HALIBUT OPENS!!!!!!
- Thread starter BoyWonder
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ReelAffair
Active Member
It is open but with no closing date....may see a closure in 2-3 months or 6 months....who knows
Fishery Notice
Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Subject: FN0101-Halibut: Further to FN0037 & Amendment to FN0100 - Coastwide Opening and Limits
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The department will implement a coastwide opening of the recreational halibut
fishery:
Coastwide:
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Effective 00:01 hours March 1, 2009 fishing for halibut will be opened
coastwide. The daily limit at the start of the season is one (1) per day with a
possession limit of two (2).
The exception to this opening is:
Areas 121, 23 and 123:
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Effective 00:01 hours March 1, 2009 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2009:
- 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:
"no person who is not a Canadian resident may fish for or retain halibut under
this licence in management Areas 121, 23 and 123."
In an effort to open the recreational fishery while some key issues with
respect to the 2009 management plan remain unresolved, the initial halibut
retention limit will be one per day, two in total possession. The department
expects to complete its consultations with the recreational sector on the
halibut management plan for 2009 before the end of February, including
examining the feasibility of increasing the daily limits. The plan will include
measures for monitoring and evaluating the catch in-season. Any changes in the
management plan following these consultations will be announced in a subsequent
Fishery Notice.
Variation Order No. 2009-67
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bill Shaw 604-666-3271 and Gary Logan 604-666-9033.
Fishery Notice
Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Subject: FN0101-Halibut: Further to FN0037 & Amendment to FN0100 - Coastwide Opening and Limits
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The department will implement a coastwide opening of the recreational halibut
fishery:
Coastwide:
---------
Effective 00:01 hours March 1, 2009 fishing for halibut will be opened
coastwide. The daily limit at the start of the season is one (1) per day with a
possession limit of two (2).
The exception to this opening is:
Areas 121, 23 and 123:
---------------------
Effective 00:01 hours March 1, 2009 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2009:
- 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:
"no person who is not a Canadian resident may fish for or retain halibut under
this licence in management Areas 121, 23 and 123."
In an effort to open the recreational fishery while some key issues with
respect to the 2009 management plan remain unresolved, the initial halibut
retention limit will be one per day, two in total possession. The department
expects to complete its consultations with the recreational sector on the
halibut management plan for 2009 before the end of February, including
examining the feasibility of increasing the daily limits. The plan will include
measures for monitoring and evaluating the catch in-season. Any changes in the
management plan following these consultations will be announced in a subsequent
Fishery Notice.
Variation Order No. 2009-67
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bill Shaw 604-666-3271 and Gary Logan 604-666-9033.
scott craven
Well-Known Member
If they up the catch limit, the season will likely end a lot sooner.
I would rather see them open the season at 2 fish per day and then reduce it to one per day during peak season.
I went to that meeting in victoria a couple weeks ago and as a percentage very few fish are caught in March.
I hope the plan isn't to keep us at 1 fish and then open to 2 during the peak season.
I went to that meeting in victoria a couple weeks ago and as a percentage very few fish are caught in March.
I hope the plan isn't to keep us at 1 fish and then open to 2 during the peak season.
K
kngfsh7
Guest
As long as the 88/12 split is enacted (and it appears to be carved in stone), you will see the more liberal bag limits come into play during the peak season. This probably works better for anglers outside of the south and north island who either plan trips to the westcoast during the summer or who engage the services of a commercial operator. As a result the season will close sooner than it would have if the daily limit remained at one.
