2018 OFFICIAL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread
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cohochinook
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Areas 13 to 18, 28 and 29 and Subareas 19-1 to 19-6 (except those portions
listed below):
Effective June 1, 2018 until September 30, 2018, the daily limit for Chinook
Salmon is one (1) per day in in Areas 13 to 17, 28 and 29 with the exception of
those four areas listed below under the headings Strait of Georgia, Pender
Island, Juan de Fuca and Fraser River mouth. Terminal fishing opportunities
at full limits for Chinook may be considered in-season if abundance permits.
Effective October 1, 2018 until further notice, the daily limit for Chinook
Salmon is two (2) per day in in Areas 13 to 19, 28 and 29.
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Exceptions:
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Strait of Georgia:
Note: this measure came into effect on May 7, 2018 as previously announced in
FN0370 issued May 7, 2018.
Effective immediately until June 28, 2018 the daily limit for Chinook salmon is
two (2) per day, of which only one may be greater than 67 cm in Subareas 18-1,
18-3, 18-6, 18-11, and 19-5.
Effective June 29, 2018 to July 31, 2018 the daily limit is two (2) Chinook
salmon per day between both of which must be less than 85 cm in Subareas 18-1,
18-3, 18-6, 18-11, and 19-5.
Chinook salmon retained in these waters must have a fork length of at least 62
cm.
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Pender Island:
Effective June 1 to September 30, 2018 there is no fishing for finfish in
Subareas 18-2, 18-4, 18-5 and 18-9.
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Juan de Fuca (Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and Area 20):
Effective June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 there is no fishing for finfish in
Subareas 20-3, 20-4 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies west of 123
degrees 49.30 minutes west longitude (Otter Point)
Effective June 1, 2018 until June 28, 2018 the daily limit for Chinook salmon
is two (2) per day which may be wild or hatchery marked between 45 and 67 cm
fork length or hatchery marked greater than 67 cm in Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and
20-6 and 20-7 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies east of 123 degrees
49.30 minutes west longitude (Otter Point).
Effective June 29, 2018 until July 31, 2018, the daily limit for Chinook salmon
is two (2) Chinook per day which may be wild or hatchery marked between 45 and
85 cm or hatchery marked greater than 85 cm in Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and 20-6
and 20-7 and that portion of Subarea 20-5 that lies east of 123 degrees 49.30
minutes west longitude (Otter Point).
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Fraser River Mouth (Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10):
Effective June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, there is no fishing for salmon in
Subareas 29-7, 29-9 and 29-10.
Effective June 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018, there is no fishing for salmon in
Subarea 29-6.
Effective August 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, there is no retention of
Chinook Salmon in Subarea 29-6.
Variation Order Number: 2018-RFQ-0307; 2018-RCT-0321
oilslick
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Not the way I see it Matthias, I could be wrong but I see no fishing at all starting tomorrow at 29-10, 29-9, 29-7 which is your T-10, Sandheads, the Port and I think QA is right on the edge.
1 chinook limit for all other local areas. Need the coordinates so we can plot them in our GPS's
Enjoy the last day of 2 chinook possession for local waters.....
1 chinook limit for all other local areas. Need the coordinates so we can plot them in our GPS's
Enjoy the last day of 2 chinook possession for local waters.....
Matthias
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Hmm, looking back at DFO notices from last year (link below) retention for 29-6, 29-7, 29-9, 19-10 (the banana) was 0, and for sure Sandheads, T-10 and North Arm were open for retention.
To those who reposted the regs, I've read them. I'm just too lazy to break out the map and start plotting. I was hoping for a quick answer
http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=199048&ID=all
wildmanyeah
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I wish I was as good as fishermen as you I certainly don't limit out with 2 fish every time! Most times go home with 1!
The boundary runs from north arm light ship to sand heads light ship then to thrasher( area 29-3). If you want to know where area 29-4 boundaries are plot them. Same as last year, Banana never opened. If some of you guys would actually plot the gps points you would know this.
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Aces
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Who's going to buy it?
Save Whales nothing ...... What a crock of crap.
This has nothing to do with saving whales....... As pointed out by others in various threads..... This is about slowly handing it over to FN..... Nothing more.....
