N2013
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I picked up two at thrifty's, took me 4 minutes.
2025 Port Alberni and Alberni Inlet Reports
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Kildonan
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Cheaper probably, but less fun.I picked up two at thrifty's, took me 4 minutes.
Saltwedge
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Party of 3 fished mid-morning last Saturday to late afternoon; caught 4 sox but lost over a dozen (!)… plenty of action, just rusty with the technique. Some swam into the net right away… some thrashed like hell… some bigger ones fought hard and jumped lots. Many spat the hook(s). Fished all day Sunday… fewer bites, but better conversion ratio: caught 3 sox; ventured further out the inlet, including a couple/few hours in the sound… kept one lingcod, lost a good lingcod, released a pair of rockfish… tried for chinook briefly near Pill Pt… no luck… too early. Fished Monday morning and caught 10 sox (!)… could’ve limited out but botched a pair of landings that should’ve stuck; lots of bites and an improved landing ratio. Depths were between 35 and 70’ most of the time… deeper rods did better than the shallower ones… a variety of pink hoochies… no real preference… even did well on a personally tied pink fly. Did not notice a difference in landing fish on single hooks vs double hooks. 4 rods stacked most of the time.
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We got 8 by 8:30, down by Coos, but out in the middle, away from the crowds. All at 60-75’ ,
I didn’t go out today, bit windy, always tomorrow….. heard it was slow, but some fish were caught…..
Kildonan
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I skipped today also due to wind. I heard the same as you about results for today before I left the China Creek site for home. Same as yesterday and the day before. Was slow going for most.
Hoochies Galore
Member
we fished from China Creek to Cous back to Dunsmier, down to underwood & back to CC. Not a hit. Saw 3 fish caught. Tried 35 down to 80. Heard it was pretty slow for most & cleaning tables were empty.
Gong Show
Well-Known Member
Spotty opening.
Some good sets right at the opening, then scratching it out until high slack, then steady fishing.
Two distinct size classes that were not mixed.
One set was all five pounders, while most sets were averaging closer to four.
Good day and the water catching up with old buddies and working muscles that don't get worked so much behind a desk.
Best part is fresh sox for dinner.
Some good sets right at the opening, then scratching it out until high slack, then steady fishing.
Two distinct size classes that were not mixed.
One set was all five pounders, while most sets were averaging closer to four.
Good day and the water catching up with old buddies and working muscles that don't get worked so much behind a desk.
Best part is fresh sox for dinner.
High Time
Crew Member
SOMASS SOCKEYE BULLETIN # 4 – 2025 Date: June 26, 2025
For more information please contact the DFO office in Port Alberni at 250-720-4440
Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update
Pre-season forecast:
Somass (Great Central & Sproat): Moderate (500,000-700,000) Henderson: Low (15,000 – 25,000)
Somass in-season re-forecast: 750,000
Escapement to June 24: Stamp: 106,968 Sproat: 24,495
Test Fishery: Seine vessel Nita Maria operated June 22 – 23
Abundance estimate: 24,000 outside Ten Mile Point & 16,000 inside
Catch Estimate: ~ 117,284
Somass First Nations – 50,959 Maa-nulth First Nations – 9,040
Area D Gillnet – 34,926 Area B Seine – 12,572
Recreational – 5,504 Test boat – 4,283
Weekly Fishing Plans:
All fishing plans are subject to change.
First Nations
Tsu-ma-uss (Hupacasath & Tseshaht) – FSC hook & line open 7 days a week. Paper Mill Dam (PMD) pool closed to
hook & line. Tseshaht EO community drag seine open from 5am to 12pm Friday June 27 and possible openings
Saturday and Sunday June 28 and 29 at PMD pool. Hupacasath limited fleet EO community gillnet fishery open from
7am to 4pm Friday June 27 and possible openings Saturday and Sunday June 28 and 29 from PMD to Ten Mile
Point.
