Fishery Notice

AREA COUNTS:
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Coastwide roe herring target catch total (excluding CC) 23,248 short tons.

GILL NET:
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Quotas:
Prince Rupert 1,528 tons
Strait of Georgia 11,177 tons

Average quota per licence:
10.371 tons

Gill Net applications have been entered for the following areas:
        
AREA----------------------------IDEAL-----ENTERED
Prince Rupert--------------------147-----------0
Strait of Georgia----------------1078--------218
Inactive--------------------------------------42

Total----------------------------1225--------218


Total number of gill net licences: 1267 
(42 gillnet licences are inactive held by DFO inventory)


SEINE:
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Quotas:
Prince Rupert 730 tons
Strait of Georgia 9,813 tons (Initial SOG SN quota was 10,676 tons prior to 
Food and Bait selections) 

Average quota per licence:
45.444 tons

Seine applications have been entered for the following areas:
        
AREA-----------------------------IDEAL-----ENTERED
Prince Rupert---------------------- 16-----------0
Central Coast-----------------------NA----------NA
Strait of Georgia----------------- 216*----------3
Food and Bait - Strait of Georgia- (19)---------19
Food and Bait - Prince Rupert------NA------------0
Inactive-----------------------------------------0  
       
Total-----------------------------232------------3

Total number of seine licences:   252  
(1 HS licence used in early selection at request of HIAB into food and bait 
fishery at value of 80 tons) 

* The "ideal" seine number for Strait of Georgia of 216 is subject to reduction 
by any additional licences that choose the Food and Bait option. The quota for 
19 licences that have selected into Food and Bait has already been removed from 
the roe quota at 46 tons per licence.


DEADLINES:
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PAYMENT OF FEES IN NOLS
-Jan 29, 2018 deadline for Seine licences
-Jan 29, 2018 deadline for Gill net licences

SUBMIT AREA SELECTION REQUEST FORM
-Feb 13, 2018 Seine
-Feb 13, 2018 Gill net

If area/gear types are over or under-subscribed, area re-selection is 
anticipated to take place until Feb 15, 2018. Details of the process to be 
announced by fishery notice.

POOL DESIGNATION LISTS
-Feb 18, 2018 Seine
-Feb 18, 2018 Gill net

See Fishery Notice FN0040 for detailed licensing instructions.

Central Coast (CC) gear and catch targets have not yet been determined. Further 
information regarding gear and catch targets, as well as area selection 
instructions for CC will be provided by Fishery Notice when it becomes 
available and at the time of IFMP approval. Any adjustments to the dates 
provided in this notice will be provided by way of fishery notice. 


For more information on the licencing process:

PACIFIC FISHERY LICENCE UNIT
Tel: 1-877-535-7307 - ask for the PACIFIC REGION
E-mail: fishing-peche@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Mail: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 200-401 Burrard St., Vancouver BC V6C 3S4

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0080
Sent February 8, 2018 at 1016

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