1981 Commercial Fishing Guide

Includes: STOCK EXPECTATIONS and

PROPOSED FISHING PLANS

Government Gouvernement I+ of Canada du Canada Fisheries Pech es and Oceans et Oceans

LIBRARY PACIFIC BIULUG!CAL STATION ADDENDUM

1981 Commercial Fishing Guide - Page 28

Two-Area Troll Licensing - clarification

Fishermen electing for an inside licence will receive an inside trolling privilege only and will not be eligible to participate in any other salmon fishery on the coast.

Fishermen electing for an outside licence may participate in any troll or net fishery on the coast except the troll fishery in the Strait of Georgia.

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1981

Commercial Fishing Guide

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Pacific Region 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C.

Government Gouvernement I+ of Canada du Canada Fisheries Pee hes and Oceans et Oceans \ '

Editor: Brenda Austin Management Plans Coordinator: Hank Scarth Cover: Bev Bowler Canada Joe Kambeitz 1981 Calendar

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH s M T w T F s s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1-1 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 -16 17 18 19 20 21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ?2 23 _24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31

APRIL MAY JUNE s M T w T F s s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER s M T w T F s s M T w T F s s M' T w T F s 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 1.4 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER s M T w T F s s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 -: 7 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 1 I

This publication is based on the best available information at the time of printing and is intended as a guideline only: Because information and sources are subject to change without notice, the Government of Qanada and its Department of Fisheries and Oceans will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage arising from reliance ~>n information contained herein.

This guide is available at Fisheries and Oceans offices or from:

Information Branch Department of Fisheries and Oceans Pacific Region 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

Tel: (604) 666-.1384 CONTENTS

Director General - Introduction ...... 1

Introduction to the Pacific Region ...... 2 . Organization ...... 2 L Field Services Branch ...... ,...... 3 North Coast Division; South Coast Division., Fraser-Yukon Division ...... 3 Offshore Division .....·...... 4 Operations Centre ...... ,...... 5 Fisheries Development Division ...... ·~ ...... -. : ...... 6 Fish Inspection Division ...... 6 Fishing Vessel Insurance Plan ...... 7 Habitat Protection Division ...... 7 Re.source Services Branch ...... - ...... s Technol9gy Services Branch ...... 9 Small Craft Harbours Branch ...... 9 Economics and Statistics Branch ...... 15 Information Branch ..... ~ ...... 15 Support Services Branch ...... 16 Salmon id Enhancement Program ...... " ...... ' ...... 16

Licensing Summary ...... ·...... 11

Advisory Groups ...... , ...... : ...... 20 Pacific Region Fisheries Management Advisory Council to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans ...... ; ...... 29 Pacific Region Fisheries Management Advisory Council ...... 21 Central Coast Advisory Committee ...... ~ ... 21 Groundfish Advisory Committee ...... , ...... 21 Herring Advisory Committee ...... 22 Herring Spawn-On-Kelp Advisory Committee ...... 22 Johnstone Strait Chum Advisory Committee ...... ·...... 22 Queen Charlotte Islands Advisory Committee ...... 23. Skeena River Advisory Committee ...... 23 Sport Fishing Advisory Board ...... '. .. 23 Commissions ...... : . ~ ... .' ...... ·.... 24 International North Pacific Fisheries Commission ...... : .... : ...... 24 International Pacific Halibut Commission ...... _, ...... ; ...... 24 International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission ...... ; ., ...... 25 " " . ,. ' Fishery Management Plans - Introduction .... ·...... 2s

Salmon Expectations and Proposed Fishing Patterns .'...... 26 Pacific Groundfish Management Plan ...... _...... ; ...... 56 Roe Herring Management Plan ...... ~ ...... 64 Herring Food and Bait Management Plan ...... 66 Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Management Plan ...... : ...... 66 Other Commercial Fisheries Management Plans ...... 67 ' Eulachons ...... , ...... 68 Smelts and Sardines ...... 68 Abalone ...... 68 Geoduck ...... · ...... 70 Horse Clams ...... · · · · . · ... · · · · · · · · · ; · · · · · · · · · 70 Clams ...... : .. · ... · · · : · · · · · · · · · · · 70 Mussels ...... · ...... · · · · · · 72 Octopus ...... · .. · · ·. · · · · · · 72 Oysters ...... , ...... 72 Crabs ...... 72 Crayfish ...... '" ...... 72 Goose Barnacles ...... : . ... 74 Prawns ...... 74 Shrimps ...... 74 Sea Cucumbers ...... 74 Sea Urchins ...... 74 Plankton ...... 76 Marine Plants ...... · · · · · · 7f,

Offshore Management - Hake Cooperative Arrangements and Foreign Fishing .... 80 Sport Fishing Management ...... :' ...... 80 Fish Quality Improvement Program ...... 81

Observe, Record, Report ...... ·...... 82 Tag Returns ...... 83

Search and Rescue ...... 86 West Coast Marine Channels ...... 89

Canadian West Coast Loran-C Chain ...... 93 Marine Weather Broadcasts ...... 95 Commercial Radio Stations that Broadcast Marine Weather ...... 96 Metric Conversion Chart ...... : ...... 98 Facts About British Columbia's Commercial Fishing Industry, 1979 ...... 99 Preliminary Monthly Salmon Catch Statistics, 1980 ...... 102 This Commercial Fishing Guide continues o,ur policy of establishing better communication with the fishing industry, and provides an outline of the 1981 fisheries that is as full and accurate as possible this early in the year.

The fishing plans may be refined over the coming season, but the guide, nevertheless, should prove valuable for planning and save fishermen and industry time and money.

The 1980 fisheries generally showed a poor performance and although 1981 salmon predictions do not forecast a bumper year, there are indications of sor:ne highlights, especially in the south.

I hope this guide is of assistance in your day­ to-day work and that it helps users of the fishery resource discover how they may contribute to the management -of the fisheries and who they may contact with questions. ,

I wish you good fishing throughout the season.

C. Wayne Shinners A/Director General Department of Fisheries and Oceans Pacific Region Introduction to the Pacific Region _

The prime objectives of the Pacific Region of foundation for the federal government's responsi­ the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans are bility for fisheries management, and regulations are to manage, conserve and enhance the tidal and promulgated under this act for various fisheries. In anadromous fish stocks of Brftish Columbia and the. addition, pressures on the marine resource from Yukon Territory, to achieve the greatest possible foreign and domestic fishing fleets have produced benefit from the renewable fishery resource. an increasing number of formal international agreements and other acts and regulations which Federal responsipility for fisheries began with the regional officers must administer. the British North America Act of 1867. Because of a declining resource base, the role of the Department Under the Fish Inspection Act, the federal of Fisheries and Oceans has expanded to affect government has a statutory responsibility to provide many thousands of Canadians in the Pacific Region a uniform national program that encompasses whose livelihood depends directly or indirectly on quality control and product inspection, from the fishing industry. harvesting through processing of products, for interprovincial trade and export. The Canada Fisheries Act provides the legal

Organization

An Assistant Deputy Minister is located at the C. Wayne Shinners Pacific Region headquarters in Vancouver. Under Acting Director General his jurisdiction falls all federal fisheries Pacific Region management, development and research functions Department of Fisheries and Oceans in three regions, Ontario, Western and Pacific. The Pacific Region divides into branches, H. Douglas Johnston divisions and programs, each responsible for Assistant Deputy Minister different aspects of fisheries management. Pacific and Freshwater Fisheries Department of Fisheries and Ocean~ The fol I owing sections prov id·e brief 1090 West Pender Street summaries of the responsibilities of several of the Vancouver·; B.C. major branches and those divisions and programs V6E 2P1 that directly affect commercial fishermen.

A Director General, located at the same For enquiries of a general nature: address, oversees the day-to-day management of fisheries resources and related rei:;earch. Tel: 666-3545

2 Field Services Branch

The primary role of the Field Services Branch Names and addres.ses of area managers: is to protect and manage the inshore and offshore fisheries resource and habitat in the Pacific Region. Tom Perry The branch is the largest in the Department of A(Area Manager, North Coast Division Fisheries and Oceans and has offices in 38 coastal Room 109, 417 2nd Ave. West and inland communities in British Columbia and the Prince Rupert, B.C. Yukon. V8J 1GB.

Three division offices, decentralized to Prince Tel: 624-9137 Rupert, Nanaimo and New Westminster, provide improved service to fishery resource users. (Vacant) Area Man~ger, South Coast and Vancouver Management biology support groups (decen­ Island Division tralized) and a technical habitat protection unit, Room 204, 60 Front Street form vital components of the branch. Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5H7 Field S,ervices Branch includes licensing, regulatory, enforcement, fish inspection and vessel Tel: 753-4181 (666-1115 until position filled) insurance functions. Fred Fraser Contact: Area Manager, Northern B.C. and Yukon Division Don Wilson 1090 West Pender Street A/Director, Field Services Branch Vancouver, B.C. . 1090 West Pender Street V6E 2P1 - Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 Tel: 666-6370

Tel: 666-1751 In most cases, qJestions concerning reg­ ulations, licences, insurance and other common problems can be answered most quickly by your North Coast Division;1 local fishery officer. Contact the fishery officer first. South Coast and Vancouver lsJand Division; If the fishery officer is unable to help you, then Fraser River, Northern B.C. ,and Yukon Division contact your district supervisor. Fishery officers and district supervisors welcome approaches by Area managers are responsible for the day-to­ fishermen, industry ·and association day management of the fisheries in the three areas representatives, and if they cannot help you they covering all of British Columbia and the Yukon. will put you in touch with someone who can.

Their responsibilities include conservation District Supervisors (North Coast Division): af'1d protection as well as plant, product and vessel insp~ction and vessel insurance. They also ensure Gus Jaltema: Prince Rupert Tel: 624-9137 an avenue exists for participation by fishermen and Ed Christiansen, Kitimat Tel: 632-6158 processors in the formulation of fisheries policy. Kip Slater, . Generally it can be said that the area manager is the Queen Charlotte City Tel: 559-4413 department's representative at the local level. District supervisors represent the area managers.

