Skeena Seine Pink salmon fishery posted

Here's the most recent opening just posted. The pink salmon seine part of the season.
Note the Skeena rivermouth area being kept off-limits to fishing.


Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0594-COMMERCIAL - Salmon Seine - Area A Seine - Areas 3, 4, 5, & 6 Opening

Area 3
Seines open 16 hrs 06:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Sunday August 9, 2009 in Subareas 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4. Min bunt mesh 70 mm. V.O.# 2009-NCSAL-046

Special note: Subarea 3-1 is only open to seine vessels that have operating cameras installed and are subscribed to an electronic monitoring program, in accordance with the Area A conditions of licence.
Note: Please note the boundary changes in Area 3. This is a Pink directed fishery. Sockeye, Chinook, Chum, Coho, and Steelhead mandatory release.

Area 4
Seines open 16 hrs 06:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Sunday August 9, 2009 Subareas 4-5, 4-8, 4-9, 4-12 seaward of a line from the prominent point south of Tsum Tsadai Inlet to the red can buoy positioned approx. 0.7 nautical miles south of Kitson Island to the red flashing light west of Agnew Bank to the southernmost point of Coast Island thence true east to Ridley Island, and west of a line from the westernmost point of Croasdaile Island true north to Smith Island, and south of a line from Gamble Pt to Parry Pt, & 4-14. Min bunt mesh 70 mm. V.O.# 2008-
NCSAL-047

Note: Please note the boundary change that keeps 4-15 (Skeena River) closed. All portions of 4-12 except for that portion north of 53 degrees 59 minutes 05 seconds and south of 54 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds and east of 130 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds and west of 130 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds (this excludes the west shore of Kennedy Island from the shallow net restriction) are restricted to 3.75 strip nets.

The Area 4 seine fishery is directed towards Pink salmon. Sockeye, Chinook, Coho, Chum and Steelhead are mandatory release.

Area 5
Seines open 16 hrs 06:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Sunday August 9, 2009 in Subareas 5-1 and 5-2. Min bunt mesh 70 mm. V.O.# 2007-NCSAL-048

Areas 5 seine fisheries are directed towards Skeena River Pink salmon. Sockeye, Chinook, Coho, Chum, and Steelhead mandatory release.

Area 6
Seines open 16 hrs 06:00 hours to 22:00 hours Sunday August 9, 2009 in Subareas 6-5 east of a line from McCreight Point on Pitt Island to Fanny Point on Campania Island, 6-6 south of a line from Shrub Point to Leading Point, 6-10 north of a line from McPhee Point on Princess Royal Island to the southernmost tip of Campania Island, 6-26, and 6-27. Min bunt mesh 70 mm. V.O.# 2009-NCSAL-
049.

Note: Please note the boundary changes to increase escapements to some mid-timing stocks and protect various coastal streams that are low on water flow. This is a Pink directed fishery. Chinook, Chum, Coho and Steelhead are mandatory release.

NOTICE TO ALL SEINE FISH HARVESTERS:
Seiners should be aware that there is currently an at-sea observer program in operation in Areas 3, 4, & 5. Vessels that are requested to take an observer on board shall do so, in accordance with regulation.

Areas 3, 4, and 5 are being conducted with non-retention of Sockeye salmon. Fishers are reminded when moving between areas with different non-retention and non-possession rules that they must always offload prior to fishing in the area
they are moving to.
Brailing and sorting your catch prior to placing fish in the hold is mandatory.
Operating revival boxes are also mandatory, and may be used to revive fish
prior to release.