Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Sea Urchin - Red
Subject:
FN0391-COMMERCIAL - Red Sea Urchins - North Coast - Areas 1 to 10 - Closing and Opening.


Closing 23:59 hours April 29, 2019 in the following Quota Areas:
SUMMARY:
RU13a Dundas Island North
RU13b Dundas Island South
RU13d Nares Islets 
RU14 Tree Knobs
RU15 Outside Stephens Island
RU16 Inside Stephens Island
RU17 Kelp Pass
RU20b Freeman Passage
RU26 Larsen Harbour


Opening 00:01 hours April 30, 2019 in the following Quota Areas:

SUMMARY:
RU35 Oswald Bay
RU36a Estevan Group East
RU38a Campania Island
Variation Orders 2019-250 to -252 in effect

The north coast fishery continues in the following Quota Areas:
RU27a Upper Banks Island
RU27b Mid Banks Island
RU28 Bonilla Island
RU32 Calamity Bay
RU33 Otter Pass

DETAILS:
RU35 Oswald Bay
a)	That portion Subarea 6-9 south of a parallel passing through Finnerty 
Point on Nichol Island, and northwest of a parallel running true west from a 
point on Dewdney Island at 52 degrees 57.41 minutes north latitude, 129 degrees 
38.16 minutes west longitude south-westerly to the subarea boundary.  (Refer to 
Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart #3724)
b)	That portion of Subarea 106-1 south of a parallel passing through 
Finnerty Point on Nichol Island and north of a parallel running true west from 
a point on Dewdney Island at 52 degrees 57.41 minutes north latitude , 129 
degrees 38.16 minutes longitude.

RU36a Estevan Group East
Those portions of Subareas 6-9 and 6-10 west of a line running 132 degrees true 
from Humphreys Point on Lotbiniere Island southerly to the parallel running 
true west from McPhee Point on Princess Royal Island, north of the parallel 
running true west from McPhee Point on Princess Royal Island, and east of a 
line running 130 degrees true from Goodacre Point.  (Refer to Canadian 
Hydrographic Service Chart #3724)

RU38a Campania Island
That portion of Subarea 6-10 west of a line running due south from the 
southernmost point of Campania Island at 52 degrees 57.579 minutes north 
latitude, 129 degrees 19.464 minutes west longitude.


Notes:
All notification and reporting requirements are outlined in Appendix 1 of the 
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP). 

The North Coast fishing protocol is available from Pauline Ridings or D&D 
Pacific Fisheries.

D&D Pacific Fisheries will direct the fleet.
South Coast areas are identified on a separate notice.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Pauline Ridings (250)-756-7118

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0391
Sent April 29, 2019 at 1436