3 District Supervisors (South Coast and After April 1, 1981: Vancouver Island Division): Room 204, 60 Front Street Nanaimo, B.C. Don McCulloch, Port Alberni · Tel: 724-0195 V9R 5H7 Dennis Brock, Nanaimo Tel: 753-4181 Norm Lemmen, Tel: 753-4181 Campbell River· Tel: '287-2102 Larry D~ke, Victoria Tel: 388-3252 Robin Harrison Senior Biologist District Supervisors (Fraser River, Northern Fraser River, Northern B.C. and Yukon Division B.C. and Yukon Division): 1090 West Pender Street Grant Scott, New Westminster Tel: 524-7181 Vancouver, B.C. (Vacant), Kamloops Tel: 374-4322 V6E 2P1 Gordon Zealand, Whitehorse Tel: (403) 667-2235 Tel: 666-2948

Management Biologists Offshore Division

Management biologists, located in Prince · The Offshore Division manages both foreign Rupert, Nanaimo and Vancouver, provide biological and domestic: offshore fishing within the new 200 information for the management of fish stocks. mile limit. The division has three units: They manage various test fisheries and programs of fish sampling, tagging and enumeration. A major Special Programs and Management activity is the assessmenf of the effect of various regulation changes _made for COf)~e~vation pur­ This unit undertakes pilot projects for the poses. management of offshore fisheries 'and liaises with industry to ensure optimal-use of existing and newly Management biologists conduct studies to developing offshore fisheries.· test the need for enhancement of fish st.eek~ and to test the effects of enhanced stocks on wild stocks in Operations Unit reJation to fish manag~ability ..

Contacts: Operations unit monitors the various ground­ fish species quotas, both foreign and domestic; Don Anderson licenses foreign fish!ng activities;· and proposes Senior Biologist regulatory measures affecting 'the -groundfi§h North' Coast Division . fish·eries. Room 109, 417 2f)d Avenue West Prince Rupert, 8.C. Surveillance and Enforcement · vaJ 1.G8 Tel: 624-9137 · . This unit is responsible for all surveillance of the Canadian offshore fishing fleets, and also Dave Schutz monitors ·and manages foreign· vessel fishing Senior Biologist activities and port visits in Canada's 200 mile zone;· South Coast and Vancouver Island Division J • ·- . ~ - . ' Until March 30, 1981 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 Tel: 666-1197

4 Contact: - notification of licensing changes; - restrictions or changes in areas closed to Ed Zyblut shellfish harvesting due to paralytic shellfish Manager, Offshore Division poisoning (PSP or Red Tide) and/or fecal 1090 West Pender Street contamination. r' Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 A recorded message for commercial fisher­ men of fishing times and areas is available 24 hours Tel: 666-3167 a day, seven days a week. The recording is revised on a change-by-change basis. Operations Centre Tel: 669-2828 The main responsibility of the Operations Centre is to relay information promptly from For more detailed information (e.g. bound­ managers and district. supervisors to field staff, aries), commercial fishermen should contact the industry and the general public via telephone, telex, Operations Centre during regular office hours. radiotelephone and recorded message. In addition, historical and current information is kept on file for Tel: 666-1583 all fisheries. A sportsfishing contact number is operational On a daily basis during the roe herring fishery, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. After office hours area and division managers and members of the this line carries a recorded message on sports­ Herring Coordination Centre review the resource fishing that includes best fishing places, best times use data and proposals from the field and set out a and best gear, in addition to an indication as to fishing pattern. A bulletin informs industry, field which areas presently have restrictions. staff and the public of openings, closures, boundary movements and updates on spawning and roe Tel: 666-3169 maturity. During the course of the day, the Operations Centre relays any changes to this The Operations Centre is under the super­ bulletin. vision of:

Notification of the upcoming commercial Suzanne Benoit salmon fishery is distributed through the Salmon Supervising Officer Expectations and Proposed Fishing Patterns. 1090 West Pender Street Changes to these plans are issued as they are Vancouver, B.C. formulated. Once the fishery begins, the Operations V6E 2P1 Centre receives information daily from the field and prepares weekly catch statistics by area and by Tel: 666-3169 gear. A bulletin is prepared detailing the fishing pattern for the upcoming week and any and under the direction of: modifications are promptly issued. Bob Wowchuk The Operations Centre is also responsible for Head: Operations Unit advising industry, field staff and the public on the 1090 West Pender Street following: Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 - regulatory changes; Tel: 666-1511 - changes in closed seasons for species other than salmon and herring;

5 Fisheries Development Division vessels. The division administers various assistance programs under the Fisheries Development Act and This division works with fishermen, industry provides technical advice to fishermen· and representatives and other government agencies on processors. programs for the development of the commercial fisheries in the Pacific Region. In conjunction with the Environmental Pro­ tection Service of Environment Canada and Health Pr.ojects are undertaken for: and Welfare Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans monitors B.C. waters and commercial - the more efficient exploitation of fishery lots of clams, oysters and mussels for the presence resources with emphasis on improved catch of sewage bacteria and paralytic shellfish poison selectivity by species and size; caused by Gonyaulax organisms. Fishermen - the exploration for and development of new · interested in\ harvesting bivalve molluscs should fishery resources and new fisheries; contact the local Fis.heries and Oceans office for a - the introduction and demonstration to current list of areas closed because of sewage fishermen of new types of fishing equipment contamination {Schedule I of the Pacific Shellfish and new fishing techniques; Regulations) and an update on the areas closed - the development of new fishery products; because of paralytic shellfish poison. - the improvement of the handling, pro- cessing and quality of fish and fishery The Fish Inspection Division ensures fishing products. and packing vessels meet boa1 hold standards that are a requirement for licensing. All fish must be For further information contact: protected from weath_er and contamination; fish con.tact surfaces must be constructed of approved Bob Mcilwaine non-porous material; bulkheads must be insulated Manager, Fisheries Development Division and water tight; and fish pens must be shelved 1090 West Pender Street where necessary to prevent crushing. Fish should Vancouver, B.C. also be chilled by the use of ice, refrigerated sea V6E 2P1 water, or by other approved methods.

Tel: 666-2685 For further information contact: or Inspection Headquarters' staff 1090 West Pender Street Lloyd Webb Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 Vessel and Gear Technologist Fisheries Development Division Charles Campbell, A/Manager 1090 West Pender Street Inspection and Special Service 666-1801 Vancouver, B.C. Ian Devlin, V6E 2P1 Senior Inspection Engineer 666-1288 Sing Liem, Tel: 666-1847 Shellfish Inspection Coordinator 666-3342 Klaus Schallie, Fish Inspection Division Boat Inspection Coordinator 666-6706 The Fish Inspection .Division inspects dom­ Southern Inspection Field Office estic and imported fish products to ensure quality, 326 Howe Street safety and proper labelling, and to establish grades. Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2A5 The division also inspects and certifies processing and packing plants, equipment, vehicles and fishing

6 Dick Carson, Supervisor 666-3903 Dave Hayes and.Neil McAra · Boat Inspection schedules District Managers and-requests 666-1139 Fishing Vessel lnsµrance Plan \" Room 204 - 60.Front Street I Vancouver Inspection Laboratories Nanaimo, B.C, ! 326 Howe Street · V9R 5H7 l Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2A5 ~ : Tel: 753-4051 'General Enquiries 666-1551 Rob Newton Vancouver Island Inspection Office District Manager Ste. 5 - 1537 Hillside Ave. F·ishing Vessel Insurance Plan Victoria, B.C. V8T 4Y2 Room #109 - Federal'Building Princia Ruper( B.C. Wayne Holmes, Supervisor 388-3455 V8J 1G8 .

Prince Rupert Inspection Office Tel: 624-9137 Rm. 224 - 417 2nd Ave. W. Prince Rupert, B.C: V8J 1G8 . Habitat Protection Division

Tom Perry, Supervisor 627-1375 The Habitat Protection Division provides the scientific and technical investigation and research Fishin.g Vessel Insurance Plan required to reduce or eliminate the impact of other resource use activities on the productivity of the The Fishing Vessel Insurance Plan provides fishery resource and its supporting habitat. insurance coverage on the coast qf British Columbia for ins(J_rable commercial fishing vessels The ,division is organized into three technical under-23 meters (approximately 75 feet) in overall units: Land Use, Water Quality and Water Us~. length. When vessels are appraised for ir:isurance, Respectively, these units ass~ss the impacts of and advice is proviped for the improvement of safety resolve issues concerning: practices. This includes information on fire prevention equipment, fuel storage, installation of - highways, pipelines, flood control, placer cooking and heating units, life-saving equipment, mining and forest harvesting; safety alarm systems, pumping systems, heat - urban and industrial water pollution; dissipation, proper wiring and communication - hydro-electric development, urban and devices. General information is also provided to industrial water supply and foreshore devel­ fishermen, prospective fishermen and credit opments. institutions about the Fisheries Improvement Loan Act and Regulations. A fourth unit coordinates planning, internal and external communications and administration. For further information contact: The division is under the management of: Audley Tinglin Regional Manager Forbes Boyd Fishermen's Assistance Plan Habitat Protection Division 1090 West Pender Street 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 V6E 2P1

Tel: 666-3719 Tel: 666-3282

7 Resource Services Branch

The Resource Services· Branch conducts Dr. Jan Birtwell research programs related to the biology, stock Head, Habitat Protection Research 1 assessment, conservation and protection of West Vancouver Laboratories l I salmon, herring, shellfish and groundfish 4160 Marine Drive resources in the Pacific Region. In addition, the West Vancouver, B.C. branch· conducts biological and chemical studies V7V 1N6 related to fish habitat and water pollution problems at the Pacific Biological Station, Tel: 926-4112 Nanaimo and at the West Vancouver Laboratory. John Thomson ..· Fishermen are encouraged to contact branch Head, Groundfish, Shellfish Research research staff for advice or · information. The Pacific Biological Station following contacts may be useful: Nanaimo, B.C. · V9R 5K6 Dr. R. (Dick) Beamish Branch Director, Pacific Biological Station Tel: 758-5202 Nanaimo, B.C. V9R,5K6 Dr. Leo Margolis Head, Fish Culture, Fish Disease Research Tel: 758-5202 Pacific Biological Station Nanaimo, B.C. · Dr. John Davis V9R 5K6 Associate Branch Director and Head, Salmon Research . Tel: 758-5202 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. Jack McDonald V6E 2P1 Head, Herring Research . Pacific Biological Station Tel: 666-8929 Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5K6

Tel: 758-5202

8 Technology Services Branch

,, This branch provides technological and fishing industry, and through technical and ,' ' scientific initiatives and support on a continuous scientific reports. basis in order to: ' Programs of research are conducted in three - maintain the quality of fish in the primary general areas - quality enhancement, handling fisheries at a high level; storage and refrigeration, and. marine plants. - develop the technological data base to assess fish quality as affected by variations The Technology Services Branch is under the in physiological state, season and. geo­ direction of: ' graphic areas.

