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Subject: FN0532-Salmon: Troll - Area G - Chinook - August 2 Opening
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0532-Salmon: Troll - Area G - Chinook - August 2 Opening
Troll opens 00:01 hours Saturday August 2 until further notice in the following
portions of Areas:
5 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Areas 123, 124, 125, 126-1, 126-2,
126-3 and,
2 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Area 126-4 and 127.
This fishery is a plug fishery only. No person shall fish in a directed Chinook
fishery by means of trolling with any gear other than plugs equipped with one
single, barbless hook. The plug size shall be no smaller than 6 inches (15.2
cm) as measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail of the plug
(excluding the hook).
The target species is Chinook, incidental catch of chum and pink may be
retained. Coho and steelhead may not be retained. The minimum size limit for
Chinook is 55 cm fork length (head on), and 44 cm (head off).
Variation Order No. 2008-G-TR-WCVI-06
The harvest level for this period is limited to a maximum of 10,000 Chinook.
Coho and Chinook sub-legal by-catch releases will be monitored and the fishery
will be shaped to avoid areas of high encounters. Impacts on Lower Georgia
Strait Chinook stocks continue to be a major consideration. Fishery impacts on
LGS Chinook will be moderated by a reduction of 20% in the overall Harvest Rate
in the Area G troll fishery. This action will reduce the annual Total Allowable
Catch for the 2007/08 season from approximately 107,600 to 86,000 Chinook.
Observers are required for this fishery. Fishers able to accommodate an
observer please contact Diana McHugh at 250-729-8367 or email at:
Diana.McHugh@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Fishers are able to pick-up an “amendment request form” for the new conditions
of license from any local Fisheries & Oceans Canada office. These new
conditions of license are required if fishers wish to fish with 6 inch (15.2
cm) plugs. Fishers are also reminded that the current license must be returned.
Trolling is specifically not permitted in the Rockfish Conservation Areas.
These closures are listed at the website address http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Restricted_Areas/Rockfish_Maps_2004/default_e.htm or can be
accessed at DFO district offices.
Fishers and industry are reminded that sampling for coded wire tags from landed
Chinook is essential. In order to facilitate sampling, fishers are asked to
call J.O. Thomas and Associates 24 hours in advance toll-free at 1-866-638-6301
before they land their catch with the following information:
Landing location.
Estimated date and time of landing.
Processor/company.
Area(s) fished.
Number of Chinook onboard.
Note that calls to this number between Monday and Friday during office hours
(08:00 – 16:00) will be answered in person. Calls made after office hours and
on weekends will be directed to a voicemail box where this information can be
left.
Reporting requirements are a legal obligation as a condition of licence.
Fishers must consult their licence to ensure that they are in compliance with
legal catch reporting requirements.
The fishery may also close on short notice if appears the harvest level will be
attained, or if:
1. Vessel masters do not follow catch reporting requirements.
2. Vessel masters refuse to take an observer on board when requested to do.
3. Coho encounter rates are excessive.
Daily catch reporting does not replace the requirement to purchase and enter
catch information in a logbook. Note that there is a requirement to report both
the catch retained as well as by-catch released.
Freezer vessels are required to retain ALL heads from chinook and coho salmon
caught and retained. These heads must be delivered at the time of off-loading
of the salmon catch and be made available for examination by representatives of
the Department. Contact J.O. Thomas and Associates Ltd. at 1-866-638-6301
between 08:00 hours and 16:00 hours for instructions relating to these heads.
As an alternative to retaining the whole head from retained Chinook and coho,
fishers can opt to keep the upper jaw and head, from the tip of the nose back
to 1 cm behind the eye. These "snouts" must be cut from the top of the head,
with the cut travelling one centimetre posterior (behind) the eye, to the back
corner of the mouth. There is no need to retain the lower jaws or gill plates.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC
waters. By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when,
and where these turtles are using our waters. If you see a sea turtle, please
call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663). Please
include information such as the type of sea turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the
location, and time of sighting.
Notices concerning potential short notice closures, fishery extensions, or
boundary amendments will be released via Tofino Coast Guard radio. Information
and updates concerning this fishery are available by phoning 250-754-0281.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Terry Palfrey 250-756-7158
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0532
Sent July 29, 2008 at 10:23
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Subject: FN0532-Salmon: Troll - Area G - Chinook - August 2 Opening
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Troll
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0532-Salmon: Troll - Area G - Chinook - August 2 Opening
Troll opens 00:01 hours Saturday August 2 until further notice in the following
portions of Areas:
5 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Areas 123, 124, 125, 126-1, 126-2,
126-3 and,
2 nautical miles seaward of the surf line in Area 126-4 and 127.
