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Areas 19 and 20 - Removal of Additional Restrictions on Chinook Salmon
« on: May 16, 2008, 01:46:05 PM »
http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/xnet/content/fns/index.cfm?pg=view_notice&lang=en&DOC_ID=109151&ID=recreational

Additional management measures to reduce harvest impacts on Early Timed Fraser River Chinook stocks currently in effect in portions of Areas 19 and 20 since March 11 are scheduled to end on May 15.
 
Effective 00:01 hrs Friday May 16, 2008 and until 23:59 hrs Wednesday December 31, 2008, in Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and 20-5 (those waters near Victoria between Cadboro Pt to Sheringham Pt), the daily limit for wild or hatchery marked chinook salmon is two (2) per day with a minimum length of 45 cm.

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 voluntary Salmon Sport Head Recovery program by labelling 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 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 (800) 465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at (866) 431-FISH.

Variation Order No. 2008-184, dated May 14, 2008

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the local DFO office in your area for further information.
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