' } Dr. Henry Tsuyuki The branch transfers the results of research A/Director and development activities to the fishing industry 6640 N.W. Marine Drive through bi-annual meetings with fishermen's Vancouver, B.C. organizations and technical representatives of the V6T 1X2

Tel: 224-1366

Small Craft Harbours Br an ch

This branch administers some 200 facilities in Further information on Small Craft Harbours British Columbia and operates them primarily for Branch can be obtained from the above address the commercial fishing fleet, but other commercial through: vessels and pleasure craft also make use of these harbours. Additional branch responsibilities Warren Parkinson include maintenance of harbours, acquisition of Regional Director property, and construction of new facilities as Tel: 666-6530 required and when funds permit. Stan Wallace At certain larger locations listed separately, Manager, Property and Operations harbour managers are responsible for the day-to­ day operation of the facilities. Tel: 666-1250

A Guide to Federal Fishing and Recreation Vaughn MacKenzie Harbours in the form of a map has been prepared Operations Officer and is generally available through the local harbour Tel: 666-2226 managers. However, it may be obtained through: Harbour Managers - Pacific Region Small Craft Harbours Branch, 1090 West Pender Street Albion Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 Patrick Faulkner 826-7253 32467 Best Avenue Tel: 666-6946 Mission, B.C. V2V 2S5

9 Alert Bay Cortes Bay :

William McAthy 974-5979 Jeannette Lynn Blinzinger 935-6361 (Res) Box 255 Box 12 Alert Bay Cortes Bay, B.C. VOP 1KO Armitage Point (See Totino) Cowichan Bay

Banfield West Merrell George Sinclair 7 46-7628 (Res) R.R. #1 746-5911 (Bus) Joseph Lamb 728-3363 (Res) 1725 Glen Road Box 9 Cowichan Bay, B.C. Bamfield, B.C. VOA 1NO VOR 1BO Crescent Beach Beacon Street (See White Rock) (See Tsehum Harbour) Crofton Bella Coola Henry Bonsall 246-9349 Randi Baldwin, 799-5495 (Res) Box 21 246-4512 (Bus) Box 531 799-5633 (Bus) · 8129 Arthur Street Bella Coola, B.C. Crofton, B.C. VOT 1CO VOA 1RO

Assistant: Ed Wilson 982-2385 (Res) Deep Bay (Fanny Bay, Union Bay)

Browning Harbour Gordon Price . 752-6001 (Res) (See Hope Bay) R.R. #1, Kincade Road 757-9331 (Bus) Qualicum Beach, B.C. B!Jrgoyne Bay VOR 2TO I (See Saltspring Island) Assistant: Rob Taylor

Campbell River Degnen Bay Dave Hall 278-7931 Campbell River Debbie Wardill 247-8247 Government Harbour R.R. #2 Thompson Road Gabriola, B.C. Comox VOR 1XO

John Fontaine 339-6041 (Bus) Egmont Box 1258 339-4673 (Res) Comox, B.C. Vera Grafton 883-9243 V9N 5N2 General Delivery Egmont

10 False Creek Gorge Harbour

' Dr. Stephen Gislason ..:-' Harry Brooks 731-5913 (Bus) I 731-861'1 (Bus) Box 50 l' 1505 West 1st Avenue •, Vancouver, B.C. 585-2147 (Res) Whaletown, B.C., (.j V6J 1E8 VOP 1ZO l' Hope Bay l/: Assistants: Ken Rowe, Nancy Folka Pat Putsey Desmond Hoare 629-3423 Hope Bay Fanny Bay Pender Island, B.C. VON 2MO (See Deep Bay) Horton Bay Finn Bay Edona Medcalf 539-2402 (See Lund) Maple Drive R.R. #1 Mayne Island, B.C. Ford's Cove VON 2JO

Jennifer Fredbeck 335-2169 Hospital Bay General Delivery Ford's Cove (See Pender Harbour) Hornby Island, B.C. VOR 1ZO lrvines Landing

4th Street Boat Harbour (See Pender Harbour)

(See Totino) Kanaka Landing

French Creek Donald Puska 463-9727 Albion Boat Works Ltd. (See 9ualicum Beach) 23284 McKay Street R.R. #1 Fulford Maple Ridge, B.C. V2X 7C1 (See Saltspring Island) Ladner Ganges Rod Edwards 946-4141 ' (See Saltspring Island) 4450 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, B.C. Gibsons V4K 3E2

Leonard Plourd/e 885-7502 Box 1304 Sechelt, B.C.

11 Ladysmith Masset

Ray Bradford 245~2423 (Res) Bruce Pirt 626-5807 (Res) Blaineys Crossing 245-7511 (Bus) Box 494 R.R. #2 Masset, B.C. Ladysmith, B.C. VOR 2EO Mill Bay

Lund (Okeover Arms, Finn Bay) Ralph Keir 743-9764 R.R. #1 Bob Smith 483-4920 (Res) Mill Bay, B.C. General Delivery 483-4711 (Bus) VOR 2P1 Lund, B.C. ( VON 2GO Mission

Madeira Park P.M. Vinnish 826-1928 8645 Stave Lake Street (See Pender Harbour) P.O. Box 20 Mission, B.C. V2V 4L9 Mason's Landing

Howard Barton 935-6336 (Res)· Mitchell Bay . Box 89, Mason's Landing 935-6359 (Bus) Cortes Island, B.C. Robert S. Turner Radio Telephone VOP 1KO Box 157 Sointula Post Office Maple Bay VON 3EO

Peter Lines 748-0672 (Res) Okeover Arms 6683 Beaumont Avenue 746-.7101 (Bus) Maple Bay, B.C. (See Lund) V9L 1M3 Otter Street Mclvor's Landing (See Ucluelet) Benedict Chiste 856~8135 26392 - 88 Avenue Pender Harbour (Hospital Bay, lrvines Landing R.R. #6 Madeira. Park, Whiskey. Slough) Langley, B.C. V3A 4P9 Alfons Jesberger 883-2438 Box 44 883-2234 (Bus) Norm Mclellan 534-6161 (Res) Madeira Park, B.C. (Fishing Co.) 271-22;33 (Bus} VON 2HO

McMillan Island Porpoise Bay

Mike Waska 888-8943 Larry Reardon 885-9320 (Res} Box 266 P.O. Box 952 885~2235 (Bus) Fort Langley, B.C. Sechelt, B.C. VOX 1JO VON 3AO

12 :l., I Port Clements Saltspring Island (Burgoyne Bay, Fulford, Ganges 'I ,j (Inner & Outer Harbour) Vesuvius Bay) I I Bryce (Barney) Barnewall 557-4334 1: James Stuar.t 537-5711 (Bus) .:·I Port Hardy P.O. Box 308 /1. Ganges, B.C. '' I' Harbour Manager 949-6332 VOS 1EO l l~ Port McNeill Secret Cove I'' I I Florence Annette 956-3997 Daniel Hull 885-5708 \ P.O. Box 728 R.R. #1 Brooks Road Port McNeill, 8.C. Halfmoon Bay, B.C. VON 2RO VON 1YO

Powell River Sointula

R.S. Peters 485-5244 Ed Gordon 973-6591 6910 Duncan Street Powell River, B.C. V8A 1V4 Sooke

Linda Young 642-3673 Qualicum Beach Box 752 642-4431 Sooke, B.C. Edward Irwin 752-9948 (Res) VOS 1NO Site 227 248-5051 (Bus) 10 Mason Trail Larry Sutherland 642-5231 (Bus) R.R. #2 (Fishing Co.) 478-5453 (Res) Parksville, B.C. VOA 2SO Squirrel Cove

Queen Charlotte City Ian Lake 935-6529 General Delivery Barbara Rich 559-4650 (Bus) Squirrel Cove, B.C. General Delivery VOP 1CO Queen Charlotte City, B.C. VOT 1SO Squitty Bay

Saltery Bay Diana Schroeder OP-841 Squitty Bay Donna Brown 487-4347 Lasqueti Island, B.C. R.R. #1 VOA 2JO Box 20 Pine Tree Place Stewart Powell River, B.C. V8A 4Z5 Harry Hanhart 636-2332 P.O. Box 254 -- Stewart, B.C. VOT 1WO

13 Stevenston (NHB) Whaler Bay

Art Wiebe 271-6808 (Bus) Bob George 539-2488 '(Res) 12280 - 1st Avenue 274-0627 (Res) Box 194 539-2611 (Store) Richmond, B.C. Galiano Island, B.C. V7E 3M2 VON 1PO

Assistant: 271-6808 (Bus) Whiskey Slough Patricia Westman 277-5671 (Res) '! (See Pender Harbour) Stuart Island White Rock Jamie Yavis Radio Telephone '­ Stuart Island Resort Campbell River Noel Saunders 531-0107 Stuart Island, B.C. Operator 15066 Victoria Avenue VOP 1VO White Rock, B.C. V4B 1G3 Totino (Armitage Point, 4th Street Boat Harbour, West Boat Harbour Wingen Lane) (See Ucluelet) Arthur Clark 725-3794 Box 43 Whonnock Tofino, B.C. Alex Landale 462-9962 Tsehum Harbour (Beacon Street, Brentwood Bay) 9730 - 268th Street R.R. #1 Allison Horton 569-656-6360 (Res) Whonnock, B.C. 10316 Resthaven Drive 569-656-3114 (Bus) VON 1SO Sidney, B.C. V8L 3H1 Wingen Lane Ucluelet (East Otter, West Boat Harbour) (See Tofino) Edward Parratt 726-7164 (Res) Box 910 726-4251 (Bus) Zeballos Ucluelet, B.C. VOR 3AO Robert Rocchio General Delivery Union Bay Zeballos, B.C. VOP 2AO (See Deep Bay)

Vesuvius Bay

(See Saltspring Island)

14 Economics and Statistics Branch

The Economics and Statistics Branch Commercial Salmon Fishery conducts planning studies on the economic and Sandy Fraser - Tel: 666-6187 social aspects of fisheries management and Michael Friedlaender - Tel: 666-2137 development projects,· programs and policies. In Commercial Herring Fishery addition, the branch is responsible for compilation I Doug MacDonald - Tel: 666-3361 \!•; of catch and production statistics. Commercial Groundfish and Shellfish Fisheries Branch publications (e.g. Annual Fisheries Statistics of British Columbia; Annual Summary of Alan Barber - Tel: 666-1876 British Columbia Catch Statistics; Weekly Fish Sport Fishing Marketing Report, etc.) can be obtained from: Bill Masse - Tel: 666-1369 Secretary, Economics and Statistics Branch Mary MacGregor - Tel: 666-1985 1090 West Pender Street Habitat Protection Vancouver, B.C. Mary Hobbs - Tel: 666-1864 V6E 2P1 Prqcessing Sector/Marketing Tel: 666-1985 Peter Leitz - Tel: 666-1876 I

I I The branch is under the direction of David Salmonid Enhancement Program Economic Reid. Advisor Tel: 666-3710 Rob Morley - Tel: 666-6679 Catch Statistics On the following specific topics, fishermen may wish to contact branch personnel directly. Rob Borkowsky - Tel: 666-2630 Margaret Walker - Tel: 666-3810

