Fishery Notice

Category(s):
Yukon/TBR - Commercial Salmon
Subject:
FN0558-Yukon/TBR - Commercial Salmon - Sockeye - Lower Stikine Commercial Fishing Area - Boundary Change for 2025


For the 2025 Stikine River commercial sockeye season, the commercial fishing area will include the waters of the Stikine River from the International Boundary between Canada and the United States of America, upstream to the boundary signs located approximately 4.0 kilometers from the International Boundary; and from the boundary signs located approximately 4.5 kilometers upstream of the International Boundary to the boundary signs located near the confluence of the Stikine and Porcupine rivers; and the portion of the Iskut River from its confluence with the Stikine River to the boundary signs located 1.5 kilometers upstream from the water survey station on the Iskut River, but excluding any other tributaries of the Stikine River or the Iskut River.

For reference, please see the boundary descriptions below. 

56.68141 N, -131.81140 W
56.68082 N, -131.80666 W
56.68382 N, -131.81063 W
56.68410 N, -131.80678 W

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0558
Sent June 23, 2025 at 1038