Maa-nulth – Open 7 days a week for hook & line and gillnet fisheries within the Southern Maa-nulth Domestic Fishing
Area (MDFA) (Barkley Sound to Sproat Narrows). The harvest plan includes the contracting of designated Area D
Gillnet vessels displaying green Maa-nulth identification flags to harvest salmon within the MDFA, which includes
fishing areas normally restricted to commercial gillnet vessels, including Uchucklesit Inlet, Rainy Bay, San Mateo Bay
and Numukamis Bay.
Commercial
Area D Gillnet – Opening 8pm Tuesday July 1 to 6am Wednesday July 2 from Polly Point to the Pocahontas line and
from 6am to 12pm Wednesday July 2 from Hocking Point to the Pocahontas line.
Area B Seine – Current opening extended until 10pm Sunday June 29 for one vessel to catch their remaining TAC.
Opening daily from 10am to 10pm Monday and Tuesday June 30 and July 1 and 6am to 10pm Wednesday July 2,
with the possibility of extension. Boundaries from Bilton Point / Coleman Creek to Polly Point with a “seine free zone”
closed area near China Creek (Dunsmuir to Hocking Point) in effect 6am to 2pm daily.
Recreational
Tidal opened on May 1. The daily catch limit is four from Alberni Harbour to the A23 surf line (Cape Beale to
Amphitrite Point) and two in the tidal portions of the Somass River. San Mateo and the entrance to Alberni Inlet going
to Sockeye non-retention and finfish closure around Uchucklesit Inlet from Bilton / Coleman Creek to Chup Point /
Hissin Point to come into effect June 30. See FN0385: RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Sockeye - Barkley Sound, Alberni
Inlet, and the tidal portion of the Somass River - Area 23 - Opening
***Attention recreational boaters: To aid in navigation and avoid collisions with Area D gillnets, gillnet ends not attached
to a vessel will be marked with orange floats; there will also be four large white or yellow buoy’s spaced equidistantly
along the cork line. Please slow down when transiting near active fishing vessels.***
Freshwater open from May 1 to July 23 in a portion of the Somass River at Somass Park. Catch limit is one Sockeye
per day. See FN0386: RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Sockeye - Portion of the Somass River at Somass Park - Region 1
- Opening
Fishing plans are developed to minimize disruptions across the various fisheries. Please be respectful of all
groups while participating in the fishery.
For more information please contact the DFO office in Port Alberni at 250-720-4440
Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update
Pre-season forecast:
Somass (Great Central & Sproat): Moderate (500,000-700,000) Henderson: Low (15,000 – 25,000)
Somass in-season re-forecast: 750,000
Escapement to June 24: Stamp: 106,968 Sproat: 24,495
Test Fishery: Seine vessel Nita Maria operated June 22 – 23
Abundance estimate: 24,000 outside Ten Mile Point & 16,000 inside
Catch Estimate: ~ 117,284
Somass First Nations – 50,959 Maa-nulth First Nations – 9,040
Area D Gillnet – 34,926 Area B Seine – 12,572
Recreational – 5,504 Test boat – 4,283
Weekly Fishing Plans:
All fishing plans are subject to change.
First Nations
Tsu-ma-uss (Hupacasath & Tseshaht) – FSC hook & line open 7 days a week. Paper Mill Dam (PMD) pool closed to
hook & line. Tseshaht EO community drag seine open from 5am to 12pm Friday June 27 and possible openings
Saturday and Sunday June 28 and 29 at PMD pool. Hupacasath limited fleet EO community gillnet fishery open from
7am to 4pm Friday June 27 and possible openings Saturday and Sunday June 28 and 29 from PMD to Ten Mile
Point.
Maa-nulth – Open 7 days a week for hook & line and gillnet fisheries within the Southern Maa-nulth Domestic Fishing
Area (MDFA) (Barkley Sound to Sproat Narrows). The harvest plan includes the contracting of designated Area D
Gillnet vessels displaying green Maa-nulth identification flags to harvest salmon within the MDFA, which includes
fishing areas normally restricted to commercial gillnet vessels, including Uchucklesit Inlet, Rainy Bay, San Mateo Bay
and Numukamis Bay.
Commercial
Area D Gillnet – Opening 8pm Tuesday July 1 to 6am Wednesday July 2 from Polly Point to the Pocahontas line and
from 6am to 12pm Wednesday July 2 from Hocking Point to the Pocahontas line.