Information Branch

Information Branch provides a comprehen­ information on the resource and resource sive information program on the mandate and management. activities of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Other activities of the branch include preparation of speeches for senior officials, The branch plays a major role in responding to participation at fairs and exhibitions, develop­ enquiries from the general public, researchers, ment of slide shows to support staff in addressing teachers, students, anc;J client and special interest various audiences and the maintenance of a film groups. and slide show library for use by staff, schools and others. To provide information to the news media quickly and efficiently, press releases, press The branch is under the direction of: conferences and briefings, background documents, Kate Glover and press kits are used where appropriate. A/Chief 1090 West Pender Street Publications such as Fishermen's Newsletter Vancouver, B.C. and 8.C. Sport Fishing Guide are issued to inform V6E 2P1 commercial and sport fishermen about policy and r!'lgulation changes and to provide more general Tel: 666-1470

15 Support Services Branch l

The Support Services Branch provides the in­ Bob Smith nouse managerial services required to support Director regional operations. The branch is organized in Support Services Branch divisions which are responsible for administration, 1090 West Pender Street finance, computing, patrol and research ships and Vancouver, B.C. property management. V6E 2P1

For information concerning these subjects, Tel: 666-8539 contact:

Salmonid 'Enhancement Program

The federal-provincial Salmonid Enhance-:; SEP funds a major tagging and recovery ment Program (SEP) began in 1977 with the target program that is a key to the management of wild and of doubling the catch of Pacific salmonids to 300 enhanced stocks. SEP also conducts research into million pounds per year by the year 2000. The fish nutrition, disease and genetics. In addition, SEP objective ·of Phase I of the program, funded tor runs pilot projects in various areas that test new seven years with a total budget of $150 million enhancement techniques. Lake enrichment shows dollars, is to generate social and.economic benefits the most dramatic success of these new techniques. by an increase to the catch of 50 million pounds per Nutrients added to lakes that are used for juvenile year from enhancement techniques. sockeye rearing, can greatly increase sockeye Expected benefits from SEP include: smolt production from those lakes. .. increased national income; increased employment; regional development (especially in remote coastal Public involvement at several levels is one of communities); improved opportunities for native the unique features of SEP. More than ~.ooo people and resource and environmental preser­ volunteers throughout. .. B.C. are involved in vation. approximately 100 projects to enhance salmon ids in small streams. SEP maintains six community SEP aliocates its largest budget to the design, advisors stationed throughout the province who construction and operation of major enhancement ofter technical expertise and funding advice to production facilities. These include Capilano and those wishing to volunteer their time. Chilliwack on the lo~er mainland; Tlupana, Robertson. and Nitinat on the west coast of In addition, the Salmo.nid Enhancement Task Vancouver Island and little Qu~licum, Big Qual­ Group (SETG) acts as the primary public advisory_ icum, Punt!edge and Quinsam on the east coast of body tor the Minister's Salmonid Enhancement Vancouver Island. Those operating in the north Board. The board, made up of seven private citizens include' Snootlie Creek·, Kitimat and Pallant Creek appointed by the minister and five senior civil hatcheries and Pinkut and Fulton River spawning servants - three with the federal government and phannels-on the Babine system. two with the province - meets annually with SETG. SEP has contracts with eight Indian bands in SETG is composed of representatives from B.C. who construct and operate small hatchery commercial and recreational fishing, native people, facilities and carry out st~eam improvements. Two processors, consumers, tourism, chambers of native advisors who liaise with SEP and provide commerce, forestry, mining, Hydro and agriculture. further information for interested bands, can be The role of the representatives is to provide advice contacted through the Public Involvement Program on program direction, and they welcome comments at the address below. on SEP from the general public.

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The Salmon id Enhancement P,rogram is under Information on. any aspect of the Public the direction of: Involvement Program or SEP in general can be I obtained from: Dr. N. Ward Falkner Executive. Director James Boland Salmonid Enhancement Program Head, Public Involvement Program 1090 West Pender Street Salrnonid Enhancement Program Vancouver, B.C. · 1090 West Pender Street I( V6E 2P1 Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 Tel: 666-6285

i~ Tel: 666-8253 \

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Licensing Summary

Annual Personal Commercial Fishing Licence The deadline for renewal is May 31 of each year, except where noted on the Schedule of Licence Personal Commercial Fishing Licences, valid Fees that follows, but this does not mean the from January 1 to December 31 :and available previous year's licence is valid until May 31 of the throughout the year, must be picked up in person following year. from a Fisheries and Oceans office.. Two-area troll licence scheme New Registration Plates In an effort to reduce the chinook harvest in With the exception of packers, all commercial the Gulf of Georgia, troll gear vessels will opt to fish vessels will 'be issued new Commercial Fishing either in the Gulf or outside it when applying for Vessel registration plates in 1981 at a charge of $10. their 1981 salmon licence renewal. The area of The plates will be larger than previously, with a choice will be irreversible for the 1981 season, and different numbering sequence and will render the the success of the scheme will be assessed at the old Commercial Fishing Vessel plates obsolete: end of the year.

Vessel Licence Renewal Native Indian Licences

The DeP,artment of Fisheries and Oceans In a continued effort to maintain the traditional mails Vessel Licence Renewal forms to registered involvement of native Indians in the salmon fishery, owners of fishing vessels in advance of renewal the moratorium on the sale or upgrading of Indian dates. owned "A" vessels remains in effect.

Vessel owners who do not receive a licence Tidal Recreation Fishing Licence renewal application, may obtain . one from a.nY Fisheries and Oceans office in British Columbia. A tidal water sport fish licence will be instituted in 1981 for the harvest of all "fin fish". The licence Vessel licences are valid for operation only costs $5 for residents of Canada and $20 for non­ between January 1 and December 31 of each year. residents annually. Children 15 years of age and

17 under will be exempt. Short term licence fees are yet Further Information to be developed. For further information on registration or Transfer applications, change of ownership and licensing, contact your local Fisheries and Oceans appeal procedure office, ·or:

All applications to transfer commercial vessel Licence Section licences and to change ownership of vessels must 1090 West Pender Street be submitted on forms available at any Fisheries and Vancouver, B.C. Oceans office and directed to: V6E 2P1 ,, Licence Section Tel: 666-1566, or 666-8991 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1 Licensing is under the supervision of:

Where a fisherman's application for action Judy White related to his vessel licence fails to comply with the Tel: 666-3160 Licence Regulation~. he will receive a written reply and under the management of: of denial with an explanation of the rejection. If he wishes to pursue the matter, the fisherman may Bill Webber submit a letter outlining the reasons why his Tel: 666-2076 application should be exempt from the regulations, to: Vessel Licence Appeal Committee Special Licences and Permits 1090 West Pender Street ., Vancouver, B.C. Mariculture/ Aquaculture of Salmonids, . V6E 2P1 Marine Plants and Shellfish

If rejected, an appeal by letter may be directed Various licences or special permits are to the Pacific Region Licence Appeal Board required by federal and provincial government established by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. agencies involved in fisheries management, fish This board consists of four retired fishermen and health, leasing, etc. For detailed information ask for other retired fishery-related members who the booklet A Permit and Licence Guide for The investigate fishermen's appeals on the Minister's Prospective Aquaculturist available through the behalf. Marine Resources Branch of the B.C. Department of Address letters of appeal to: the Environment in Victoria. ,_ Chairperson Special Harvest or Experimental Permits Pacific Region Licence Appeal Board 1090 West Pender Street Special harvest or experimental permits are Vancouver, 8.C. required for many developing fisheries including - V6E 2P1 geoduck clams, mechanical clam harvesting, plankton, shrimp trawl in northern waters, goose Note: The Chairperson will not accept letters barnacles, marine plants and oysters. There is no of appeal from fishermen who have not first charge for these permits. Application for such mape their application by the appropriate permits can be made at the nearest Fisheries and forms to the Licence section and by letter of Oceans office. For details regarding the conditions appeal to the Vessel Licence Appeal Commit-, of permit issue, see the section on Other tee. Commercial Fisheries later in this guide.

18 Schedule of Licence Fees

Annual Personal Commercial Fishing Licence $ 10.00 Valid Jan 1 - Dec 31 Available throughout year

Registration Plates: r \ Issued at time of registration ...... $ 10.00 'l Available throughout t Issued as replacement ...... $ 10.00 . year !~ \ Annual licence tabs for: I I i Category A (Salmon), where vessel is:

(i) less than 30 feet in length · ...... $200.00

(ii) not less than 30 feet in length, but less than 15 tons ...... $400.00

(iii) not less than 15 tons ...... $800.00

Category ~-1 (Indian) (Salmon) ...... $. 20.00 Valid Jan 1 - Dec 31 Deadline for renewal May 31. Category B (Salmon) vessel $ 20.00

Category C (Groundfish by hook and line and crab, shrimp, prawn by trap; geoduck, octopus, eulachons, plankton, sea cucumber, sea urchins, smelts, sardines, squid and other species not covered by a restricted entry licence) · ...... : ...... $ 10.00

Category D (Packer) ...... : ...... $ 10.00

Category E (Abalone) ...... $200.00

Category H (Roe Herring), operating:

(i) roe herring gill net ...... $200.00 Valid Jan 1 - Dec 31 ·(ii) roe herring seine net $2,000.00 Deadline for renewal January 15

Category H-1 (Indian) (Roe Herring) ...... $ 10.00

. Category K (Sablefish) ,(Blackcod) ...... · $ 10.00 · 1 Valid Jan 1 - Dec 31 Deadline for 'renewal Category L (Halibut) ...... " ...... : ...... $ 10.00 May 31

19 Category S (Shrimp Trawl) ...... $ 10.00 Valid Jan 1 - Dec 31 Deadline for renewal Category T (Groundfish Trawl) ...... $ 10.00 l May 31 I Replacements for licence tabs lost or illegible: $ 10.00

Sport Fishing Licence: Resident of Canada (annual) ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · $ 5.00 l Valid Jan 1 - Dec 31 Available throughout Non-resident (annual) ...... $ 20.00 the year

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Advisory Groups

The following advisory groups' provide for a which shape the conduct and future of the fisheries. consultative process on. the various types of As management problems grow more complex, the fisheries which occur on the coast.- These groups importance of these groups becomes more play a very important role in ensuring industry's significant. Industry's involvement and participation in and sharing of important decisions· contributions are valued and appreciated.

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Pacific Region Fisheries Man.agement Advisory Council to the Minister of Fisheries. and Oceans. . .

