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:
FN0940-Groundfish: 2019/2020 IFMP - Changes to Licence Species Caps


The commercial groundfish fishery is hereby notified of the following changes 
to the 2019/2020 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish. These 
changes take effect immediately:

2019/20 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Groundfish

Appendix 5: Rockfish by Hook and Line (Outside ZN) Commercial Harvest Plan

Section 9.1.2 - Licence Species Temporary and Permanent Quota Caps:

The Licence Species Caps for the following species has been increased to the 
following amount:

Copper, China and Tiger rockfish-------Coastwide---------------20,000 pounds

Appendix 6: Halibut by Hook and Line Commercial Harvest Plan

Section 6.3.1 - Licence Species Temporary Quota Caps:

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

Longnose Skate------------------------Coastwide----------------10,000 pounds
Big Skate-----------------------------Coastwide----------------7,500 pounds


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lindsay Gardner
Sablefish, Hook & Line Coordinator 
Phone: 604-666-0912
Fax: 604-666-8525

Maureen Finn
Halibut Coordinator
Phone: 604-666-3279
Fax: 604-666-8525

Gwyn Mason
Regional FAM Officer
Phone: 604-666-3244
Fax: 604-666-8525

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0940
Sent September 16, 2019 at 1205