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:

FN1010-Inseason Changes to the 2018/2019 Groundfish Trawl Harvest Plan re - Adjustments to Some Temporary Groundfish Trawl Quota Vessel Species Caps

Groundfish Trawl licence holders and harvesters are advised of the following 
harvest plan changes that have been adopted for the 2018/2019 Commercial 
Groundfish Trawl Fishery effective immediately. These changes were discussed 
and recommended to DFO by the Groundfish Trawl Advisory Committee at its 
September 13, 2018 meeting.

The following Individual Groundfish Trawl Temporary Quota Species Caps changes 
are in effect for Groundfish Trawl fishery for the remainder of the 2018/2019 
fishing season:

Yellowtail Rockfish ------from-------7%-----to-----10%
Widow Rockfish------------from------10%-----to-----15%
Canary Rockfish-----------from-------7%-----to-----10%
Pacific Ocean Perch-------from-------9%-----to-----11%
Yellowmouth Rockfish------from-------7%-----to----10%
Shortspine Thornyhead-----from------25%-----to-----30%
Rougheye Rockfish---------from------14%-----to-----15%
English/Lemon Sole--------from------30%-----to-----40%
Sablefish-----------------from-------9%-----to-----10%
Walleye Pollock-----------from------20%-----to-----30%
Halibut-------------------from------8%-----to-----10%
Bocaccio Rockfish---------from-------8%-----to-----14%


For more information please call Rob Tadey, Groundfish Trawl Co-ordinator at 
604-666-3991.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1010
Sent September 17, 2018 at 1441

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