Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Halibut
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Other Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Rockfish Hook and Line
COMMERCIAL - Groundfish: Sablefish
Subject:
FN0955-Groundfish: 2018/2019 IFMP - Changes to Rockfish Inside Licence Species Caps


The commercial groundfish fishery is hereby notified of the following changes 
to the 2018/2019 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish. These 
changes take effect immediately:

2018/19 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish


Appendix 4: Rockfish by Hook and Line (Inside ZN) Commercial Harvest Plan

Section 8.1.2 - Licence Species Temporary and Permanent Quota Caps (Directed 
Species):

The Licence Species Caps for the following species have been increased to the 
following amounts:

Quillback rockfish----------------------4B-----------20,000 pounds
Copper, China and Tiger rockfish---------4B------------7,500 pounds
Yelloweye rockfish----------------------4B------------5,500 pounds


Refer to Section 8.1.2 for Licence Species Caps for these species. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Shane Petersen
Halibut/Hook & Line Coordinator
Groundfish Management Unit
Phone: 604-666-3279
Fax: 604-666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0955
Sent September 6, 2018 at 1126