Area B Seine – Current opening extended until 10pm Sunday June 29 for one vessel to catch their remaining TAC.
Opening daily from 10am to 10pm Monday and Tuesday June 30 and July 1 and 6am to 10pm Wednesday July 2,
with the possibility of extension. Boundaries from Bilton Point / Coleman Creek to Polly Point with a “seine free zone”
closed area near China Creek (Dunsmuir to Hocking Point) in effect 6am to 2pm daily.
Recreational
Tidal opened on May 1. The daily catch limit is four from Alberni Harbour to the A23 surf line (Cape Beale to
Amphitrite Point) and two in the tidal portions of the Somass River. San Mateo and the entrance to Alberni Inlet going
to Sockeye non-retention and finfish closure around Uchucklesit Inlet from Bilton / Coleman Creek to Chup Point /
Hissin Point to come into effect June 30. See FN0385: RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Sockeye - Barkley Sound, Alberni
Inlet, and the tidal portion of the Somass River - Area 23 - Opening
***Attention recreational boaters: To aid in navigation and avoid collisions with Area D gillnets, gillnet ends not attached
to a vessel will be marked with orange floats; there will also be four large white or yellow buoy’s spaced equidistantly
along the cork line. Please slow down when transiting near active fishing vessels.***
Freshwater open from May 1 to July 23 in a portion of the Somass River at Somass Park. Catch limit is one Sockeye
per day. See FN0386: RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Sockeye - Portion of the Somass River at Somass Park - Region 1
- Opening
Fishing plans are developed to minimize disruptions across the various fisheries. Please be respectful of all
groups while participating in the fishery.
Islandgirl
Well-Known Member
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COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0581-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine - Sockeye - Alberni Inlet - Subareas 23-1 and 23-2 - Opening - June 30-July 2, 2025
This notice announces the opening of the commercial Sockeye Salmon fishery for seines in Area 23.
Effective daily from 10:00 hours to 22:00 hours June 30 and July 1, and from 06:00 hours to 22:00 hours July 2, 2025, seines will open for Sockeye Salmon in the following Subareas:
That portion of Subarea 23-1 south of a line drawn from the light at Polly Point to Stamp Point at 49°12.938’N and 124°46.697’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary at Stamp Point), then south to a line drawn from the light at Dunsmuir Point to a point on the opposite shore located at 49°09.660’N and 124°47.720’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline); and
That portion of Subarea 23-2 south of a line drawn from the light at Hocking Point to a point on the opposite shore at 49°05.057’N and 124°49.354’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline), then south to a line drawn from the light at Bilton Point to a point on the opposite shore near Coleman Creek at 49°00.341'N and 124°51.513'W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary at Coleman Creek).
Effective daily from 14:00 hours to 22:00 hours June 30 to July 2 2025, seines will open for Sockeye Salmon in the following Subareas:
That portion of Subarea 23-1 south of a line drawn from the light at Dunsmuir Point to a point on the opposite shore located at 49°09.660’N and 124°47.720’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline); and
That portion of Subarea 23-2 north of a line drawn from the light at Hocking Point to a point on the opposite shore at 49°05.057’N and 124°49.354’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline).
Minimum bunt mesh size is 70 mm, the minimum net length is 270 metres and a minimum depth of 20 metres, the maximum net length is 400 metres and a maximum depth of 52 metres.
All catch must be brailed and the use of power skiffs is approved.
The target species is Sockeye Salmon. Coho, Pink, Chum and Chinook salmon, and Steelhead may not be retained.
Variation Order Numbers 2025-015-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-008-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-009-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-010-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-011-SAL-B-23-SN and 2025-012-SAL-B-23-SN in effect.
The target catch for this opening is 30,000 Sockeye Salmon.
This fishery may be extended if needed.
On June 26, 2025 DFO staff met with the Area 23 Harvest Committee to discuss fishery planning for Area 23 Somass Sockeye. The attendees at this meeting were representatives from the Hupacasath, Tseshaht and Maa-nulth First Nations, commercial gillnet and seine fisheries, and the Alberni Valley Sport Fishing Advisory Committee. Based on science advice, a Somass Sockeye reforecast of 750,000 was adopted.
