Fishery Notice

Conservation concerns for Interior Fraser Coho persist and will require that 2022 Coho management measures remain precautionary in offshore areas. 
WCVI wild Coho returns in 2022 are expected to be "moderate".  This improvement in forecasted returns to the WCVI will provide for increased wild retention opportunities in the inshore areas in 2022. Unless otherwise specified below, the daily limit for Coho is two (2) per day, hatchery-marked only from 00:01 hours June 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2022 in Areas 21 to 24, 121, and 123 to 124. 

Please be aware that these limits do not apply to fin-fish closed areas, or Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs). Fin-fish closures for 2022 will be announced in a subsequent Fishery Notice. Please check the DFO website referenced at the bottom of this notice for further information. 
 
Area 22 Nitinat Lake 
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours July 31, 2022 you may retain two (2) Coho per day marked or unmarked;

Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022 you may retain four (4) Coho per day two (2) of which may be unmarked. 

Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours October 31, 2022 the following is a Salmon Non-Retention Area; that portion of Nitinat Lake northeasterly of a line drawn from Windy Point to a boundary sign on the opposite shore.

Area 23 - Barkley Sound
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022 you may retain two (2) Coho per day marked or unmarked except for;

Effective 00:01 hours August 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022 in Subareas 23-1 to 23-3 (Alberni Inlet), you may retain four (4) Coho per day two (2) of which may be unmarked. 


Area 24 - Clayoquot Sound 
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2022 you may retain two (2) Coho per day marked or unmarked.

Refer to the following website link for a description of the Area and Subarea maps and for information on salmon non-retention areas and fishing closures: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/areas-secteurs-eng.html

Notes:

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters of British Columbia.  

The term "hatchery marked" means a 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 labeling 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.

Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin-fishing.  Descriptions of RCAs, other closures such as fin-fish closed areas and salmon non-retention areas, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish

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 1-800-465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at 1-866-431-FISH (3474).

Variation Order No. 2022-RFQ-230. 


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 - FN0534
Sent June 1, 2022 at 1014

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