This council advises the Minister on Minister's Council developing and keeping current policies and plans for long-term management of the resource, and Fisheries Association of, B.C.,. . provides practical fishing insights for dealing with a Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-op Association wide range of major fisheries management issues as Fishing yessel, Owners Assoc,iation pf B.C. they emerge. Pacific Trollers· Association · ' · Pacific Gillnetters Association ,, . Members are appointed for an indeterminate Pacific Coast Fishing Vessel Owners Guild period by the ie;spective organizations identified by B.C. Fishermen's Independent Co-op Association the Minister. These organizations are listed below: Prince R'upert Fishing Vessel Owners' Association Cooperative Fishermen's Guild Chairperson: Northern Trailers Association . Native Brotherhood of B.C. The Hon6urable Romeo LeBlanc Central Native Fishermen's Cooperative Minister of Fisheries and Oceans United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union Sportfish Advisory Board Deep Sea Trawlers Association of B.C.

20 Pacific Region Fisheries Manage0,1en.t.- Advisory ·• ~ Council

This council was established to provide advice Chairp~rso~: : ·.I • to the directpr general on long-term plann.lng and Public Regfon fisheries. management lss.u es and C. Wayne 'Shinners 1 policies. · · A/Director General, Pacific Region 1090 West Pender Street Members of the advisory council are Vancouver, B.C. nominated by the various groups of us_ers of the V6E 2P1 f.. fisheries resource. These groups are the same as those listed under the minister's council with the Tel: 666-6098 addition of the Marine Resources Branch of the Ministry of the Environment, Province of British Columbia.

Central Coast Advisory Committee

Representatives from the local fishermen's Chairperson: union and local native band councils advise on .. matters relating to fisheries in the central coast area. Tom Perry I AlArea Manager, North Coast Division Room 109 - 417 2nd Ave. West Prince Rupert, B.C. VBJ 1G8

Tel: 624-9137

Groundfish Advisory Committee

This committee is composed of individuals Chairperson: from both the fishing and processing sectors, chosen on the basis of individual expertise. The Ed Zyblut members are to function as an advisory committee Manager for all groundfish stocks and to provide non­ Offshore Division partisan advice on management strategies. 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

Tel: 666-3167

21 Herring Advisory Committee

This committee is established to provide a Chairperson: broad base of advice on the management of Pacific herring. Pre-fishing plans and past fishery results Don Wilson are reviewed annually for the Herring Roe and Food A/Direct6r,·Fieid Services Branch and Bait fisheries. 1090 West Pender Street · Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

Tef: 666-1751

Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Advisory Committee

This committee is made up of licence holders Chairperson: and a representative from industry who advise on the planning and development of the herring Paul Sprout spawn-on-kelp fishery. . Management Biologist Room 109 - 417 2nd Avenue West Prin~e Rupert, B.C. V8J '1G8

i:J Tel: 624-9137 '

Johnstone Strait Chum Advisory Committee

Fishermen on this committee represent Chairperson: themselves, primarily. They are appointed to voice the concerns of the seine and gillnet segments of Area Manager, South Coast and the Johnstone Strait fishery and the Fraser River Vancouver Island Division . _ . gillnet fleet. ' · · · · ·Rqom 204 ".60 Fror\t Street Nanaimo, B.C . The committee advises on chum salmor:1 .. V9R 5H7 management in Johnstone Strait and Fraser.River. Tei: 753-4181 (66~~1155. untiLpositiOIJ filJed)

22 Queen (:h,arlot(e. .Islands Advisory .Committee

·, This c~mmittee ... :which includes..r~present­ Cha!rperson: atives from resident vessel owners' groups and.the fishing, ir;idustry,. advises. on . all .,fisheries matters Tom.Perry relating to the Queen Charlotte Islands. A/Area Manager, North Coast Division. Room 109 - 417 2nd Avenue West

'' ·1. Prince Rupert, 8.C .. :.: _.;..-: V8J 1G8 .

.·' '\ . : ~ .te1: '524~~13?,

·'-, Skeena River Advisory~ Committe~

This committee, with representatives from Chairperson: ·: . . r. ··:. ~ provincial government, native ln.dian org~nizations and fishermen's associations, advises on the Tom Perry development and management of runs to the AlAr'ea Manager, North Coast Division 0 Skeena River. Room ·109 ~ 417 2nd.Ave. West Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1G8

Tel: 624-9137

Sport Fishing AdvisQry Board

The Sport Fishing Advisory Board is a 20- Chairperson: member group of representatives from various sectors of the sport fishery. The board advises on Colin Smith tidal and non-tidal sport fish management and 4125 Discovery Drive advises on the dissemination of information about . Campbell River, 8.C . these fisheries to the public. . V9W 4X6 . , . .

Tel: 287-3066

·23· International North Pacific Fisheries Commission ! 1 l. A convention between Canada, Japan and the study, analysis and exchange of scieniific 1 United States was signed in Tokyo, May9, 1952. The information relating to the · stocks of n6n­ convention area was the waters of the North Pacific anadromous species of the convention area. I Ocean Including the adjacent seas. The commission, composed of four members The annex to the convention listed sto"cks of appointed by each of the three countries, meets at fish frpm which Japan and, in one case, Canada least once a year. The commission's headquarters agreed to abstain from fishing provided the fish are on the University of British Columbia campJs in stocks were fully utilized, managed and under Vancouver, British Columbia. I scientific study by the other country(ies). The species listed were halibut, herring and salmon in Current Canadian Commissioners: I specified areas. I . H.D. Johnston, Department of Fisheries/land· Following the declaration of the 200 mile Oceans fishing zones by Canada and the United States in J.A. Garcia, Bamfield, B.C. 1977, the convention was renegotiated. It' was· D.F. Miller, Vancouver, B.C. amended by a protocol signed in Tokyo, April 25, F.Z. Florian, Prince Rupert, B.C. _1 1978 and the annex to the amended convention lists · •I areas and starting. times, inside and outs'ide the Contact: United States Fishery Cons€1rvatipn Zone for the conduct of salmon fishing operations by Japan Dr. Kazuq Shima in the waters of the convention area west of175° E. Executive Director longitude. The annex also provides for . joint International North Pacific Fisheries \ research by Japan and the United States on the Commission ' effect of the Japanese salmon fishery on marine 6640 Northwest Marine Drive mammal populations. ' Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1X2 The International North Pacific Fishery Commission (INPFC) provides a forum for Tel: 228C1128 cooperation among the contracting parties for the

International Pacific. Halibut Commission

A convention between Canada and the United mandate include: the study of the life history of States of America for the preservation of the halibut halibut; the effect of gear; the establishment of fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering regulatory areas and catch quotas, and the Sea provides for the establishment and collection of catch statistics. maintenance of the International Pacific Halibut '- Commission (IPHC). Six commissioners are appointed to oversee the activities of the commission, three from Canada The IPHC is charged with developing and and three from the United States. maintaining halibut stocks at a level which will provide the maximum sustainable yield. Functions which the commission performs in carrying out this

24 Canadian Commissioners: Contact:

Michael Hunter - Chairperson Donald A. McGaughran i · Peter C. Wallin Director, International Pacific Don Mcleod Halibut Commission j P.O. Box 5009 A director supervises the scientific staff which University Station collects and analyzes the biological data needed to Seattle manage the halibut fishery. The commissioners Wa. 98105 annually review the regulatory proposals made by U.S.A. the scientific staff and consider proposals from industry and the conference board that represents Tel: (206) 634-1838 vessel owners and fishermen. The regulatory measures adopted by the commission are submitted to the two governments for approval and implementation.

International ·Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission

A treaty was ratified in 1937 between Canada Six commissioners are appointed - three by and the United States for the protection, the government of Canada and three by the preservation and extension of the sockeye salmon government of the United States. fisheries of the Fraser River system. A protocol, signed in 1956, added pink salmon to the treaty. Canadian Commissioners:

The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries C. Wayne Shinners Commission is responsible for the conservation bf Alvin Dixon the sockeye and pink salmon of the Fraser River One appointment pending. including the management, from June until the fall, of Canadian and U.S. salmon fisheries in a Contact: convention area that includes the Fraser River, the U.S. and Canadian portions of the Southern Strait of ·A.C. (Al) Cooper Georgia and Juan de Fuca Strait, and the high seas Director westward of the west coasts of Canada and the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries United States between 48 and 49 degrees north Commission latitude. The commission is required to divide the P.O. Box 30 allowable catch of the two species equally between New Westminster, B.C. the fishermen of the two countries. V3L 4X9

Tel: 521-3771

25 Fishery Management Plans - Introduction ; shellfish, for contamination or nigh levels of ASP Management Pia~. Outlines. (paralytic shellfish poisoning). This is done throiligh The department has· prepared the following public notices which are widely distribJted management plan outlines so that fishermen know thro_ughoyt Jhe indU$try apd, _displayed in ~ost at the earliest possible date th.e general manner in offi'c.es-_ ~~d .?th er pu~I i~ :~r~as.,. ~c;ical offices ofl the dep·~rtrT1e11t should .be_ contacted for the latest which each fishery will be managed .in the 1 approaching year. informat[on, As Well, t)l~ department's Qperations Cerifre mail')ti;tins a service of region-wipe man~ge- men't plan updatin_g._ .. ' ': . It should be noted Jtiat eac~ summary is . ' - ~ presented only as a general proposal. The details of Lic~ns!n~ f4eq~i~emerits the summaries should not be interpreted as final; - - . : . . ' ~ - l nor are they complete in all respects. As further . I information becomes available, such as stock As ma~'y of the fisherie~'ih th~ follo~ing d~i~s .· ~ssessments and economic factors, the fishing have limited entry or require speci'al permit/ ttie · plans may be altered without notice. Licensing Summary in this guide should be nbted.

