Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN0495-RECREATIONAL - Chinook Salmon - Region 6 - Recreational fishing for Chinook - Closed - Effective Immediately
Effective May 24th, 2022 at 00:01 hours through March 31, 2023, recreational fishing for Chinook salmon will be closed on the Skeena River watershed and all rivers and lakes in Region 6 flowing into PFMAs 3 to 6, not including the Kitimat River and Nass River watersheds. These management measures are being implemented to address on-going concerns for North Coast and Skeena Chinook. Please refer to the online BC Sport Fishing Guide, Freshwater Region 6, for a complete list of the recreational salmon regulations for all lakes and rivers of Region 6. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish Variation Order #: 2022-RCT-219, 2022-RFQ-220 Notes: Possession limits are two times the daily limits. The term "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped chinook and coho salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information. Tidal Water Sport Fishing Licences can be purchased via any computer connected to the internet at https://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/nrls-sndpp/index-eng.cfm or by using Google search key words "Recfish Licence". Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at (800) 465-4336. For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-(866)431-FISH (3474). FOR MORE INFORMATION: Darren Chow Recreational Fisheries Coordinator Fisheries & Oceans Canada 417 - 2nd Ave West, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 1G8 250 627-3441
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0495
Sent May 24, 2022 at 1120
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Printed from the Pacific Region web site on July 1, 2024 at 1740
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