Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish Seamount
Subject:
FN1122-Halibut - Coastwide Closure, 7 November 2017


Pacific Halibut closes for commercial fishing effective 12:00 noon local time, 
November 7, 2017 (as per Variation Order 2017-046).

All commercial vessels that have retained any Halibut must have their fish 
validated by a DFO-certified dockside observer no later than 12:00 noon local 
time, November 14, 2017. 

Permanent reallocation requests for the 2017/2018 season for all species must 
be submitted to GMU prior to 16:00, February 2, 2018.  

Temporary reallocation requests for the 2017/2018 season for all species must 
be submitted to GMU prior to 16:00, February 20, 2018.

For more information, please contact:

Shane Petersen
A/Halibut Coordinator 
Phone: 604-666-3279
Fax: 604-666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1122
Sent October 23, 2017 at 1518