Fishery Notice

The commercial Prawn and Shrimp by Trap fishery will close coast-wide for the 
balance of the year effective 19:00 hours Thursday June 20, 2019.

Spawner Index Sampling will continue to the end of the season. Vessel Masters 
are reminded to provide assistance to the observers.

Fishery continues until 19:00 Thursday June 20, 2019 for all species of shrimp, 
including prawns, by trap gear in the following areas: 

Subareas 1-1 to 1-5 and 1-7;

Subareas 2-1 to 2-9 and 2-11 to 2-100 except for the marine strict protection 
zones identified in the Gwaii Haanas Gina 'Waadluxan Kilguhlga Land-Sea-People 
Management Plan Final Zoning (Fishery Notice FN0378);

Subareas 3-1 to 3-5, 3-11, 3-13, 3-15, and 3-16;

Subareas 4-1 to 4-8 and 4-13 to 4-15;

Subareas 5-2 to 5-22 and 5-24

Subareas 6-2, 6-3, 6-5 to 6-18 and 6-25 to 6-28;

Subareas 7-1 to 7-27 and 7-29 to 7-32;

Subarea 8-1 to 8-7, 8-11, 8-15 and 8-16; 

Subarea Area 9-1, 9-10 to 9-12;	

Subarea 10-1 to 10-6 and 10-11 to 10-12;

Areas 101 to 110, 130 and 142 except for the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte 
Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Areas (Section 3.3.30 of the 
Commercial Harvest Plan), the Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area (Section 
3.3.31 of the Commercial Harvest Plan) and the Offshore Pacific Seamounts and 
Vents Fishery Closure (Section 3.3.32 of the Commercial Harvest Plan).

Areas and Subareas are described in the Pacific Fishery Management Area 
Regulations.

Variation Order Number 2019 - 346 is revoked 1900 hours June 20, 2019.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Coral Keehn		(250) 627 - 3021
Laurie Convey		(250) 756 - 7233

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0552
Sent June 18, 2019 at 1052

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