Fishery Notice

Effective at 00:01 hours Tuesday, August 20, 2019, the following management 
areas will be open to trolling for Chinook, Coho, and Pink salmon until further 
notice:

Those portions of Subareas 1-2, 1-3, 1-7 and that portion of Subarea 1-5 west 
of a line drawn true north from Skonun Point, outside and seaward of a line 
drawn one nautical mile parallel to the shorelines of Graham Island and Langara 
Island (defined at the mean high water mark).

That portion of Subarea 1-5 east of a line running true north from Skonun 
Point. 

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

Those portions of Subareas 101-2, 101-3, 101-6 and 101-7 outside and seaward of 
a line drawn one nautical mile parallel to the shorelines of Graham Island and 
Langara Island (defined at the mean high water mark). 

Those portions of Subareas 1-1, 101-1, 101-2 and 142-2 that lie outside the 
Frederick Island Rockfish Conservation Area.  The Frederick Island Rockfish 
Conservation area is closed to hook and line fisheries within and area that 
begins at 53 degrees 57.144 minutes north and 133 degrees 07.938 minutes west
[Morgan Point], then to 53 degrees 56.246 minutes north and 133 degrees 11.862 
minutes west [Hope Point], then true west to 53 degrees 56.246 minutes north 
and 133 degrees 17.500 minutes west, then to 53 degrees 47.000 minutes north 
and 133 degrees 10.000 minutes west, then true east to the Graham Island shore 
at 53 degrees 47.000 minutes north and 133 degrees 7.000 minutes west[Tian 
Head], and then northerly following the shoreline of Graham Island to the 
beginning point.  

Subareas 2-48, 2-49, 2-63, 2-68, 2-69, 2-78, 2-79, 2-86, 2-88, 2-92, 2-97 and 2-
98.

Those portions of Subareas 2-31, 2-35, 2-38 and 142-1 outside the Strict 
Protection Areas identified in the Gwaii Haanas Gina 'Waadluxan KilGuhlGa Land-
Sea-People Management Plan and north of 51 degrees 57.7 minutes north latitude. 
Refer descriptions of relevant Strict Protection Areas below. 

GWAII HAANAS GINA 'WAADLUXAN KILGUHLGA 
LAND-SEA-PEOPLE MANAGEMENT PLAN 
Strict Protection Areas within Area 2W and 142

1. Those waters of Subareas 2-38 to 2-41 and 142-1 inside a line commencing at 
a point on land on T'aaxwii XaaydaGa Gwaay.yaay iinaGwaay (Moresby Island) at 
52 degrees 23.311 minutes north and 131 degrees 35.794 minutes west north-
westerly to a point on land on GuuGaalas Gwaay (south Gowdas Islands) at 52 
degrees 23.340 minutes north and 131 degrees 35.859 minutes west, thence 
northerly following the shoreline of GuuGaalas Gwaay (south Gowdas Islands) to 
52 degrees 23.489 minutes north and 131 degrees 36.092 minutes west, thence 
south-westerly to a point in water at 52 degrees 18.982 minutes north and 131 
degrees 43.957 minutes west, thence north-westerly to a point in water at 52 
degrees 38.114 minutes north and 132 degrees 10.004 minutes west, thence south-
easterly to a point on land on T'aaxwii
XaaydaGa Gwaay.yaay iinaGwaay (Moresby Island) at 52 degrees 38.177 minutes 
north and 131 degrees 56.374 minutes west, and thence southerly following the 
western shoreline of T'aaxwii XaaydaGa Gwaay.yaay iinaGwaay (Moresby Island) to 
the beginning point.
[1. Kun Skuujii sda GawGaay.ya (Kwoon Cove to Gowgaia Bay)]

