searun
Well-Known Member
Don't want to be a party killer, but found this FN today that would be of some planning interest to some:
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN1067-COMMERCIAL - Salmon - Chum - Area 12 and 13 - Commercial Mixed Stock Chum Fisheries in Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait Chum test-fishing catches to date have been poor and tracking
below the 2010 levels encountered during a similar time period. In 2010
fisheries were suspended based on the high likelihood that abundance was below
the critical 1.0 million threshold identified in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the
Pacific Salmon Treaty. If this low abundance observed in the test fishery
persists, it is highly likely that the aggregate abundance of Inner South Coast
Chum will be below 1.0 million.
As outlined in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, commercial
Chum fisheries in Johnstone Strait will be suspended when an abundance estimate
of less than 1 million Chum salmon migrating through Johnstone Strait is
identified.
Area B seine, Area D gill net, and Area H troll fishers are advised that future
fishing opportunities may be suspended, if abundance estimates from in season
assessments do not improve. Test-fishing catches and abundance estimates will
continue to be monitored closely and if required a revised fishing plan, based
on in-season information, will inform future fishing opportunities.
Area H is scheduled to open on Friday September 28, and will continue as
scheduled unless closed for conservation. A decision regarding the Area B
opening, currently scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2018, will be made on
Friday morning and announced to the fleet via fishery notice.
The next scheduled update is Friday, September 28, 2018.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Christine Bukta, Resource Manager (250) 286-5888 or christine.bukta@dfo-
mpo.gc.ca
Greg Hornby, Resource Manager (250) 286-5886
Greg.Hornby@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Gill Net,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine,
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN1067-COMMERCIAL - Salmon - Chum - Area 12 and 13 - Commercial Mixed Stock Chum Fisheries in Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait Chum test-fishing catches to date have been poor and tracking
below the 2010 levels encountered during a similar time period. In 2010
fisheries were suspended based on the high likelihood that abundance was below
the critical 1.0 million threshold identified in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the
Pacific Salmon Treaty. If this low abundance observed in the test fishery
persists, it is highly likely that the aggregate abundance of Inner South Coast
Chum will be below 1.0 million.
As outlined in the IFMP and Chapter 6 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, commercial
Chum fisheries in Johnstone Strait will be suspended when an abundance estimate
of less than 1 million Chum salmon migrating through Johnstone Strait is
identified.
Area B seine, Area D gill net, and Area H troll fishers are advised that future
fishing opportunities may be suspended, if abundance estimates from in season
assessments do not improve. Test-fishing catches and abundance estimates will
continue to be monitored closely and if required a revised fishing plan, based
on in-season information, will inform future fishing opportunities.
Area H is scheduled to open on Friday September 28, and will continue as
scheduled unless closed for conservation. A decision regarding the Area B
opening, currently scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2018, will be made on
Friday morning and announced to the fleet via fishery notice.
The next scheduled update is Friday, September 28, 2018.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Christine Bukta, Resource Manager (250) 286-5888 or christine.bukta@dfo-
mpo.gc.ca
Greg Hornby, Resource Manager (250) 286-5886
Greg.Hornby@dfo-mpo.gc.ca