Fishery Notice

Further to Fishery Notice FN1059, Johnstone Strait Chum test-fishing catches 
continue to be poor and are the lowest on record since the 1980s. Based on the 
information to date, there is a low likelihood that the 1.0 million Chum 
critical threshold identified in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the Pacific Salmon 
Treaty will be met. In response to the continued low test-fishery catches and 
low probability of reaching the 1.0 million Chum critical threshold, Johnstone 
Strait mixed stock commercial Chum fisheries are suspended for the remainder of 
the season.
  
The Johnstone Strait Chum test fishery is expected to continue in some capacity 
in the short term. Additional adjustments to the test fishery schedule (planned 
pre-season end date of October 31) may occur if low catches continue.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Matt Mortimer, Resource Management (250) 286-5814 or 
matt.mortimer@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1083
Sent October 18, 2019 at 1344

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