Management Plan Implementation . ;is , . ;h;· The director general, or in some cases, a .~~lg::~~~:~:,·:~::~,: sh~~~:,firsi .J fishery officer, may open or close ~reas (or portions approxim~t~ metric or .imp~(ia' coi:!Yers.ion follows of areaq) for conservation purposes, or:in the case of in p,arenth~sis fo.~ info~matiO!;]'.PUrppse~ only. .!: ,; /

i. ·.•· ,. .. :· ··~ Salmon Expectations'·and Proposed F,ishing· -· ' ~-- .

pa~: f:~owing salmon expectations. ~nd The • followin~ information ·• cl~:ifiJ and proposed fishing patterns are· designed to assist highlights·some ..of.the changes introduced ih 1981' I fishermen and the fishing industry plan· the 1981 and explains· the general principles of fishery ( season's qperations. · . management as outlined in the,-proposed :fishing· r .. : · patterns; · ~- These expectations have been> based on . ·.. " . . . , •. ~- .:.~, . .. I " •. '. recorded spawning escapements in cycle .years, lnterpreting~the Expectations and Proposed Filshing ,· ·-. water flows, weather and environmentahconditions, Patterns · ·1 and observations of fry survival in the spring following the brood years. Details of. regulatory 1. The expectations and proposed fishing 1 controls are subject to revision as the season patterns are proposals only, based on the best progresses, dependent on the strength of the runs. possible information available at the time of publication. All sections are subject to thange Adjustment of ·Weekly opening times and without notice. / fishing periods will be considered to ensure , harvesting and processing are consistent with good 2. The expectations and fishing patter~s refer management practices. only to the commercial salmon fisher~. Sport

I 26. fishery controls are outlined in the publication 5. Interception fisheries on-passing stocks will be 1981 British Columbia Tidal Waters Sport restricted to no more than two days per week Fishing Guide, published by the Department of and may be reduced or closed if chinooks are Fisheries and Oceans. the target species. [ 3. "Expected Escapement" is the estimate of the 6. After April 15, 1981, large mesh gill net fisheries I actual number of fish expected to reach the directed on chi nook salmon will be restricted to 'spawning grounds. "Optimum Escapement" is no more than two days per week where such the estimate of the optimum, or desired, fisheries are permitted. number of fish that the spawning grounds could ideally support. 7. In view of the depleted state of natural chi nook stocks, additional controls have been It should be noted that in t~ose areas where the introduced into the proposed fishing patterns catch is primarily of passing or non-local for 1981. It may be necessary'to impose fishery stocks, the escapement figures cannot be restrictions additional to those indicated in the related to the actual catch. proposed fishing pattern. 4. All dates used in the proposed fishing patterns 8. The fall bunt mesh in purse seines will be a are inclusive. minimum of 100 mm (4 inches) measured from inside one knot to inside the knot diagonally 5. "UFN" means "until further notice". opposite. Mesh size less than this will not be acceptable after September 1, 1981. Salmon 6. Note that when weights or measures are shown, purse seine fishermen are also requested to the legal measure is shown first; the figure that relax the pressure on the bunt for several follows in brackets is the approximate metric or minutes prior to landing the catch or retrieving ,1- imperial conversion as applicable, and is the bunt. This will help the escape of juvenile 'supplied for information purposes only. For salmon, otherwise trapped in the meshes. example, the fall bunt measure is shown as 100 mm (4 inches). 100 mm is the legal limit, 4 9. Following promulgation of the appropriate inches is the approximate conversion. legislation, the department will re-examine various stocks and areas with a view to opening Basic Principles of the Expectations and Proposed specific areas for specific gear. It is anticipated Fishing Patterns that openings would only occur in areas that can not support the pressure.of the entire fleet, 1. Net openings commence at 1800 hours on or where other conservation concerns may Sunday of the week specified, unless otherwise apply, but where small surpluses are present. noted. 10. Some changes to the proposed fishing patterns 2. Trolling commences seven days a week at may apply after consultation with advisory midnight April 15, unless otherwise noted. groups.

3. Whenever possible, a minimum of 24 hours notice will be given; more notice whenever New Regulations for the Troll Fishery practical. New regulations for the management of the, 4. During periods of extended closure, stock troll fishery will be introduced for conservation assessment by test fishing, for example, will purposes and to assist in the orderly harvest of the continue to ensure that fishing opportunities resource. are not lost.

27 Two-Area Troll Licensing - retention of pink .salmon is limited to 25 percent of the chi nook and coho on board pridr to I l. · A,, Wo,, licence holders must elect to fish either July 31 or as otherwise announced;· / -~I inside or outside the Gulf of Georgia. This election - trolling closes on September 30, 1981; ; is irreversible in 1981. Those electing to fish the - Area 21 Swiftsure Bank closes for trolling inside ·area will not be permitted-to utilize nets of any April 15 - July 1 for the conservation of juv~nile kind in the Gulf. All licensed troliers on the coast Chinook· · ··· · I may fish in the "overlap': are·a in the Johnstone Strait - Area 23 South Bank closes for trolling April and the Queen Charlotte Strait; using whatever gear 15 - July 1 for the conservation of juvenile chinlook; they are licensed for, subject to the conditions of ~ barbless hooks will be required trorr1 the applicable openings. ,S_ee t~e following chart for a Opening Of the Chinook season until July 1 except description of the fro!I ar'eas. · · on 150 mm (6 inch) or larger plugs; J - treble hooks will not be permitted from the Other Regulations:. opening of the chinook season until July 1. /

- trolling for chinoq~· on ·a seven 'day per week The adoption of some of these .regulatidns is basis commences at midnight April 15 unless subject to the outcome of admi11istrktive otherwise noted; consultations between Canada and U.S. officikls in · -' troliing.'for~'.coho ~pens .9r:i 'a .seven day per lateJanuary1981. ' week ·basis effective midnigh:j July 1 unless o!herwise nqted; · '

FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON AREAS ETC, CONSULT THE REGULATIONS OR CONTACT A LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANSOFF!CE,

LOCAL CLOSED AREAS ARE NOT DEPICTED ON .THIS MAP._ INSIDE-OUTSIDE TROLL AREAS

LEGEND:

INSIDE SALMON TROLL AREA • 0 GREY AREA• OUTSIDE SALMON • TROLL AREA 28 ....,;? -- - -~-

Salmon Expectations and Proposed Fishing Patterns

AREA 1 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS (NORTH) ~ ,. , ,, • , . I .

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1977) 39,000 28,000 30,000 55,000 No anticipated openings. 1 O year average 41,000 1 O year average 26,000

Coho (1977.) 100,000 55,ooo 65,000 150,000 No anticipated. openings. 1 O year average 194,000 1 O year average 57,000

Pink (1979) 240,000 ,. 3,100 10,000 30,000 Off cycle year. 5 cycle average 57,000 5 cycle average 4,400

Chum (1977) 6,200 59,000 65,000 85,000 No anticip?ted openings. 1 O year average 24,000 1 O year average 43,000

Chinook (1977) 53,000 800 1,200 5,000 No anticipated openings.

I\) 1 O year average 69,000 1 O year average 800 ,. '

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION.

Apr 15 - UFN Naden Harbour, Masset Inlet and Masset Sound c"iosed to fishing for conservat_ion of local.sockeye and chinook. Jun 14 - Aug 23 Open to net fishing 2 days l?E'lr w.eek. . Aug 23 - UFN Closed to net fishing for conservation of pink stocks ...

AREA 2W WEST COAST QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Pink Off cycle year.

Chum (1977) 19,000 50,000 75,000 200,000 Returns not expected to meet (1978) 12,000 38,000 escapement requirement. 1O . year average. 62,000 1 O year average 51,000 Fall fishery improbable. PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Feb .1 - Apr 14 Closed to fishing for conservation of juvenile chinook and coho. Jun 14 - Aug 23 Open to net fishing 2 days per week in Rennell Sound and Kano Inlet. Aug 23 -UFN Closed to net fishing for conservation of chum stocks.

AREA 2E EAST COAST QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976) 2,300* 11,000 20,000 30,000 No openings anticipated. (1977) 1,300* 10,000 10 year average 12,000 c.> Coho (1977) 48,000 38,000 Escapement figures unavailable; 0 _ (37,000 troll caught) present estimates are considered (1978) 153,000 60,000 unreliable. (144,000 troll caught) 10 year average 46,000

Pink (1979) 26,000 18,000 Off cycle year. (all troll) 5 cycle average 22,000

Chum (1976) 48,000 144,000 Strong returns expected to (1977) 171,000 161,00p 225,000 400,000 Skidegate Inlet. Weak returns (1978) 116,000 210,000 expected elsewhere. 1 O year average 158,000

*non-local stocks

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERNS

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Sep6~Seip-7------Antiaipated-24-houLop.enlng_f.oL.ne.t.Jisbing. in. Skidegate Inlet. Sep 13 - Oct 6 Open to net fishing 2 days per week in Skidegate Inlet. - -- Oct 7 - Balance Ciosed to net fishing for conservation of chum stocks. .c--- I ------=---~-=-- -- ::::: ---:.---"'? "" -- •--'Q._ -----~.-----

AREA 3 NASS RIVER

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1976) 165,000 142,000 220,000 250,000 Slightly above average return (1977) 502,000 401,000 220,000 expected. 1 O year average 209,000 10 year average 201,000

Coho (1978) 134,000 35,000 30,000 45,000 Near average return expected. 1O year average 74,000 10 year average 28,000 Severe flooding in brood year may reduce total return.

Pink (1979) 228,000 49,000 150'.000 200,000 Poor return expected based on 5 cycle average 489,000 5 cycle average 106,000 escapement. Restricted fishing times to be expected in August.

Chum (1977) 288,000 54,000 75,000 90,000 Average return expected. 10 year average 162,000 10 year average 59,000

Chinook (1976) 16,000 5,800 20,000 30,000 Poor. Maximum protection __..(,.) (1977) 24,000 16,000 required. 1 O year average 27,000 1O year average 11,000

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

May 3 - UFN Closed to trolling inside Whitly Point boundary (west of boundary remains open to trolling). Jun 14 - UFN 3Y and 3Z open 2 days per week to net fishing inside a line from Maskelyne Island to Pointer Rocks to Whitly Point then true north to the International Boundary. Observatory Inlet open. - maximum mesh size for gillnets is 5 3/8 inches (136 mm) until 1800 hours Sunday June 28. - trolling restricted to net fishing times inside Whitly Point boundary. _ - seiners must take care to observe 1.4 kg (3 lb) minimum size limit on Chinook. Work Channel, Khutzeymateen Inlet, Steamer Passage and Nasoga Gulf closed to fishing for remainder of the year. Jun 28 Portland Canal open to Engineers Point for all gear. July (month) Expect restricted fishing times for pink conservation. AREA4 LOWER SKEENA

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976) 652,000 583,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Above average return expected (1977) 859,000 943,000 (approximately 1.9 million). 1 O year average 840,000 10 year average 785,000

Coho (1978) 74,000 50,000 40,000 100,000 Weak return expected. 1O year average 79,000. 1 O year average 50,000

Pink (1979) 650,000 510,000 750,000 1,000,000 Very poor. Very restricted 5 cycle average_ 806,000 5 cycle average 1 ;124,000 fishing in August.

