Fishery Notice
Category(s):
ABORIGINAL - Salmon: Economic Opportunities
Subject:
FN1137-ABORIGINAL: Salmon - Chum - Economic Fishing Opportunity - Area 29 - Lower Fraser Area - Musqueam - Opening October 26, 2017
ABORIGINAL: Salmon - Chum - Economic Fishing Opportunity - Area 29 - Lower Fraser Area - Musqueam - Opening October 26, 2017 The following commercial economic opportunity fishery is authorized for the Musqueam First Nation for chum salmon using set and drift gill nets in the lower Fraser River: 09:00 hours to 21:00 hours, Thursday, October 26, 2017 The fishing activity is authorized in the following area: Those waters of the main arm of the Fraser River westerly of the power lines immediately downstream of the Port Mann Bridge, the waters of the North Arm of the Fraser River from the junction of the main arm downstream to the Arthur Laing Bridge, the waters of the Middle arm of the Fraser River, the waters of the Strait of Georgia bounded by a line commencing at 49° 11' 3.1524" N latitude and 123° 12' 26.08868" W longitude then to 49° 7' 48.216" N latitude and 123° 19' 50.4228" W longitude then to 49° 5' 15.6948" N latitude and 123° 18' 36.8958" W longitude then to 49° 0'8.0028" N latitude and 123° 18' 5.1156" W longitude then to 49° 0' 7.5564" N latitude and 123° 5' 27.528" W longitude and the waters of Boundary Bay bounded by a line commencing at 49° 0' 7.5198" N latitude and 123° 2' 6.5898" W longitude then to 49° 0' 7.5414" N latitude and 122° 49' 10.8552" W longitude then to 49° 1' 15.2256" N latitude and 122° 48' 20.7858" W longitude. Portions of DFO Management Sub-areas 29-6, 29-7, 29-8, 29- 9, 29-10, 29-11, 29-12, 29-13, 29-14, 29-17. Only individuals designated by the Musqueam First Nation are authorized to participate in this fishery. 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. FOR MORE INFORMATION: The target species in this fishery is chum salmon. Retention of hatchery marked coho salmon caught incidentally is permitted. There will be non-retention of chinook, sockeye, pink, wild coho salmon, steelhead and sturgeon. Opportunities to harvest chum salmon will be constrained by management objectives for Interior Fraser steelhead which is a stock of concern presently co-migrating in the Fraser River. All non-target species will be released back to the water alive and unharmed. It is mandatory that all salmon retained under the authority of this licence be transported to the nearest landing station and made available for inspection. A monitor shall be present during all landing of catch to record the number and weight of each species of salmon delivered. Environment Canada (EC) 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 EC 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 EC directly by calling the EC Reporting Line 1-866- 431-2473 (BIRD). Label birds with date, time, location and vessel name (skipper name is not needed). Handle birds with gloves, double bag dead birds, store on ice. For more information contact Laurie Wilson (laurie.wilson@ec.gc.ca, 604- 862-8817). For more information call Brian Matts, Resource Manager Lower Fraser at (604) 666-2096.
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1137
Sent October 26, 2017 at 0915
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