COHO Regulations
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Barnacle Bill
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11 Sep area 13-17 2 coho, 1 may be wild . just posted on the dfo fishery notices.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
It is not changing in Sept correct for area 19 and 20 in south island. It has been this way for years, but last year we got a small break... not this year though.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
So why is sooke excluded? I wont go into but sometimes this clip/non clipped thing drives me mental. Most of them are hatchery anyway.
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ziggy
Well-Known Member
Sure it isn't Oct 1 St?
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
This is what I got from DFO site it does say Oct 1st?:
This Fishery Notice supersedes Fishery Notice FN0486.
In consideration that the Interior Fraser coho migration is nearly complete
through the South Coast marine waters, the following coho changes are in effect:
Effective 00:01 hours September 11, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015,
unless otherwise specified below, the daily limit for coho is two (2) per day,
of which one (1) may be wild (unmarked) in Subareas 12-1 and 12-2, Areas 13 to
17, and Subarea 29-1 (Lower Johnstone Strait and Strait of Georgia).
Portion of Subarea 14-11 (Baynes Sound):
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Effective 00:01 hours September 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 14-11 Baynes Sound inside a line from the Cape Lazo
Light, then to the P-54 Bell Buoy on Comox Bar, then to Longbeak Point, then to
the mouth of Hart (Washer) Creek, you may retain two (2) coho per day, one (1)
of which may be wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 15-1 (Lang Creek):
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Effective 00:01 hours August 15, 2015 until 23:59 hours October 15, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 15-1 east of a line from Albion Point (locally known as
Black Point) to Scotchfir Point, you may retain (2) coho per day (hatchery
marked or unmarked).
Subarea 16-5 and Portion of Subarea 16-6 (Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay):
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Effective 00:01 hours June 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
Subarea 16-5 and a portion of Subarea 16-6 (Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay),
southerly of a line from Nine Mile Point to a boundary sign on the opposite
shore you may retain four (4) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Areas 18 and 19:
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Effective 00:01 hours October 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
Area 18 and 19, you may retain two (2) coho per day, one (1) of which may be
wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 18-8 (Separation Point):
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Effective 00:01 hours November 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 18-8, inside of a line between Separation Point and
Cherry Point, you may retain two (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Subarea 20-2 and portion of Subarea 20-1 (Port San Juan):
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Effective 00:01 hours September 5, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
Subarea 20-2 and a portion of Subarea 20-1 shoreward of a line between a square
white boundary sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy,
and San Juan Point, you may retain four (4) coho per day, two (2) of which may
be wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 20-1, Subareas 20-3 to 20-7 (Juan De Fuca Strait):
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours October 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 20-1 (seaward of a line between a square white boundary
sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy, and San Juan
Point) and Subareas 20-3 to 20-7, you may retain four (4) coho per day, one (1)
of which may be wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 29-1 (Chapman Creek):
----------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours September 15, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 29-1 in front of Chapman Creek of Davis Bay and Trail
Bay, inside a half mile ribbon boundary (1/2 mile offshore), commencing from
one half mile true South of the Western boundary of Snickett Park (49°27.625'N
and 123°45.903'W to one half mile true South of the marker at the entrance to
the Port Stalashin Marina (49°25.875'N and 123°42.824'W), you may retain (2)
coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Please be aware that these limits do not apply to salmon non-retention areas
and/or fin-fish closed areas. Please check the DFO website referenced at the
bottom of this notice for further information.
Please note that as per Fishery Notice FN0786, the following Subareas have been
closed to salmon retention from August 4, 2015 until further notice:
Subareas 17-5 to 17-7, 17-9
Subareas 18-6 to 18-8
Subareas 19-7 to 19-12
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/index-eng.html
Variation Order No. 2015-435
Notes:
Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia.
Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye. These fish are
hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the
numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye.
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 that are currently in effect and are closed to all
fin fishing. Descriptions of these closures, 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).
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 - FN0989
Sent September 4, 2015 at 1617
This Fishery Notice supersedes Fishery Notice FN0486.
In consideration that the Interior Fraser coho migration is nearly complete
through the South Coast marine waters, the following coho changes are in effect:
Effective 00:01 hours September 11, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015,
unless otherwise specified below, the daily limit for coho is two (2) per day,
of which one (1) may be wild (unmarked) in Subareas 12-1 and 12-2, Areas 13 to
17, and Subarea 29-1 (Lower Johnstone Strait and Strait of Georgia).
Portion of Subarea 14-11 (Baynes Sound):
----------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours September 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 14-11 Baynes Sound inside a line from the Cape Lazo
Light, then to the P-54 Bell Buoy on Comox Bar, then to Longbeak Point, then to
the mouth of Hart (Washer) Creek, you may retain two (2) coho per day, one (1)
of which may be wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 15-1 (Lang Creek):
-------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours August 15, 2015 until 23:59 hours October 15, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 15-1 east of a line from Albion Point (locally known as
Black Point) to Scotchfir Point, you may retain (2) coho per day (hatchery
marked or unmarked).
Subarea 16-5 and Portion of Subarea 16-6 (Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours June 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
Subarea 16-5 and a portion of Subarea 16-6 (Sechelt Inlet and Porpoise Bay),
southerly of a line from Nine Mile Point to a boundary sign on the opposite
shore you may retain four (4) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Areas 18 and 19:
----------------
Effective 00:01 hours October 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
Area 18 and 19, you may retain two (2) coho per day, one (1) of which may be
wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 18-8 (Separation Point):
--------------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours November 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 18-8, inside of a line between Separation Point and
Cherry Point, you may retain two (2) coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Subarea 20-2 and portion of Subarea 20-1 (Port San Juan):
---------------------------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours September 5, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
Subarea 20-2 and a portion of Subarea 20-1 shoreward of a line between a square
white boundary sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy,
and San Juan Point, you may retain four (4) coho per day, two (2) of which may
be wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 20-1, Subareas 20-3 to 20-7 (Juan De Fuca Strait):
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours October 1, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 20-1 (seaward of a line between a square white boundary
sign at Owen Point, the Port San Juan Light and Whistle Buoy, and San Juan
Point) and Subareas 20-3 to 20-7, you may retain four (4) coho per day, one (1)
of which may be wild (unmarked).
Portion of Subarea 29-1 (Chapman Creek):
----------------------------------------
Effective 00:01 hours September 15, 2015 until 23:59 hours December 31, 2015 in
that portion of Subarea 29-1 in front of Chapman Creek of Davis Bay and Trail
Bay, inside a half mile ribbon boundary (1/2 mile offshore), commencing from
one half mile true South of the Western boundary of Snickett Park (49°27.625'N
and 123°45.903'W to one half mile true South of the marker at the entrance to
the Port Stalashin Marina (49°25.875'N and 123°42.824'W), you may retain (2)
coho per day (hatchery marked or unmarked).
Please be aware that these limits do not apply to salmon non-retention areas
and/or fin-fish closed areas. Please check the DFO website referenced at the
bottom of this notice for further information.
Please note that as per Fishery Notice FN0786, the following Subareas have been
closed to salmon retention from August 4, 2015 until further notice:
Subareas 17-5 to 17-7, 17-9
Subareas 18-6 to 18-8
Subareas 19-7 to 19-12
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/index-eng.html
Variation Order No. 2015-435
Notes:
Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia.
Anglers are requested to release any hatchery marked sockeye. These fish are
hatchery raised sockeye and part of a recovery program designed to increase the
numbers of Cultus Lake sockeye.
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 that are currently in effect and are closed to all
fin fishing. Descriptions of these closures, 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).
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 - FN0989
Sent September 4, 2015 at 1617
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