Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
Subject:
FN0048-Groundfish: 2018/2019 IFMP - Changes to Sector Caps


The commercial groundfish fishery is hereby notified of the following changes 
to the 2018/2019 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish. These 
changes take effect immediately:

1)Section 9.1.5.7 - Incoming Sector Caps:

The Halibut incoming sector cap for Quillback rockfish has been increased from 
16,200 lbs to 20,000 lbs. 


2) Appendix 5: Rockfish by Hook and Line (Outside ZN) Commercial Harvest Plan

Section 9.1.2 

The Licence Species Caps for the following species have been increased to the 
following amounts:

Quillback rockfish ----------------------------------------------30,000 lbs. 
Copper, China and Tiger rockfish ------------------------------- 25,000 lbs. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Lindsay Gardner
Sablefish, Hook & Line Coordinator
Phone: 604-666-0912

Shane Petersen
Halibut, Hook & Line Coordinator
Phone: 604-666-3279

Gwyn Mason
Regional FM Officer
Phone: 604-666-3244

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0048
Sent January 17, 2019 at 1359