Fishery Notice

The following commercial economic opportunity fishery is authorized for the 
Musqueam First Nation for chum salmon using a purse seine, in portions of 
Subareas 29-3, 29-4, 29-6, 29-7, 29-9, 29-10 in waters no shallower than the 45 
metre (approximately 25 fathom) isobath line: 

14:00 hours to 18:00 hours, Thursday, November 2, 2017
06:00 hours to 18:00 hours, Friday, November 3, 2017
06:00 hours to 18:00 hours, Saturday, November 4, 2017

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. 

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.


NOTES:
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 and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) 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 ECCC for species confirmation and DNA analysis to determine the colony of 
origin.

Please call your local DFO office, or contact ECCC directly by calling the Wild 
Bird Mortality Reporting Line 1-866-431-2473 (BIRD).  Handle birds with gloves, 
double bag dead birds.  Label bag with date, time, location, fishery opening 
and vessel name (skipper name is not needed).  Alternatively, please send 
photographs of birds with a reference object such as a coin, and the date, 
time, location, fishery opening and vessel name to laurie.wilson@canada.ca.  
Questions: contact Laurie Wilson (laurie.wilson@canada.ca, 604-862-8817).
For more information on DFO management areas and subareas see: 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/maps-cartes/areas-secteurs/index-eng.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
 
Brian Matts
Resource Manager Lower Fraser at (604) 666-2096

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1180
Sent November 2, 2017 at 1510

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