Chum (1977) 67,000 9,500 12,000 50,000 Poor return expected. 1 O year average 56,000 1 O year average 13,000

Chinook. (1976) 28,000 15,000 30,000 50,000 Poor return expected. (1977) 24,000 28,000 1 O year average 32,000 1 O year average 23,000 w l\J PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Open to trolling in sub-areas 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3 only. Jul 5 - mid-Aug Open to gillnets - maximum mesh size 5 3/8 inches (136 mm). Open to trolling in 4-4 and 4-5 during net times only. Jul5 Anticipated 3-day gillnet opening, (split opening consisting of 2 days open, 1 day closed then 1 day open. Jul 12 Anticipated 4-day gillnet opening. - - Jul 19 Anticipated 4-day net opening, seines to be permitted in 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4, this week only. Jul 26 Anticipated 3-day gillnet opening. · · Aug 2 - UFN Closed for conservation of Skeena pink stocks.

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AREAS GRENVILLE/PRINCIPE

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976) '19,000 19,000 35,000 75,000 Below average return due to (1977) '-29,000 11,000 poor 1976 and 1977 seeding. 5 year average• ·26,000 5 year average• 25,000

Coho (1978) 29,000 19,000 35,000 35,000 Below average returns expected 5 year average• 20,000 5 year average• 23,000 due to light seedings on west coast of Banks Island and Principe Channel in brood year.

Pink (1979) 106,000 •' 42,000 110,000 275,000 Below average return expected 5 cycle average 263,000 ·5 cycle average 108,000 due to poor seeding in 1979 (less than half of average).

Chum (1977) 32,000 32,000 35,000 35,000 Above average returns to west 5 year average\ 26,000 5 year average• 18,000 coast Banks Island streams.

• Average catches are only given for past 5 years as previous (1972 and back) include Wright-Lewis-Squally.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - Sep 20 Open to trolling, regular stream boundaries in effect. September 20 closure for coho protection. Jun 21 - Aug 23 Opeh t1.:>net fishing 2 days 'per week in 5-1, 5-2 and 5-4. Petrel Channel closed south of Strouts Point. No mesh restriction. August 23 closure for protection of pink stocks. Jul 19 - UFN Sub-areas 5-1 and 5-2 will come under regulation of Skeena River Salmon Management Committee until such time as Area 5 pink stocks become predominant. Sep 6 Anticipated opening to net fishing for 24 hours depending on strength of west coast Banks Island chum stocks. Sep 13 Closed to net fishing. Full season Grenville Channel, Union Pass, Ala Pass and Porcher Inlet will be closed to net fishing. AREA& BUTE DALE

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976) 15,000 13,000 20,000 35,000 Below average returns expected (1977) 33,000 24,000 due mainly to light seeding 10 year average 56,000 1O year average 23,000 and floods in 1976 brood year.

Coho (1978) 104,000 38,000 . 50;000 85,000 Light returns expected due to (73,000 net light escapement and flooding 31,000 troll) in 1978. 1O year average 95,000 1 O year average 50,000.

Pink (1979) 732,000 489,000 500,000 1,000,000 Early Kitimat and other large 5 cycle average 368,000 5 cycle average 310,000 rivers expected very light. Mid-season runs to lower Douglas Channel streams and late runs to outside streams expected strong.

Chum (1977) 55,000 84,000 150,000 350,000 Very light returns due to light c..:> 1O year average 153,000 1O year average 151,000 escapement and flooding in - .,!>. brood year.

Chinook (1976) 19,000 7,000 7,000 25,000 Light return expected to local (4,500 net streams although some benefit to 14,500 troll) Kitimat River from hatchery (1977) 17,500 fish. (3,s·oo net 14,000 troll) 1O year average 15,000 1O year average 11,000

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Gardner Canal, Douglas Channel, Klekane Inlet, Aaltanhash Inlet, Khutze Inlet, Green Inlet, Racey Inlet and Chapple Inlet closed to all fishing. May11"Jul11 Closed to all fishing except open to trolling 7 days per week southerly of a line from Lombard Point on Aristazabal Island to a boundary marker on Price Island true east of Luard Shoal light, westerly of Aristazabal and Rennisbn Islands arid in that portion of Caamano Sound bounded by a line commencin·g at B~ker Point on Aristazabal Island to McPhee Point on Princess Royal Island then to Oswald Point on Rennison Island and then true west to the surfline. Jul .12 - UFN Open to net fishing 1 day per week in open portions of Area 6. No mesh restrictions. Closed to all fishing south of a line projected true east and west through Luard Shoal light. ------~-~

Jul 12 - UFN Trolling restricted to net times and areas except permitted 7 days per week in waters southerly of a line from Lombard Point on Aristazabal Island to a boundary marker on Price Island true east of Luard Shoal light, westerly of Aristazabal and Rennison Islands and in that portion of Caamano Sound bounded by a line commencing at Baker Point on Aristazabal Island to McPhee Point on Princess Royal Island to Oswald Point on Rennison Island then true west to the surfline. Notice: In the event chum runs are extremely light and pink runs are of such strength that a problem of harvesting pinks without overfishing chums should arise, it may be necessary to implement additional conservation measures for chums. (e.g. 5 inch (127 mm) maximum mesh for gillnets and/or requiring seines to release chums).

AREA 7 BELLA BELLA

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES. CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1976) 55,000 5,300 10,000 20,000 Below average returns expected. (1977) 45,000 7,600 10 year average 49,000 1O year average 8,800

(..) 01 Coho (1978) 106,000 8,600 10,000 20,000 Return comparable to brood year 10 year average 145,000 1O year average 8,700 expected.

Pink (1979) 607,000 441,000 350,000 350,000 Above average returns expected. 5 cycle average 359,000 5 cycle average 273,000

Chum (1977) 77,000 156,000 200,000 350,000 Very low returns expected due to 1O year average 445,000 1O year average 213,000 poor escapement in 1977.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Trolling times and places coincide with net fishing times and places, when net fishing is open. - Apr 15 - Jun 14 Open to trolling only in Milbanke Sound and Seaforth Channel proper, 7 days per week (boundary will be at Dryad Point and Hunter Channel boundary will be at Soulsby Point to Hunter Island opposite). Jun 14 - UFN Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a straight line between Day Point and Cape Swaine and seaward of a line at the bottom of Hunter Channel from Sou Isby Point to Hunter Island opposite and Raymond Pass seaward of a line from Hochstader Basin and Stryker Island opposite. Jul 12 - Aug 16 Open to net fishing 1 day per week in Milbanke Sound and in Seaforth Channel proper inward to Dryad Point­ Dumas Point and in Finlayson Channel south of Schofield Point. (fishing times in Nalau Passage and Edward Channel will coincide with net times in Area 8). No mesh restrictions. Jul 26 - UFN Finlayson Channel top boundary moved north to Boat Bluff. AREAB BELLA COOLA

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE ¥EAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED . OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1976) . 203,000 67,000 . 80,000 100,000 _Below average returns expected· (1977) 88,000 46,000 due to low escapement in 1976. 1 O year average '152,000 1 O year average 69,000 Some additional conservation measures may be·necessary depending on fleet size.

Coho (1978) 37,000 41,000 60,000 75,000 Below average returns expected 1 O year ·average 44,000 1 O year average 46,000 due to low escapement in brood year. No fall fishery expected.

Pink · p979) 687,000 1,123,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 Moderate fishery on Atnarko pirik 5 cycle average 193,000 5 cycle average 442,000 expected and, although the run is improving, some protection is still required (see Proposed Fishing Pattern). Minor fishery only on Koeye River pink due to (,) moderate escapement in 1979. <»

Chum (1977) 80,000 123;000 150,000 200,000 Due to declining escapement in the 1 a.year average 192,000 1 O year average 134,000 past decade, only incidental fishery in conjunction with pink is expected.

Chinook (1976) 16,000 28,000 30,000 .. -35,000 Fair return expected producing (7,200*) a good fishery. (1977) 14,000 34,000 (5,500*) 1 O year average 12~500 1O year average 22,000 (6,200*)

*Up to July 31.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN '·,'

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Kwatna Inlet closed to fishing. Apr 15 Trolling times and places to coincide with net fishing times and places except that trolling will be permitted 7 days per week seaward of a line from the southern tip of Sterling Island to Odium.Point on Odium Island then to the

• western point of Starfish ,Island then true south to Calvert Island then along the western shore of Calvert Island to Herbert Point. NOTE: Net fishing prohibited seaward of this line for entire season. May 3 Open to gill nets 1 day per week. Minimum mesh size 8 inches (203 mm). Bella Cool a GillnetArea top boundary will be at Loiyentsi Point to Tallheo Point (10 Mile) to prevent heavy losses to seals. Dean Channel top boundary will be at Engerbrightson Point. Jul 5 - Balance Closed to all fishing in lower portion of Burke and Dean Channels. Jul 5 - UFN Gillnet mesh restriction to be resdnded. Gillnet fishing open 1 day per week. Dean Channel Gillnet Area top boundary to be at Engerbrightson Point and the Bella Cool a Gill net Area top boundary to be at Tallheo Carinery. Jul 5 - Jul 26 That portion of Salmon Purse Seine Area 8 southerly of a line from Koeye Point to Bayly Point closed to all fishing. Jul 12 - UFN Open to seines 1 day per week in the open portion of Area 8. - Jul 15 - Sep 1 Kildidt Sound closed to all salmon fishing south of Hunter Island to Sterling Island to North Pointers to Airacobra Rock to Bler)heim Island to Triquet Island to Breadner·Point on Spider Island to Superstition Point on Hunter Island. Jul 26 - UFN Top boundary of Bella Coola Gill net Area will be at Loiyensti Point to a boundary marker approximately 1 mile southeasterly of Menzies Point. . Aug 9 - UFN The Koeye triangular boundary will be in effect, Uganada Point to Kelpie Point to Widbey Point.

AREA 9

(,) RIVERS INLET --.i CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1976) 675,000 325,000 350,000 1,000,000 Very low returns due to low (1977) 682,000 250,000 brood year escapements. No 1 O year average 515,000 1 O year average 420,000. fishery anticipated.

Coho (1978) 19,000 net 5,700 6,000 40,000 Averf!ge return expected. 16,000 troll 35,000 1 O year average 30,000 net 1 O year average 6,000 12,000 troll 42,000

Pink (1979) 29,000 46,000 45,000 225,000 Average return expected. With 5 cycle average 81,000 5 cycle average 42,000 weakness of this cycle and poor chum expectations, no fishery is anticipated.

Chum (1977) 43,000 9,800 15,000 75,000 Below. average return expected 1 O year average 45,000 1 O ye.ar average 23,000 due to lo.w brood year escapement. No fishery anticipated. Chinook (1976) 26,000 2,000 3,500 7,500 Below average return expected (1977) 36,000 2,300 due to low escapements in brood 1 O year average 16,000 1 O year average 2,600 year and flooding in 1976. ~ Additional conservation measures may be necessary.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - Jul 5 Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a line from Cranston Point to Dugout Rock light to Clark Point on Calvert Island. Jul 5 - Jul 26 Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a line from Clark Point on Calvert Island to Secretary Point on Hope Island. Ju].;26 - UFN Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a line from Cranston Pointto Dugout Rock Light to Clark Point on Calvert Island. All season No net fishery anticipated due to generalJy poor returns.

