Skeena Seine Opening July 15th-18th

Commercial openings are coming fast and furious now.....

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0573-COMMERCIAL - Salmon: Seine - Area A - Area 4 - Sockeye Opening - July 15
         
Area 4 Sockeye

Seines open daylight hours only from 06:00 hours Friday, July 15 to 22:00 hours Monday, July 18 in Subareas 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 & 4-15 south of a line from Clara Pt To Hanmer Pt. Min bunt mesh 70 mm. V.O.# 2011-NCSAL-013

Note: 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) and 4-15 are restricted to 3.75 strip nets.

This Area 4 seine ITQ fishery is directed towards sockeye salmon; retention of pink salmon is also permitted. Chinook, coho, chum and steelhead are mandatory release. 

This is an Individual Transferable Quota fishery. The aggregate seine quota for this week is 32,400 sockeye salmon.  The individual transferable quota share of sockeye is 0.9259% (e.g. 1/108 licenses).  This equates to 300 sockeye per licence for this first fishing period. 
Catch validation is mandatory and individual license holders will be required to make their own arrangements with the salmon offload observer service provider authorized by the Department which is JO Thomas and Associates.  The contact number to arrange registration and validation is (250) 627-2646 or (888) 624-2646 Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm.

Rules for quota transfer and other specifics for this demonstration fishery is published in a previous Fishery Notice and also attached to the reallocation forms.  For further information, please review your 2011/2012 Conditions of License.

NOTICE TO ALL SEINE FISHERMEN:
During the period of this seine fishery, Area 4 may open to a gill net fishery.
When this happens, seines are requested to move out of 4-12 and 4-15 to avoid the main concentration of gill net vessels.