New licenses are due April 1 but D.F.O. has still to decide on regs. They havn’t printed any for last couple of years so if you havn’t got a computer to look them up good luck D.F.O. at its best

If you can operate your G.P.S. here are 50+ points you will have to install if you are going to fish Area 28
  Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0205-Glass Sponge Reefs - Pacific Region - Area 28 - Bottom Contact Fishery Closures - Effective April 1, 2019

Effective April 1, 2019 all commercial, recreational and Food, Social and 
Ceremonial (FSC) bottom contact fishing activities for prawn, shrimp, crab and 
groundfish, as well as the use of downrigger gear for recreational salmon 
trolling (restricted via Condition of Licence) are prohibited within portions 
of Subareas 28-2 and 28-4 to protect nine Howe Sound glass sponge reefs, as 
marine refuges.  This includes the following fishing activities: 
Prawn and crab by trap
Shrimp and groundfish by trawl
Groundfish by hook and line
Use of downrigger gear in recreational salmon trolling
  
These closures will be in effect for the long term.

In 2016, nine glass sponge reefs were closed to all bottom contact fishing 
activities in the Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound.  During consultations, 
additional reefs in Howe Sound were brought to DFO’s attention and assessed to 
determine their ecological significance.  On October 27, 2017, DFO requested 
voluntary avoidance of bottom contact fishing activities in 9 ecologically 
significant sites until consultations could be completed.

Following input from First Nations and stakeholder consultations, DFO has made 
the decision to proceed with formal fishery closures for eight areas containing 
nine significant reefs and adhere to a protection boundary of 150 metres from 
the reef’s edges as a precautionary measure.  The use of downrigger gear in 
recreational salmon trolling was also prohibited via a Condition of Licence.  
This reflects a change to the BC Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Guide; the online 
Sport Fishing Guide will be updated at 
(http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/index-eng.html).  

The geographical coordinates of these new closures totalling 3.5km² are as 
follows (please note that Lions Bay and Kelvin Grove have been combined into 
one closure):

East Defence Islands Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-4 that lies inside a line:
begins at 49° 34.731’ N, 123° 16.555’ W
then northeast to 49° 34.848’ N, 123° 16.357’ W
then northeast to 49° 34.854’ N, 123° 16.120’ W
then southeast to 49° 34.580’ N, 123° 16.084’ W
then southwest to 49° 34.535’ N, 123° 16.539’ W
then to the beginning point. 

Anvil Island Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-4 that lies inside a line: 
begins at 49° 32.874’ N, 123° 17.425’W
then southeast to 49° 32.865’ N, 123° 16.815’ W 
then southwest to 49° 32.533’ N, 123° 16.869’ W 
then southwest to 49° 32.482’ N, 123° 17.118’ W 
then northwest to 49° 32.574’ N, 123° 17.483’ W 
then to the beginning point.

Lost Reef Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies inside a line: 
begins at 49° 29.799’ N, 123° 18.203’ W 
then northeast to 49° 29.935’ N, 123° 18.007’ W 
then southeast to 49° 29.882’ N, 123° 17.832’ W 
then southeast to 49° 29.591’ N, 123° 17.519’ W 
then southwest to 49° 29.547’ N, 123° 17.941’ W 
then to the beginning point.

Brunswick Point Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies inside a line:
begins at 49° 28.577’ N, 123° 14.965’ W 
then southeast to 49° 28.434’ N, 123° 14.732’ W 
then southwest to 49° 28.177’ N, 123° 15.031’ W 
then northwest to 49° 28.397’ N, 123° 15.377’ W 
then to the beginning point.

Lions Bay and Kelvin Grove Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies inside a line:
begins at 49° 27.629’ N, 123° 15.761’ W 
then southeast to 49° 27.315’ N, 123° 14.516’ W 
then southwest to 49° 26.950’ N, 123° 14.595’ W 
then northwest to 49° 26.952’ N, 123° 15.046’ W 
then northwest to 49° 27.195’ N, 123° 15.655’ W 
then to the beginning point.