The involvement of the Area B seine fleet in the Alberni Inlet Sockeye Salmon fishery is dependent on the Area B Seine Harvest Committee developing and implementing a fishing plan that limits the harvest of Sockeye Salmon to weekly target allocations. This fishing opportunity is possible due to the cooperation between Fisheries Management staff and the Area B Harvest Committee to actively manage this weekly fishing plan. As a result, Area B vessel masters and vessels must have a valid 2025 Area B Seine Licence and also be designated by their representative Working Group body and subsequently by the Area B Harvest Committee to participate in this fishery.
This fishery will not proceed should undesignated seine vessels attend or attempt to participate in this fishery.
NOTES AND REMINDERS:
Lost Gear Reporting:
The licence holder/operator must report any of their lost fishing gear within 24 hours of returning to port at the end of the fishing trip. Reports of lost gear must be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) by completing the Lost Fishing Gear form available online at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/commercial-commerciale/reporting-declaration-eng.html. If using an electronic logbook, the licence holder/fishing vessel operator must report any of their lost fishing gear to DFO by completing the section reserved for that purpose in the electronic logbook.
Retrieved Gear Reporting:
The licence holder/operator must report the retrieval of any of their own previously reported, lost gear within 24 hours of returning to port at the end of the fishing trip. Reports of retrieved gear must be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) by completing and submitting the Retrieval of Previously Reported Lost Fishing Gear form available online at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/commercial-commerciale/index-eng.html. Retrieval can only occur during the validity period of these licence conditions and only in relation to the specific type of gear authorized to be used by these licence conditions. If using an electronic logbook, the licence holder/fishing vessel operator must report the retrieval of any of their own, previously reported, lost gear to DFO by completing the section reserved for that purpose in the electronic logbook.
As required by the US Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations, all countries exporting fish and fish products to the United States must comply with the updated import provisions, which include requirements to report and record all incidental fishery-related interactions with marine mammals. This aligns with reporting requirements under the Marine Mammal Regulations. The link to the online National form and instructions for filling in and reporting can be found at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/mammals-mammiferes/report-rapport/page01-eng.html. For more information, please see FN0388 (2018).
The Government of Canada recognizes that Southern Resident Killer Whales face imminent threats to their survival and recovery. In May, the Government of Canada shared the 2024 and 2025 management measures to be implemented this spring and summer that help address the key threats of reduced prey availability (primarily Chinook salmon) and acoustic and physical disturbance. These measures include salmon fishery closures, Interim Sanctuary Zones that restrict vessels from entering (including fishing), Speed Restricted Zones that restrict vessels to a maximum of 10 knots in designated areas (including fishing), minimum approach distances, and a number of voluntary measures including to stop fishing (do not haul gear) and reduce speed to less than 7 knots when within 1,000 metres of killer whales and let them pass, and a voluntary speed reduction zone in Tumbo Channel.
For more information about the 2025 management measures, please visit https://www.canada.ca/southern-resident-killer-whales or contact the Marine Mammal Team at DFO.SRKW-ERS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
For more information on the best ways to help whales while on the water, when on both sides of the border, please visit: bewhalewise.org.
If a marine mammal becomes entangled in fishing gear, fishers should immediately call the Observe, Record, Report (ORR) line at 1-800-465-4336. Fishers are advised not to attempt to free the animal of the fishing gear as this can pose a serious threat to the safety of the fisher and the animal. If your vessel strikes a whale, or if you observe a sick, injured, distressed, or dead marine mammal in B.C. waters, please contact the hotline immediately or VHF Channel 16.
If you see a sea turtle, please call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663). Please include information such as the species of sea turtle seen (e.g. leatherback), the location and time of sighting.