This fishery is a plug fishery only. No person shall fish in a directed Chinook
fishery by means of trolling with any gear other than plugs equipped with one
single, barbless hook. The plug size shall be no smaller than 6 inches (15.2
cm) as measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail of the plug
(excluding the hook).
The target species is Chinook, incidental catch of chum and pink may be
retained. Coho and steelhead may not be retained. The minimum size limit for
Chinook is 55 cm fork length (head on), and 44 cm (head off).
Variation Order No. 2008-G-TR-WCVI-06
The harvest level for this period is limited to a maximum of 10,000 Chinook.
Coho and Chinook sub-legal by-catch releases will be monitored and the fishery
will be shaped to avoid areas of high encounters. Impacts on Lower Georgia
Strait Chinook stocks continue to be a major consideration. Fishery impacts on
LGS Chinook will be moderated by a reduction of 20% in the overall Harvest Rate
in the Area G troll fishery. This action will reduce the annual Total Allowable
Catch for the 2007/08 season from approximately 107,600 to 86,000 Chinook.
Observers are required for this fishery. Fishers able to accommodate an
observer please contact Diana McHugh at 250-729-8367 or email at:
Diana.McHugh@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Fishers are able to pick-up an “amendment request form” for the new conditions
of license from any local Fisheries & Oceans Canada office. These new
conditions of license are required if fishers wish to fish with 6 inch (15.2
cm) plugs. Fishers are also reminded that the current license must be returned.
Trolling is specifically not permitted in the Rockfish Conservation Areas.
These closures are listed at the website address http://www.pac.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Restricted_Areas/Rockfish_Maps_2004/default_e.htm or can be
accessed at DFO district offices.
Fishers and industry are reminded that sampling for coded wire tags from landed
Chinook is essential. In order to facilitate sampling, fishers are asked to
call J.O. Thomas and Associates 24 hours in advance toll-free at 1-866-638-6301
before they land their catch with the following information:
Landing location.
Estimated date and time of landing.
Processor/company.
Area(s) fished.
Number of Chinook onboard.
Note that calls to this number between Monday and Friday during office hours
(08:00 – 16:00) will be answered in person. Calls made after office hours and
on weekends will be directed to a voicemail box where this information can be
left.
Reporting requirements are a legal obligation as a condition of licence.
Fishers must consult their licence to ensure that they are in compliance with
legal catch reporting requirements.
The fishery may also close on short notice if appears the harvest level will be
attained, or if:
1. Vessel masters do not follow catch reporting requirements.
2. Vessel masters refuse to take an observer on board when requested to do.
3. Coho encounter rates are excessive.
Daily catch reporting does not replace the requirement to purchase and enter
catch information in a logbook. Note that there is a requirement to report both
the catch retained as well as by-catch released.
Freezer vessels are required to retain ALL heads from chinook and coho salmon
caught and retained. These heads must be delivered at the time of off-loading
of the salmon catch and be made available for examination by representatives of
the Department. Contact J.O. Thomas and Associates Ltd. at 1-866-638-6301
between 08:00 hours and 16:00 hours for instructions relating to these heads.
As an alternative to retaining the whole head from retained Chinook and coho,
fishers can opt to keep the upper jaw and head, from the tip of the nose back
to 1 cm behind the eye. These "snouts" must be cut from the top of the head,
with the cut travelling one centimetre posterior (behind) the eye, to the back
corner of the mouth. There is no need to retain the lower jaws or gill plates.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is interested in reports of sea turtles in BC
waters. By documenting sightings we are able to learn more about how, when,
and where these turtles are using our waters. If you see a sea turtle, please
call this toll-free phone number: 1-866-I SAW ONE (1-866-472-9663). Please
include information such as the type of sea turtle seen (i.e. leatherback), the
location, and time of sighting.
Notices concerning potential short notice closures, fishery extensions, or
boundary amendments will be released via Tofino Coast Guard radio. Information
and updates concerning this fishery are available by phoning 250-754-0281.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Terry Palfrey 250-756-7158
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0532
Sent July 29, 2008 at 10:23
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
