Previous data from other areas says otherwise.
Sorry to **** off the Naniamo guys but I can't help but notice again this year another huge hole in the DFO Fraser Chinook Protection fiasco...and that is the Nanaimo Chinook fishery.
When this subject was brought up at the big meeting in Victoria, DFO said if the SFAB wanted them to look at Nanaimo, they would as they apparently had no data on the impact of Fraser River Chinook in that area.
How DFO determined you are more likely to catch a Fraser River Chinook of the Victoria Breakwater, or the Trap Shack then you are in area 29-2, 29-3, 29-4 and 29-5 is beyond me.
They lie directly offshore from Gibson's, Bowen Island, Point Atkinson, Galiano Island Ladner and Richmond
DFO did close totally the following area.
"Effective immediately until 23:59 hours Sunday July 15, 2012 in Subareas 29-6,
29-7, 29-9 and 29-10 the daily limit is zero (0) Chinook salmon."
These area's lie closer to shore off Ladner and Richmond.
There are other partial closures in the area, but the Naniamo guys continue to fish Chinook in the open area's as you will see below from post from the last 4 days.
"First fish was nice, didn't get to see it but it didn't stop running until it go off. We did get 2 more, a 17 and a 20"
"We fished both morning and afternoon yesterday and boated 11 fish between 8 and 22 lbs. he started off this morning with a double header - twin 14s Not bad for Nanaimo."
"Bonked a 21 this morning 3 miles out from Piper's lagoon".
"lost 2 and bonked a 14 and 16".
I would be pleased if you Nanaimo guys could enlighten me on why you are exempt from the same restrictions just to your south and east.