Environment and Climate Change Canada continues to monitor seabird by-catch in net fisheries. Please retain and provide all dead birds entangled in nets to DFO, or call the BC Wild Bird Mortality Line (1-866-544-4744). Handle birds with gloves, double bag dead birds and label each with date, time, location, and store them on ice. Alternatively, send a photograph of birds with a reference object (e.g. coin) to Laurie.Wilson@ec.gc.ca. For more information contact Laurie Wilson (Laurie.Wilson@ec.gc.ca, 604-862-8817).
Report suspicious activity or violations by email at DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by calling the 24-hour, toll-free Observe, Record, and Report line at 1-800-465-4336 or 604-607-4186 in greater Vancouver.
The 24-hour, toll-free information line for fishery notices regarding openings and closures is 1-866-431-3474 or 604-666-2828 in greater Vancouver.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Christie Morrison by emailing Christie.Morrison@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or calling 250-720-4440.
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COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0581-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine - Sockeye - Alberni Inlet - Subareas 23-1 and 23-2 - Opening - June 30-July 2, 2025
This notice announces the opening of the commercial Sockeye Salmon fishery for seines in Area 23.
Effective daily from 10:00 hours to 22:00 hours June 30 and July 1, and from 06:00 hours to 22:00 hours July 2, 2025, seines will open for Sockeye Salmon in the following Subareas:
That portion of Subarea 23-1 south of a line drawn from the light at Polly Point to Stamp Point at 49°12.938’N and 124°46.697’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary at Stamp Point), then south to a line drawn from the light at Dunsmuir Point to a point on the opposite shore located at 49°09.660’N and 124°47.720’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline); and
That portion of Subarea 23-2 south of a line drawn from the light at Hocking Point to a point on the opposite shore at 49°05.057’N and 124°49.354’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline), then south to a line drawn from the light at Bilton Point to a point on the opposite shore near Coleman Creek at 49°00.341'N and 124°51.513'W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary at Coleman Creek).
Effective daily from 14:00 hours to 22:00 hours June 30 to July 2 2025, seines will open for Sockeye Salmon in the following Subareas:
That portion of Subarea 23-1 south of a line drawn from the light at Dunsmuir Point to a point on the opposite shore located at 49°09.660’N and 124°47.720’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline); and
That portion of Subarea 23-2 north of a line drawn from the light at Hocking Point to a point on the opposite shore at 49°05.057’N and 124°49.354’W (a triangle boundary sign may be present to delineate the boundary on the eastern shoreline).
Minimum bunt mesh size is 70 mm, the minimum net length is 270 metres and a minimum depth of 20 metres, the maximum net length is 400 metres and a maximum depth of 52 metres.
All catch must be brailed and the use of power skiffs is approved.
The target species is Sockeye Salmon. Coho, Pink, Chum and Chinook salmon, and Steelhead may not be retained.
Variation Order Numbers 2025-015-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-008-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-009-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-010-SAL-B-23-SN, 2025-011-SAL-B-23-SN and 2025-012-SAL-B-23-SN in effect.
The target catch for this opening is 30,000 Sockeye Salmon.
This fishery may be extended if needed.
On June 26, 2025 DFO staff met with the Area 23 Harvest Committee to discuss fishery planning for Area 23 Somass Sockeye. The attendees at this meeting were representatives from the Hupacasath, Tseshaht and Maa-nulth First Nations, commercial gillnet and seine fisheries, and the Alberni Valley Sport Fishing Advisory Committee. Based on science advice, a Somass Sockeye reforecast of 750,000 was adopted.
The involvement of the Area B seine fleet in the Alberni Inlet Sockeye Salmon fishery is dependent on the Area B Seine Harvest Committee developing and implementing a fishing plan that limits the harvest of Sockeye Salmon to weekly target allocations. This fishing opportunity is possible due to the cooperation between Fisheries Management staff and the Area B Harvest Committee to actively manage this weekly fishing plan. As a result, Area B vessel masters and vessels must have a valid 2025 Area B Seine Licence and also be designated by their representative Working Group body and subsequently by the Area B Harvest Committee to participate in this fishery.
This fishery will not proceed should undesignated seine vessels attend or attempt to participate in this fishery.
