About time they got around to it

[Lipripper]

Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Subject: FN0109-RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish Other than Salmon - Halibut: Recreational Fishery Opening Date and Management Measures Coastwide:

Consistent with Minister Shea's statement on Pacific Halibut on February 15,
2011, effective at 00:01 hours March 1, 2011 fishing for halibut will be opened
coastwide. The daily limit is one (1) per day with a possession limit of two
(2).

The exceptions to this opening are:

Areas 121, 23 and 123:
Effective 00:01 hours March 1, 2011 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2011:
- No person shall fish for or retain halibut, rockfish and lingcod in Area 121
outside the 12 nautical mile limit seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees
34.000 minutes North latitude and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes West longitude and
continues south easterly at a bearing of 116 degrees True to a point at 48
degrees 28.327 minutes North latitude and 125 degrees 01.687 minutes West
longitude.
- Electronic licence conditions will be continued as follows: "Only a Canadian
resident may fish for or retain halibut under an electronic licence in
management Areas 121, 23 and 123."

Area 121:
A reminder to recreational harvesters, that the waters of Swiftsure Bank,
inside a line from 48°34.00'N and 125°06.00'W, thence to 48°34.00'N and 124°
54.20'W, thence to 48°29.62'N and 124°43.40'W, thence following the
International Boundary between Canada and the U.S. to 48°29.55'N and 124°
56.20'W, thence in a straight line to the point of commencement, are closed to
all finfish, all year.

Note: Rockfish Conservations Areas (RCA's) remain in effect - refer to the
following website for descriptions:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/restricted-restreint/rca-acs-eng.htm

For more details regarding the experimental recreational fishery and to read
the Minister's announcement please visit: http://www.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/media/statement-declarations/2011/20110215-eng.htm

Variation Order 2011-074 is revoked and replaced with 2011-087.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: Tamee Mawani 604-666-9033 or Adam Keizer 604-666-0912

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0109
Sent February 21, 2011 at 1542

 

[Sushihunter]

Notice that they do not mention a closing date...

 

[bryce]

Effective 00:01 hours March 1, 2011 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2011:

 

[wolf]

Bryce that the "exception" for the closed area off of swiftsure and for non canadian lic holders

 

[bryce]

thanks wolf I knew that seemed to good to be true

 

[wolf]

Yeah dont think they will ever say open from this date to this date really bad management

 

[Prowler]

Included in their exceptions are "area 23 and 123" but it does not state lat and long for that area.. Whatup withthat?

 

[scott craven]

Yeah dont think they will ever say open from this date to this date really bad management

How can they ? They are waiting till we reach our total allowable catch limit.
with all the high tech science involved,i'm sure they will "pin the tail" on the right date .

 

[Gunsmith]

The way the DFO caculates the sportfishing catch, they had better open the season soon or we will surpass our 12% before the season opens!

 

[Lipripper]

I told some insiders to hide the darts for a bit....... figure they'll find them about April

 

[Fish-Hunter]

I told some insiders to hide the darts for a bit....... figure they'll find them about April

Hey Lipripper, do you think that you could ask them to really do a good job at hiding them, so that they find them say about Dec 31/2011?? LOL.