Halkett Point Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies inside a line:
begins at 49° 27.036’ N, 123° 18.686’ W 
then southeast to 49° 26.897’ N, 123° 18.444’ W 
then southwest to 49° 26.696’ N, 123° 18.578’ W 
then southwest to 49° 26.657’ N, 123° 18.776’ W 
then northwest to 49° 26.742’ N, 123°  18.984’ W 
then to the beginning point.

Bowyer Island Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies inside a line: 
begins at 49° 24.774’ N, 123° 16.219’ W 
then northeast to 49° 24.820’ N, 123° 15.763’ W 
then southwest to 49° 24.096’ N, 123° 16.043’ W 
then northwest to 49° 24.389’ N, 123° 16.408’ W 
then to the beginning point.

Dorman Point Closure
That portion of Subarea 28-2 that lies inside a line: 
begins at 49° 22.577’ N, 123° 19.379’ W 
then southeast to 49° 22.543’ N, 123° 19.051’ W 
then southwest to 49° 22.287’ N, 123° 19.152’ W 
then northwest to 49° 22.351’ N, 123° 19.454’ W 
then to the beginning point. 

Variation Order No 2019-95, 2019-96, 2019-97


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/ceccsr-cerceef/closures-fermetures-eng.html

Or CONTACT Deirdre Finn at Deirdre.Finn@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or 604-666-2606


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Courtesy of Derek Hardy, Saltwater Fishing Chair:

Category(s):
    RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)


    Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0158-Recreational - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) - Halibut: 2019 Fishery Opening March 1, 2019 and Management Measures in Effect Until March 31, 2019

For 2019, the recreational fishery allocation is 890,013 pounds.
The following measures will be in effect as noted below. 

Further updates on the fishing regulations for April 1, 2019 will be provided 
later in March 2019.

Coast-wide:

Open time:
Effective at 00:01 hours March 1, 2019 fishing for halibut will be opened coast-
wide until further notice.

Licensing:
The 2018/2019 Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licences and Conditions of Licence, 
remain in effect until 23:59 hours March 31, 2019.

Limits and sizes:
Effective March 1, 2019 until further notice:
-The maximum length for halibut is 115 cm.
-The daily limit for halibut is one (1). 
-The possession limit for halibut is two (2), only one (1) of which may be over 
83 cm in length.
-The annual limit is six (6) halibut per licence holder, as set out on the 
2018/2019 Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence.
-All halibut retained by the licence holder shall be immediately recorded on 
the 2018/2019 Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence. The area from which each 
halibut is caught and its length (head-on) shall immediately be recorded on the 
licence.

The exceptions to these openings are:

Areas 121:
No person shall fish for or retain halibut, rockfish and lingcod in Area 121 
outside the 12 nautical mile limit seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees 
34.000 minutes and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes W and continues south easterly at 
a bearing of 116 degrees True to a point at 48 degrees 28.327 minutes and 125 
degrees 01.687 minutes W.

Area 121:
Closed to all finfish, year round in the waters of Swiftsure Bank, inside a 
line from 48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 125 degrees 06.00 minutes W, thence to 
48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 124 degrees 54.20 minutes W, thence to 48 
degrees 29.62 minutes N and 124 degrees 43.40 minutes W, thence following the 
International Boundary between Canada and the U.S. to 48 degrees 29.55 minutes 
N and 124 degrees 56.20 minutes W, thence in a straight line to the point of 
commencement.  

Variation Orders: 2019-RCT-079 (Close Time) and 2019-RFQ-080 (Quota)


Non-residents of Canada wishing to fish for and retain halibut in Management 
Areas 121, 23 and 123 must purchase an electronic licence through a Canadian 
Independent Access Provider (IAP). Find an IAP location from our web page: 

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/licence-permis/iap-fai-eng.html

Note: Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) and Glass Sponge Reef (GSR) closures 
remain in effect - refer to the following web pages for descriptions:

1) RCAs- 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/restricted-restreint-eng.html#rca
2) GSRs- 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/restricted-restreint-eng.html#sponge

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contacts: Brad Beaith (South Coast) – (250)756-7190, Darren Chow (North Coast) –
 (250)627-3441, Jason Knight (250) 850-9370



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