Fishery Notice
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon
Subject:
FN1185-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Region 2 - Non-Tidal Fraser River - Hatchery Marked Coho Salmon Opportunities - Effective November 15, 2021
Waters: Fraser River in Region 2 from the downstream side of the CPR Bridge at Mission, BC to the Highway 1 Bridge at Hope, BC. Management measures: Effective November 15, 2021 until December 31, 2021: - The daily limit for Coho salmon is two(2) hatchery marked only. - You may not retain chinook, wild coho, sockeye, pink, or chum salmon. Reminder: In Region 2, fishing for salmon is only permitted from one hour before sunrise to one after sunset each day. Variation Order numbers: 2021-RFQ-601 Notes: The aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4). Individual species limits also apply. Single Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in non-tidal waters of British Columbia. Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal waters and non-tidal waters in British Columbia. The term "marked" means a hatchery fish that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped Chinook and Coho salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program toll free at (866) 483-9994 for further information. If you're going fishing for salmon in non-tidal (fresh) waters, you need a Non-Tidal Angling Licence, issued by the Province of British Columbia. Visit the provincial website to buy your licence. Licences are available to B.C. residents and non-residents. Fees may vary and are listed online. (www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences) Anglers are advised to check http://bcsportfishguide.ca for fishing closures and other recreational fishing information Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line at (800) 465-4336 or the British Columbia's toll-free RAPP line (Report All Poachers and Polluters) at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277). For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-(866)431-FISH (3474). FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1185
Sent November 10, 2021 at 1348
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