Fishery Notice

The department is seeking expressions of interest from Area F troll licence 
holders for participating in the 2019 Area F central coast Coho demonstration 
fishery. This is a continuation of the demonstration fishery that that was 
developed through the Commercial Salmon Allocation Framework (CSAF) in 2016. 
The fishing plan is similar to that implemented in 2018 and a subsequent 
Fishery Notice will confirm fishery opening information and identify fishery 
participants.

For background information on the CSAF demonstration fishery, please contact 
Cynthia Johnston at Cynthia.Johnston@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or Peter Katinic at 
Peter.Katinic@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or refer to the draft IFMP, Appendix 6.  

The purpose of this CSAF demonstration fishery is to permit a small scale 
opportunity for a limited number of vessels to access Coho and Pink salmon in 
Areas 6, 7 and 8 and to gather stock composition data where there is currently 
poor biological information available.

This fishery is a limited effort fishery. As described in the IFMP, effort will 
be limited to a maximum of 4, 3 and 2 vessels in Areas 6, 7 and 8 
respectively.  Area 7 and 8 may be pooled as a single area depending on the 
level of interest and participation from trollers. Designated vessels will have 
the opportunity to operate within each area in 2 week blocks, with a potential 
start date of August 1st ending on August 31st. This fishery will also have 
additional mandatory monitoring requirements to facilitate CWT and DNA sample 
collection. Please note that harvesters are required to cover all costs of the 
monitoring program, consistent with CSAF objectives and requirements. 
Monitoring requirements in addition to those listed in the 2019 Area F 
Conditions of Licence include:

1. Each vessel must inform the Area F Troll Manager Peter Katinic, by phone 
(250-559-8330) or email (peter.katinic@dfo-mpo.gc.ca), 24 hrs prior to the 
start of fishing and within 24 hrs of stopping fishing. This is in addition to 
the reporting requirements listed in the Area F Conditions of Licence.
 
2. Catch from this fishery must be separated from catch caught in other areas 
or in the main fishery.

3. All vessels will be required to ensure that all coho salmon heads are 
retained. Exemptions listed by Fishery Notice (E.g. FN0586) do not apply to 
this fishery.  Please refer to FN0600 or your Area F Conditions of Licence for 
salmon head retention and delivery requirements.  

4. Vessel masters must phone JO Thomas & Associates (JOT) at 1-888-624-2646, 
the day prior to landing, to facilitate dockside monitoring of catch. Calls 
must be made between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Validations by JOT will only be 
conducted at designated landing ports which, in the North Coast will be Masset, 
Queen Charlotte, Prince Rupert, Port Edward, and in the South Coast will be the 
greater Vancouver area and Port Hardy.

Please contact the Area F Troll Manager, Peter Katinic, by phone (250-559-8330) 
or email (peter.katinic@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) for more information.  The deadline for 
expressions of interest will be July 15th, 2019.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Peter Katinic
Area F Troll Manager
250-559-8330

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0605
Sent July 2, 2019 at 1533

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