Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish Seamount
Subject:
FN0689-Groundfish: 2019/2020 IFMP - Changes to Licence Species Caps


The commercial groundfish fishery is hereby notified of the following changes 
to the 2019/2020 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish. These 
changes take effect immediately:

2019/20 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish

Appendix 4: Rockfish by Hook and Line (Inside ZN) Commercial Harvest Plan

Section 8.1.2 - Licence Species Temporary and Permanent Quota Caps:

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

Quillback rockfish-----------------Area 4B------------20,000 pounds
Copper, China and Tiger rockfish----Area 4B-------------7,500 pounds
Yelloweye rockfish-----------------Area 4B-------------5,500 pounds


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lindsay Gardner
Sablefish, Hook & Line Coordinator 
Phone: 604-666-0912
Fax: 604-666-8525

Gwyn Mason
Regional FAM Officer
Phone: 604-666-3244
Fax: 604-666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0689
Sent July 24, 2019 at 1053