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SPECIES AT RISK Yelloweye Rockfish CANADA

Vancouver Outside Yelloweye YELLOWEYE ROCKFISH Island, BC are counting on you! Management Area

Responsible recreational fishing Washington, USA supports sustainable fisheries Able to live up to 115 years old, Yelloweye Rockfish is a slow growing and late-maturing species. This makes it extra sensitive to fishing pressure. Although Rockfish Conservation Areas were established and recreational bag limits have been reduced, the Yelloweye stock on Adult Use any model BC’s outer coast is now in the critical zone of decline of descending and more help is needed to rebuild the stock. device to release Fishing for or lingcod? accidental catch. Yelloweye Rockfish are often Juvenile Outside Yelloweye Rockfish are in critical decline caught when fishing for these PHOTO: SCOTT STEVENSON www.scottstevensonphotograpy.ca species over rocky bottoms.

Outside Yelloweye mortality 4 things you can do to help rebuild stocks in outside areas is double the rate the species can grow each year. 1 Avoid 2 Identify 3 Release 4 Report

Know where Yelloweye are and Before you go know how to If you catch one release it quickly Self-record your fishing effort avoid fishing in their habitat identify Yelloweye accurately using a descending device & prepare to share catch reports

Outside distribution: Size: Up to 91 cm; 11.3 kg (25 lbs) Yelloweye can’t adjust to rapid pressure Catch reporting through West of Vancouver Island, north changes and often die when brought to DFO’s internet survey is Eyes: Bright yellow and south to the US boundaries the surface. Always carry a descending a mandatory condition of your BC Colour: Vibrant orange to red. device and use it to quickly re-submerge recreational fishing licence. Make it a best Depth range: 2 white to light stripes on the catch to the depth of capture. Handle 30-232 meters; juveniles live practice to self-record what you catch and middle of the body that appear catch as little as possible using wet hands at shallower depths what you release, and prepare to share more pronounced on juveniles. or cloth to preserve the protective slime your reports. Your participation in biological Habitat: Colour and stripes fade with coat. To avoid catching more, move to monitoring and catch reporting are critical Healthy Cautious Critical Rocky bottoms age. Fins may have black tips. another fishing location. for ongoing, accurate .

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expect New fishing restrictions in BC’s outside waters. protect Yelloweye Rockfish to help rebuild the stock. respect Conditions of your fishing licence & Rockfish Conservation Areas.