NOTES AND REMINDERS:
Lost Gear Reporting:
The licence holder/operator must report any of their lost fishing gear within 24 hours of returning to port at the end of the fishing trip. Reports of lost gear must be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) by completing the Lost Fishing Gear form available online at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/commercial-commerciale/reporting-declaration-eng.html. If using an electronic logbook, the licence holder/fishing vessel operator must report any of their lost fishing gear to DFO by completing the section reserved for that purpose in the electronic logbook.
Retrieved Gear Reporting:
The licence holder/operator must report the retrieval of any of their own previously reported, lost gear within 24 hours of returning to port at the end of the fishing trip. Reports of retrieved gear must be submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) by completing and submitting the Retrieval of Previously Reported Lost Fishing Gear form available online at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/commercial-commerciale/index-eng.html. Retrieval can only occur during the validity period of these licence conditions and only in relation to the specific type of gear authorized to be used by these licence conditions. If using an electronic logbook, the licence holder/fishing vessel operator must report the retrieval of any of their own, previously reported, lost gear to DFO by completing the section reserved for that purpose in the electronic logbook.
As required by the US Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations, all countries exporting fish and fish products to the United States must comply with the updated import provisions, which include requirements to report and record all incidental fishery-related interactions with marine mammals. This aligns with reporting requirements under the Marine Mammal Regulations. The link to the online National form and instructions for filling in and reporting can be found at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/mammals-mammiferes/report-rapport/page01-eng.html. For more information, please see FN0388 (2018).
The Government of Canada recognizes that Southern Resident Killer Whales face imminent threats to their survival and recovery. In May, the Government of Canada shared the 2024 and 2025 management measures to be implemented this spring and summer that help address the key threats of reduced prey availability (primarily Chinook salmon) and acoustic and physical disturbance. These measures include salmon fishery closures, Interim Sanctuary Zones that restrict vessels from entering (including fishing), Speed Restricted Zones that restrict vessels to a maximum of 10 knots in designated areas (including fishing), minimum approach distances, and a number of voluntary measures including to stop fishing (do not haul gear) and reduce speed to less than 7 knots when within 1,000 metres of killer whales and let them pass, and a voluntary speed reduction zone in Tumbo Channel.
For more information about the 2025 management measures, please visit https://www.canada.ca/southern-resident-killer-whales or contact the Marine Mammal Team at DFO.SRKW-ERS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
For more information on the best ways to help whales while on the water, when on both sides of the border, please visit: bewhalewise.org.
If a marine mammal becomes entangled in fishing gear, fishers should immediately call the Observe, Record, Report (ORR) line at 1-800-465-4336. Fishers are advised not to attempt to free the animal of the fishing gear as this can pose a serious threat to the safety of the fisher and the animal. If your vessel strikes a whale, or if you observe a sick, injured, distressed, or dead marine mammal in B.C. waters, please contact the hotline immediately or VHF Channel 16.
If you see a sea turtle, please call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663). Please include information such as the species of sea turtle seen (e.g. leatherback), the location and time of sighting.
Environment and Climate Change Canada continues to monitor seabird by-catch in net fisheries. Please retain and provide all dead birds entangled in nets to DFO, or call the BC Wild Bird Mortality Line (1-866-544-4744). Handle birds with gloves, double bag dead birds and label each with date, time, location, and store them on ice. Alternatively, send a photograph of birds with a reference object (e.g. coin) to Laurie.Wilson@ec.gc.ca. For more information contact Laurie Wilson (Laurie.Wilson@ec.gc.ca, 604-862-8817).
Report suspicious activity or violations by email at DFO.ORR-ONS.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or by calling the 24-hour, toll-free Observe, Record, and Report line at 1-800-465-4336 or 604-607-4186 in greater Vancouver.
The 24-hour, toll-free information line for fishery notices regarding openings and closures is 1-866-431-3474 or 604-666-2828 in greater Vancouver.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Christie Morrison by emailing Christie.Morrison@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or calling 250-720-4440.
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Gotta feel for the dots on the gill plates to make sure they're the correct species!
/sOn a serious note, a brailer is a smaller dip net used to scoop fish out of the main seine net. Non target species can be released unharmed afterwards
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