2. Those waters of Subareas 2-31 and 142-1 inside a line commencing at a point 
on the western shoreline of T'aaxwii XaaydaGa Gwaay.yaay iinaGwaay (Moresby 
Island) at 52 degrees 07.210 minutes north and 131 degrees 15.838 minutes west 
easterly following the shoreline to 52 degrees 07.440 minutes north and 131 
degrees 14.307 minutes west, thence south-easterly to a point on the northern 
shoreline of K'il (Flatrock Island) at 52 degrees 06.468 minutes north and 131 
degrees 10.300 minutes west, thence easterly following the shoreline to 52 
degrees 06.388 minutes north and 131 degrees 10.079 minutes west, thence south-
easterly to the westernmost point of Sii.niihl Gwaay.yaay (Gordon Islands)at 52 
degrees 06.018 minutes north and 131 degrees 09.391 minutes west, thence 
southerly following the shoreline of Sii.niihl Gwaay.yaay (Gordon Islands) to 
52 degrees 05.884 minutes north and 131 degrees 09.283 minutes west, thence 
south-easterly to 52 degrees 05.806 minutes north and 131 degrees 09.208 
minutes west, thence easterly following the shoreline of Sii.niihl Gwaay.yaay 
(Gordon Islands) to 52 degrees 05.787 minutes north and 131 degrees
09.097 minutes west, thence north-easterly to the shoreline of Sii.niihl 
Gwaay.yaay (Gordon Islands) at 52 degrees 05.788 minutes north and 131 degrees 
08.938 minutes west, thence easterly following the shoreline and thence 
crossing the channel to 52 degrees 05.778 minutes north and 131 degrees 08.861 
minutes west, thence south-easterly following the shoreline to 52 degrees 
05.741 minutes north and 131 degrees 08.788 minutes west, thence following the 
shoreline of Sii.niihl Gwaay.yaay (Gordon Islands) to 52 degrees 05.708 minutes 
north and 131 degrees 08.697 minutes west, thence easterly across the channel 
to 52 degrees 05.709 minutes north
and 131 degrees 08.673 minutes west, thence southerly following the shoreline 
of Sii.niihl Gwaay.yaay (Gordon Islands) to 52 degrees 05.468 minutes north and 
131 degrees 08.425 minutes west, thence
south-easterly to a point on the western shoreline of Gangxid Gwaay.yaay 
(Kunghit Island) at 52 degrees 04.414 minutes north and 131 degrees 07.720 
minutes west, thence northerly and southerly following the shoreline of Gangxid 
Gwaay.yaay (Kunghit Island) to 52 degrees 04.366 minutes north and 131 degrees 
07.720 minutes west, thence south-westerly to a point in water at 52 degrees 
03.175 minutes north and 131 degrees 14.399 minutes west, thence north-westerly 
to a point in water at 52 degrees 05.826 minutes north and 131 degrees 17.913 
minutes west, and thence north-easterly back to the beginning
point. [2. SGang Gwaay (Wailing Island)]

Retention of Chinook, Coho and Pink salmon is permitted. 
Retention of Sockeye, Chum and Steelhead is not permitted.

Variation Order Number#: 2019-NCTR-06 will be in effect beginning at 00:01 
hours, August 20, 2019.


Please note the requirements for the ITQ fishery outlined below.  

ITQ Fishery

The total allowable catch (TAC) for this fishery is determined by the Pacific 
Salmon Commission's Chinook Technical Committee (CTC). The CTC completed 
calibration CLB1905 of the PSC Chinook Model in early April. This model is used 
to determine the TAC for the northern BC AABM Chinook fishery. The 2019 model 
forecast has predicted a Chinook Abundance Index of 0.96 which permits the 
northern BC AABM fishery to catch 124,500 Chinook by Area 1-2 Sport and Area F 
Troll.
  
The initial Area F individual transferable quota (ITQ) share for Chinook is 
0.4167% of the commercial troll TAC of 88,400 Chinook. At this time, the ITQ in 
pieces for each Area F vessel is 368 Chinook prior to any quota reallocations 
that may have been made. The commercial TAC is for the purpose of calculating 
the individual quota amounts for Area F vessels only and may be revised in 
season.

All ITQ transfers made pursuant to Subsection 1(4) of your Conditions of 
Licence may be amended in season to reflect the transfer of share to or from 
another licence holder. This transfer of share shall be assigned a Chinook ITQ 
Reallocation Confirmation Number certifying completion of a Chinook ITQ 
reallocation. At all times while at sea, the vessel master shall have onboard 
the licenced vessel, a record of all Chinook ITQ reallocation confirmation 
numbers provided. The vessel master shall immediately provide these numbers 
upon demand to a fishery officer, fishery guardian or representative of the 
Department.
  
Reallocation amendment forms can be obtained from the Area F Troll Manager, 
Peter Katinic, at 250-559-8330 or peter.katinic@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.  The 
reallocation forms are also available for pick up at the Prince Rupert and 
Queen Charlotte DFO offices. Reallocation forms may be dropped off at the Queen 
Charlotte or Prince Rupert DFO offices, faxed to 250-559-4678 or emailed to 
peter.katinic@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.  They will take up to 1 business day to complete. 
Note that section 1(c) of the Area F Troll Conditions of Licence stipulates 
that retention of Chinook is only permitted provided there is sufficient quota 
on the Area F Licence at the time of capture.  All ITQ reallocation requests 
received after a fishery closure will be refused.

Vessels retaining Chinook require mandatory dockside validation of all fish 
landed. Vessel masters must phone JO Thomas and Associates (JOT) at 1-888-624-
2646, the day prior to landing, to arrange validation. 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. Note: Alternate locations bay be 
considered upon confirmation by the service provider 24 hrs prior to landing. 
Trollers should expect additional validation fees should they choose to offload 
in alternate locations. Please contact JOT directly for details. 

Packers are not permitted to accept fish participating in the Chinook ITQ 
fishery.


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 FN0586. 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 1, 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 licence 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 - FN0726
Sent July 31, 2019 at 1122

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