources Department. 

Fish harvesters are asked to report their harvest quantities to the Tsleil-
Waututh Treaty, Lands and Resources Department.  

Recent acceptable water quality and biotoxin monitoring results permit this 
opening.


Notes:

A monitor shall be present during all landing of catch to record the number and 
weight of Softshell Clam (Mya arenaria) delivered. 

Fishers are advised that bivalve shellfish are susceptible to Paralytic 
Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) and other forms of contamination and closures may 
occur. All bivalve shellfish harvesters must check before harvesting to ensure 
there are no closures in the vicinity. 

For more information, harvesters should call the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Treaty, 
Lands and Resources Department at (604) 924-4161 or Anna Magera, DFO Fraser and 
Interior Area Resource Manager at (604) 916-6743.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0962
Sent September 15, 2017 at 1323

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