Fishery Notice

Effective at 00:01 hours Wednesday, July 17, 2019, the following Management 
Areas will open to trolling for sockeye salmon until further notice:

Subareas 101-4, 101-5, and 101-8 to 101-10. 

A portion of Subarea 1-2.

A portion of Subarea 1-5.

Portions of Subarea 3-1, and Areas 103 and 104.

Retention of Sockeye salmon is permitted.

Refer to a separate Fishery Notice regarding the directed Coho and Pink salmon 
opening on July 17, 2019.

Retention of Chinook, Chum and Steelhead is not permitted.

Variation Order Number 2019-NCTR-04 will be in effect beginning at 00:01 hours, 
July 17, 2019.

Notes:

1. As per Area F Troll Conditions of Licence, troll vessel operators are 
required to retain all heads from Chinook and Coho that are caught and retained 
unless specifically listed as exempted from doing so.  Area F licences exempted 
from retaining Chinook and Coho heads will be listed in a following Fisheries 
Notice.  Refer to Section 13 in the Conditions of Licence for detailed 
requirements regarding head retention and delivery.

2. Area F troll vessel masters shall maintain a harvest log of all harvest 
operations. Please refer to conditions of licence for details. For those vessel 
masters planning on meeting these conditions using a paper harvest log, 
arrangements must be made with an authorized service provider (Archipelago 
Marine Research). Vessel masters may also meet these conditions using an 
electronic harvest log (E-Log) and shall submit this information by digital 
transmission to the Salmon Fishery Database in a properly encoded electronic 
mail message.

3. The 24-hour number for updated troll announcements for the salmon 
season is 1-866-431-3474.

4. Barbless hooks and operating revival tanks are requirements in this fishery.
 
5. Prior to beginning fishing on a fishing trip and not earlier than one week 
prior to initiating fishing activity, the vessel master shall make and submit a 
Start Fishing Report.  This report will be submitted to the Salmon Fishery 
Database by calling the Catch Reporting Service Provider at 1-888-387-0007 or 
by direct electronic mail message for those vessels using electronic harvest 
logs.  The report will include the following information:

a) Vessel Name;
b) Vessel registration number;
c) Intended fishing start date;
d) Areas to be fished;
e) Contact phone number;
f) Name of Vessel Master

Please refer to your conditions of licence for other reporting requirements.  

6. Fishers are reminded that Vessel Masters are required to submit End Fishing 
Reports within 24 hours following the end of a fishing trip or offloading fish 
and prior to commencing a subsequent fishing trip. Daily Catch reports are 
required for all fishing activity even if no fish are caught. Failure to report 
zero catches may result in over estimation of the total catch and premature 
closure of the fishery. Refer to your Conditions of Licence for more 
information.

7. All vessels wishing to participate in the Lingcod fishery, are reminded that 
Lingcod is managed as an ITQ fishery with additional electronic monitoring 
requirements.  Please refer to Part 2 of the Area F Conditions of Licence for 
details regarding Schedule II species.  Those wishing to retain lingcod while 
salmon trolling must hail out as a ground fish trip in addition to their salmon 
hail out.  Vessels must also hold or acquire sufficient quota.  Ground fish 
must be validated through the established dockside monitoring program with 
Archipelago Marine Research(AMR). Vessels wishing to retain and land over 500 
lbs. of lingcod in the round per landing must meet the new electronic 
monitoring requirements.

8. Area F trollers who have lingcod quota are advised that arrangements have 
been made between the Chinook ITQ (J.O. Thomas) and the groundfish (AMR) 
service providers which will simplify dockside requirements. The dockside 
monitor for Chinook validation will also validate lingcod by-catch less than 
500 lbs in the round. Please note that these arrangements only apply during 
Chinook offloads, all other offloads of lingcod will be subject to normal 
groundfish offloading requirements. In addition, Area F trollers offloading 
lingcod must follow normal groundfish hail in/hail out requirements. Fishers 
requiring further information may call DFO at 250-559-8330.

9. Other:

Lost fishing gear shall be reported within 24 hours of determining that gear 
has been lost to Fisheries and Oceans Canada by completing and submitting the 
Lost Fishing Gear form available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-
peches/commercial-commerciale/index-eng.html. For more information, refer to 
your area conditions of licence. 

Please note changes to transporting of salmon.  Please see Part III of your 
conditions of licence for additional details.  Instructions for the Salmon 
Transfer Log, and the Salmon Transfer Log may be found on our web page in 
section 'Additional Licensing Services Forms' at:http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/licence-commercial-eng.html.

As of June 1st, vessels throughout the critical habitat of the Southern 
Resident killer whale, including recreational boats and commercial vessels, 
will be required to stay at least 400 metres away from all killer whales. 
Vessels are also asked to reduce their speed to less than 7 knots if they are 
within 1,000 metres of killer whales in certain areas, and to turn off their 
echo sounders and turn engines to neutral idle if a whale is within 400 metres.

As required by the US Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations, all countries 
exporting fish and fish products to the United States must comply with the 
updated import provisions which include requirements to report and record all 
incidental fishery-related interactions with marine mammals. As such, Canada 
has committed to updating license conditions for all marine commercial and 
First Nation economic fisheries to include reporting requirements for 
interactions with marine mammals. The link to the online National form and 
instructions for filling in and reporting can be found here: http://www.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/mammals-mammiferes/report-rapport/page01-eng.html. 
For more information, please see FN0388.

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 charter patrol to organize pick-up, drop carcasses off 
at a 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 isn't 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).

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC 
waters.  By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when, 
and where these turtles are using our waters.  If you see a sea turtle, please 
call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663).  Please 
include information such as the type of sea turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the 
location, and time of sighting. 

Fishers should be advised that whales can be encountered in the fishing area. 
Fishers should take precautionary measures to avoid fishing near whales to 
avoid potential contact with fishing gear. If a whale becomes entangled in 
fishing gear, fishers should immediately call the Observe, Record, Report (ORR) 
line at 1-800-465-4336. Fishers are advised not to attempt to free the whale of 
the fishing gear as this can pose a serious threat to the safety of the fisher 
and the animal. 
   
Fishers are advised to notify local DFO managers or patrol vessels to report 
abandoned, lost, or entangled gear.

The 24 hour toll-free phone-in line for fisheries notices is 1-866-431-3474.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Peter Katinic
Area F Troll Manager
250-559-8330
 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0602
Sent July 2, 2019 at 1411

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