Fishery Notice

This Fishery notice amends FN1260 to include the target species and brailing 
information.  The full corrected fishery notice is as follows:

An Area B Seine fishery targeting Cowichan River chum opens Wednesday November 
11, 2015.

Seines open for:

12 hours from 07:00 to 19:00 hours Wednesday, November 11, 2015 

in a portion of the following areas:

A portion of Subarea 18-7 north-westerly of a line from Hatch Point on 
Vancouver Island, to Cape Keppel on Salt Spring Island and south-easterly from 
a line at Musgrave Point on Saltspring Island, to Separation Point on Vancouver 
Island to Cherry Point on Vancouver Island. 

There is a 1/2 mile radius boundary in affect at Cherry Point.

The fishery is directed at harvesting chum salmon; incidentally caught pink 
salmon may be retained. Sockeye, coho, chinook and steelhead may not be 
retained. Fishers are required to take measures to ensure that their fishing 
activities avoid impacts on steelhead and coho as per their conditions of 
licence.  Any steelhead or coho encountered must be released with the least 
possible harm.  Minimum bunt mesh size 100 mm. All catch must be brailed and 
sorted. The use of power skiffs is not permitted in Area 18. 

Variation Order No. 2015-SAL-18-SN-01


NOTE:

Seine vessel masters are reminded that logbooks, operating revival tanks and 
brailing are mandatory as condition of their licence and are legal requirements.

The mandatory logbook and phone-in program will be in effect similar to the 
Johnstone Strait sockeye fishery.  All vessel masters are reminded to provide 
start and end fishing reports and catch reports to the catch reporting service 
provider by either a) phoning Archipelago Marine Research Limited (AMR) at 1-
888-387-0007 or b) for those vessels participating in the e-log program by e-
log.  Vessel masters are also reminded that within 48 hours of stopping 
fishing, or within two (2) hours of completing landing of catch from the 
fishery, whichever comes first, to provide an offload catch report to the catch 
reporting service provider with the weight by species (in pounds) of fish 
landed.  Note that a report is required for all fishing activity even if no 
fish are caught. Failure to report zero catches may result in the over 
estimation of total catch.

Fishers are reminded it is an offence under Section 7 of the Marine Mammals 
Regulations to disturb marine mammals.  Fishers are advised to follow the Be 
Whale Wise: Marine Wildlife Guidelines for Boaters, Paddlers and Viewers (BWW) 
which are available from local Fisheries Offices or on-line at 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/species-especes/mammals-mammiferes/view-
observer-eng.htm to avoid disturbing local killer whales and other marine 
mammals.

Fishers are requested to avoid fishing among birds and not to run the net if 
birds are near the net.  Fishers are requested to retain all dead birds which 
are entangled and to release live and unharmed birds by placing them in the 
water.  Please check all birds for metal bird bands (rings) on the leg. If a 
bird is banded please contact Laurie Wilson with the band number and capture 
date and location at 1-866-431-2473 (BIRD) or by the email below.  Handle birds 
with gloves, double bag dead birds and label each bird with date, time, and 
location and store them on ice.  Please call your local charter patrol to 
organize pick-up or drop them off at a local DFO office.  Alternatively, please 
send photographs of birds with a reference object such as a coin, and the date, 
time and location to laurie.wilson@ec.gc.ca. Your names and vessel names do not 
need to be identified or included. 

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.


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Terry Palfrey (250) 756-7158

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1262
Sent November 10, 2015 at 1041

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