WHAT ABOUT THE DAM ECONOMY !
How about shutting down the Whale Watching Harassment boats that Chase, Leepfrog, radio all others of locations that continue to pound upon these SRKWhales yearly ........ It is ALL ABOUT CHASE...... and Harassment all for photos. Day after day interrupting feeding if these creatures ....... Wow what terrible leadership shown by our officials.
What a flippin JOKE.
Here we gave a Government that wants to SAVE WHALES ........ BUT LETS BUY A PIPELINE ........ LETS SUPPORT THE EVER GROWING FISH FARMS......
HOW PATHETIC!
This has nothing to do with saving whales....... As pointed out by others in various threads..... This is about slowly handing it over to FN..... Nothing more.....
WHAT ABOUT THE DAM ECONOMY !
How about shutting down the Whale Watching Harassment boats that Chase, Leepfrog, radio all others of locations that continue to pound upon these SRKWhales yearly ........ It is ALL ABOUT CHASE...... and Harassment all for photos. Day after day interrupting feeding if these creatures ....... Wow what terrible leadership shown by our officials.
What a flippin JOKE.
Here we gave a Government that wants to SAVE WHALES ........ BUT LETS BUY A PIPELINE ........ LETS SUPPORT THE EVER GROWING FISH FARMS......
HOW PATHETIC!
Trayvreller
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As I understand it, you can fish the same areas around the river mouth as you could the last several years, including west of the North Arm, west of the T-10 and west of the the Sandheads light. All part of area 29-3.
oilslick
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Except your limited to one.
I have no issue with conservative measures and I think it’s great that we’re finallyvtalking about it but what is it all about. It’s not about the whales, is it FN, is it protecting the Chinook, tell us the dam truth and people will listen and maybe we will have buy in but don’t ******** the people that have spent thousands of dollars on their crafts so they can have fun and putting a fishing line in the water, tell the dam truth
Couple points.
I dont mind 1 chinook limit if its needed. One chinook is lots of meat!
Orcas need food but dont need to be harassed.
A pipe line with increased tankers far exceed problem then reducing sport fishing quota. Can already see the effects on the local economy from the feds ******** purchase and trying to make it up. How does that effect things on tourism sportsfishing fleet. People talking about packing it in.
Dont think its right to reduce and close if there are still nets in the river.
Hoping sockeye turns out this year and is managed appropriately.
I dont mind 1 chinook limit if its needed. One chinook is lots of meat!
Orcas need food but dont need to be harassed.
A pipe line with increased tankers far exceed problem then reducing sport fishing quota. Can already see the effects on the local economy from the feds ******** purchase and trying to make it up. How does that effect things on tourism sportsfishing fleet. People talking about packing it in.
Dont think its right to reduce and close if there are still nets in the river.
Hoping sockeye turns out this year and is managed appropriately.
Tinny
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Turdo strikes again. But then again what can one expect from a high school drama teacher. Nothing against high school drama teachers - but I would't hire one to be the PM of the country.
The only positive I see with this is that I'll be able to say I've limited out more often. Maybe I should take up smoking pot to pass the time while I'm not fishing...hmmm...
Back to reports....crabbing is still good in the harbour but not as good as a week ago.
The only positive I see with this is that I'll be able to say I've limited out more often. Maybe I should take up smoking pot to pass the time while I'm not fishing...hmmm...
Back to reports....crabbing is still good in the harbour but not as good as a week ago.
seatosky
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Dam? Damn? Trudeau? Harper? Same thing I guess.
Quick someone post a mistenterpreted photo to lighten the mood!
Anyway, fishing has slowed near entrance/south Bowen on our boat. 1 keeper per trip the last two weeks.
Anyone had success at the hump?
Thrasher has been consistently good if we put a full day in but hard to justify the fuel now.
Quick someone post a mistenterpreted photo to lighten the mood!
Anyway, fishing has slowed near entrance/south Bowen on our boat. 1 keeper per trip the last two weeks.
Anyone had success at the hump?
