Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN1211-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Coho - Tidal Waters of the Fraser River - Area 29 - Hatchery Marked Coho Salmon Opportunities - Effective immediately November 15, 2023
Waters: Tidal waters of the Fraser River (downstream edge of the CPR Bridge at Mission to the mouth). Management measures: Effective immediately November 15, 2023 until December 31, 2023: - The daily limit for Coho Salmon is two(2) hatchery marked only. - No fishing for Chinook, Chum, Pink, Sockeye, or wild Coho Salmon. - Fishing is permissible during daylight hours only. Variation Order numbers: 2023-RCT-445 Notes: The aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4). Individual species limits also apply. Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal waters of British Columbia. 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. Anglers are advised to check http://bcsportfishguide.ca for fishing closures and other recreational fishing 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: Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1211
Sent November 15, 2023 at 1024
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Printed from the Pacific Region web site on June 30, 2024 at 1151
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