Thrasher has been consistently good if we put a full day in but hard to justify the fuel now.
cohochinook
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Don't mean to divert the Fishing Reports section, but this was shared on another post in the forum. Thought I would add it here as it shows significant impact other marine mammals play in Chinook salmon numbers. Its from a study done for the Pacific Salmon Commission.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...ns-for-salmon-in-puget-sound/article37036091/
I thought it was great to see a story like this in the mainstream media and here's few important points I took from it:
"Competition with other marine mammals for the same food may be a bigger problem than fishing, at least in recent years, for southern resident killer whales that spend time in Washington state's Puget Sound, a new study suggests.
Researchers used models to estimate that from 1975 to 2015, marine mammals along the U.S. West Coast ate dramatically more Chinook salmon – from 6,100 metric tons to 15,200 metric tons, according to a study published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports.
In the same period, salmon caught by commercial and recreational fishing from Northern California to Alaska declined from 16,400 to 9,600 metric tons.
"This really quantifies yet another pressure on recovering the salmon population," said co-author Isaac Kaplan, a research fishery biologist with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, part of NOAA Fisheries. Other threats to salmon include habitat damage, dams and pollution.
The emphasis typically has been on managing how fishing affects salmon. But this study brings the rest of the ecosystem, including predators, into the picture, Mr. Kaplan said.
Researchers have known marine mammals gorge on salmon in certain hot spots, including the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. But the predators may be eating even more in the ocean than thought.
The authors estimated how much salmon in different life stages four marine mammals ate based on a number of assumptions, including their weight, diet and size. The species included California sea lions, Stellar sea lions, harbour seals and fish-eating killer whales.
The study does a very good job of accounting for who eats Chinook salmon during its various life stages, said Andrew Trites, professor and director of the marine mammal research unit at the University of British Columbia. He was not involved in the study. "They've identified some of the major players, but they haven't identified them all," such as other fish, marine birds and porpoises, he said.
The study found killer whales, which increased from 292 to 644, ate the most salmon in terms of biomass, or weight, while harbour seals ate the greatest numbers of salmon, mostly juvenile fish."
This something that DFO and their masters the Federal Government has to start paying attention to!
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...ns-for-salmon-in-puget-sound/article37036091/
I thought it was great to see a story like this in the mainstream media and here's few important points I took from it:
"Competition with other marine mammals for the same food may be a bigger problem than fishing, at least in recent years, for southern resident killer whales that spend time in Washington state's Puget Sound, a new study suggests.
Researchers used models to estimate that from 1975 to 2015, marine mammals along the U.S. West Coast ate dramatically more Chinook salmon – from 6,100 metric tons to 15,200 metric tons, according to a study published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports.
In the same period, salmon caught by commercial and recreational fishing from Northern California to Alaska declined from 16,400 to 9,600 metric tons.
"This really quantifies yet another pressure on recovering the salmon population," said co-author Isaac Kaplan, a research fishery biologist with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, part of NOAA Fisheries. Other threats to salmon include habitat damage, dams and pollution.
The emphasis typically has been on managing how fishing affects salmon. But this study brings the rest of the ecosystem, including predators, into the picture, Mr. Kaplan said.
Researchers have known marine mammals gorge on salmon in certain hot spots, including the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. But the predators may be eating even more in the ocean than thought.
The authors estimated how much salmon in different life stages four marine mammals ate based on a number of assumptions, including their weight, diet and size. The species included California sea lions, Stellar sea lions, harbour seals and fish-eating killer whales.
The study does a very good job of accounting for who eats Chinook salmon during its various life stages, said Andrew Trites, professor and director of the marine mammal research unit at the University of British Columbia. He was not involved in the study. "They've identified some of the major players, but they haven't identified them all," such as other fish, marine birds and porpoises, he said.
The study found killer whales, which increased from 292 to 644, ate the most salmon in terms of biomass, or weight, while harbour seals ate the greatest numbers of salmon, mostly juvenile fish."
This something that DFO and their masters the Federal Government has to start paying attention to!
Hey guys...I know it is a very sensitive time with all the news coming out of various regulations and closures. Sharing information around those issues is pertinent in a reports thread but let's not get into the broader discussion of why and what to do next here, as there are plenty of other threads already in full swing for that purpose. In spite of the announcements, there is still fishing going on so let's keep this focused on reports as that is what members come here to view and comment on.
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