AREA ~O SMITH INLET

VJ ex>· CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976) 85,000 61,000 120,000 200,000 There may be a small surplus (1977) 46,000 129,000 of 4 year olds. Restricted 10 year average 128,000 1 O year average 91,000 fishery possible.

Coho (1978) 8,000 net 800 t,500 5,qoo Low returns expected. No fishery 15,000 troll anticipated. 23,000 1 O year average 12,000 net 10 year average 1,200 14,000 troll 26,000

Pink (1977) 14,000 21,000 25,000 35,000 Average return.expected. Very limite_<;l 5 cycle average .10,000 5 cycle average 1,7,000 fishery may 9e possible.

Chum (1977) 14,000 43,000 35,000 40,000 Above average return expect.ed. A 10 year average 24,000 1 O year average 29;000 limited fishery may be possible.

Chinook (1976) 12,000 1,100 1,500 2,000 Average or below average· return (1977) 5,000 1, 100 is expected due to 1976 flooding. 10 year average 8,000 10 year average 700 No directed fishery. -;- --::::------:~-- -. -- -.J,.- ---., _ __, -...... ----

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN·

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - Jul 5 Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a line from Extended Point to Ann Island to Table Island to Milthorp Point. Jul 5 - Jul 26 Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a line from Clark Point on Calvert Island to Secretary Point on Hope Island. Inside this line, trolling open during net times and places only. Mid-Jul A restricted sockeye fishery may take place if there are indications of a surplus of Docee River/Long Lake stocks. Jul 27 - UFN Open to trolling 7 days per week seaward of a line from Extended Point to Ann Island to Table Island to Milthorp Point. Inside this line, trolling open during net times and places only. J;:arly.,August A limited chum gillnet fishery may take place in early August if stocks warrant.

AREA 11 SEYMOUR/BELIZE w co CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Coho (1978) 150,000 1,700 7,500 25,000. Brood year escapement lowest 1 O year average 114,000 1 O year average 3,600 on record. No local fishery expected.

Chum (1977) 13,000 90,000 1:25,000 125,000 Cycle year escapements good.· (1978) 34,000 Average return. 1 O year average 12,000 1 O year average 121,000

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - l.JFN Mainland Inlets closed to all fishing. Apr 15 - Jul 18 Clo'sed to net fishing. Jul 5 - UFN Trolling closed inside of Clark Point to Secretary Point line. Ju119 - Aug 8 GillneUishing as per Are_a 12. Trolling permitted inside Clark Point to Secretary.Point during net times and areas _only. Mainland Inlets remain closed to all fishing. Aug 9 - Sep 7 Fishing permitted 1 day per week from 1800 hours Sunday until 1800 hours Monday inside the mainland inlets. Seymour Inlet open to Eclipse Narrows. The First Narrows will be closed by the regular box boundary. Belize l.nlet open to Allison Sound. Mereworth Sound will remain closed. /,_

AREA12 ALERT BAY/PORT HARDY - JOHNSTO,l\!E.STRAITS ' .. ' , CY.CLE VEA~. 1~81 ESCAPEMENT ,- SPECIES CYCLE VEAR .CATCH '. ESCAPEMENT EXP~CTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS·

•' ~' Sockeye '(1976) ,-, 484;000'. •• I, 50,000 66,000 150,000 No fishery anticipated on local (1977) '443,000' · 23,ooo stocks. 1 O year average 763,000 10 year average 73,000

Coho (1978) 179,000 28,000 84,000 200,000 Below average return expected. .. ,. -.. "10 year average . 190,000 10 year average 59,000 Special conservation measures will be required. Pink (1979)'' . 1,766,000: -.:, 210',000'. 700,000 1,400,000 Below optimum return expected 5 cycle average 1,581,000 5 cycle average 735,000 for all systems. Local streams ". will require special protection.

Chum (1977) 122,000 70,000 150,000 300,000 Below optimum return expected 1 o year average 585,000 10 year average 124;000 for all s·ystems. Local streams '. will' require special protection: Proposed fishing patterns will be announcecj subsequent to ·- '. '·;::..' ... -. .:.,.-.: '.; ... : •" meetings with the Johnstone 0 """ Strait Advi$ory Committee in ,v\"' September, 1981. It is anticipated the return is sufficient to provide only escapement requirements and possibly very specific, limited fisheries.

Chinook (1976) 73,000 15,000 20,000 40,000 Minimal return anticipated. (1977) 72,000 9,000 Extreme conservation measures 1 O year average 53,000 1 O year average 12,000 to be imposed.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN ·!.;;

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EFFECTIVE .DATE ACTION - '·''' ~,' - -:· ' ' . I ~ {', . ·· .... '.•

'7: ' I ··.' .I • t' . :~1. - I!_ '' Apr 15 - Jun 13 Tr.oiling_ permitted 7 days per.week. Mainland,lnle_ti; closed to fishing. · Jun 14 - UFN N.ormal ·stream _boundaries in effect. Mainland. Inlets,. Growler Cove and Parson Bay clo~ecl to all fishing. Jun 14 - Jun 27 Opel) for seines from 1800 hours Sunday until 1800 hours Tuesday and for gill nets from 1800 hours Sunday until 0600 hours Wednesday.-Possible spot-closures.,to protect grilse .. Jun 28 - Aug 23 Open to trolling except as noted below. Non-retention of sockeye, pink and chum except during net fishing times. ~nd areas. Closed north of Blinkhorn except during net fishing times and areas until further notice except that trolling will be permitted inside a boundary from Aylmer Point to Castle Point to Greeting Point to Westacott Point (Deserters Group). Mainland inlets remain closed. ,.. - ,..;::· ... -

Jun 28 - Jul 1 Net fishing times unchanged. Queen Charlotte Strait north of a line from Malcolm Point to Boyles Point closed to protect Nimpkish sockeye. Mainland inlets remain closed. Extended Nimpkish boundary in effect. Jul 5 - Jul 25 Net fishing times unchanged. Queen Charlotte Strait closed north and west of a line from Blinkhorh Peninsula light to a boundary sign opposite on Hanson Island then along Hanson Island to a boundary at the entrance of Blackney Pass. then to Cracroft P_oint light to protect Nimkish sockeye. Mainland inlets remain closed. Jul 13 - UFN Adams River box boundary in effect. . Jul 26 - Jul 29 Net fishing times unchanged. Queen Charlotte Strait and Johnstone Strait open except closed i.nside a line from Boyles Point to Malcolm Point then along Malcolm Island to Donegal Head then to a boundary sign on the south side of Swanson Island near Freshwater Bay to a boundary sign on Harbledown Island at the north side of Parson Bay to protect mainland pink stocks. Mainland inlets remain closed. Jul 26 - UFN Extended Nimkish and Cluxewe River boundaries in effect (False Head to Pultney Point and Donegal Head to Blinkhorn Peninsula Light). Goletas Channel closed from Cape Sutil to Mexicana Point to Heath .Point to a boundary sign on a point opposite on Nigel Island to Boxer Point to Doyle Island to Daphne Point. Extended Keogh River boundary in effect. Aug 2 - Aug 6 Net fishing times unchanged. Queen Charlotte Strait closed north and west of a line from Donegal Head to Bold · Head to a boundary sign on the south side of Swanson Island near Freshwater· Bay to a boundary sign on Harbledown Island at the north side of Parson Bay to protect study area pink. Mainland Inlets remain closed. Aug 9 - Aug 22 Closed to net fishing to conserve study area pink. Aug 23'_:Sep 19 Net fishing permitted each week for seines from 1800 hours Sunday to 1800 hours Tuesday and for gillnets from 1800 hours Sunday to 0600 hours Wednesday. Trolling permitted 7 days per week north of Blinkhorn. Retention of sockeye, pink and chum permitted only during net fishing times and areas. Mainland Inlets remain closed to all gear. Sep 19 During the third week of September, the Johnstone Strait/Fraser River Chum Salmon Advisory Committee will meefto formulate a fishing pattern based on expectations and early abundance. Sep 30 Area closed to trolling for the season.

AREA13 QUATHIASKI

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1976) 108,000 7,000 8,000 50,000 Expected returns to local streams (1977) 173,000 5,000 well below optimum. Conservation 1 O year average 195,000 1O year average 7,000 measures are required for local stocks.

Coho (197aJ 106,000 23,000 75,000 85,000 _Special conservation measures 1 O year average 51,000 5 year average 26,000 are required for local stocks.

Pink (1979) 328,000 43,000 150,000 256,000 Extremely poor brood year for 5 C)ICle average 334,000 5 cycle average 123,000 local streams. Conservation measures required to protect local stocks. Chum {1976) 354,000 173,000 200,000 230,000 Average escapement in brood year {1977) 42,000 173,000 will provide a modest harvest. {1978) 536,000 It is expected the Johnstone 10 year average 331,000 1 O year average 136,000 Strait fishery will harve_st the available surplus. ·

Chinook (1976) 18,oqo 9,000 40,000 54,000 Wild stocks are expected to be {1977) 60,000 19,000 well below average. Special 1 O year average 36,000 1 O year average 14,000 conservation measures are required for local stocks..

PROP.O.SED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 14 - Sep 30 Mainland inlets closed to all fishing. Jun 14 - Aug 5 Net fishing permitted each week for seines from 1800 hours Sunday until 1800 hours Tuesday and for gillnets from 1800 hours Sunday until 0600 hours Wednesday. Non-retention by trailers of sockeye, pink or chum except during net fishing times and areas. ' Aug 9 - Aug 29 Closed to net fishing for conservation of study area pink. Aug 30 - Sep 15 Net fishing permitted each week for seines from 1800 hours Sunday until 1800 hours Tuesday and for gill nets from 1800 hours Sunday until 0600 hours Wednesday. Mainland Inlets remain closed. Sep 19 During the third week in September, the Johnstone Strait/Fraser River Chum Salmon Advisory Committee will meet, to form~.late a fishing pattern based on expectations and early abundance.

AREA14 COMOX/QUALICUM BEACH

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Coho (1978) 197,000 51,000 65,000 90,000 Average returns With surpluses 1 O year average 95,000 1 o· year average 52,000 at Big Qual_icum and Puntledge facilities.

Pink {1979) 12,000 15,000 55,000 255,000 Below average return expected. 5 cycle average 350 5 cycle average 7,000

Chum (1977) 150 173,000 450,000 450,000 Possible terminal fishery on 10 year average 56,000 10 year average 21,000 enhanced stocks.

Chinook (1976) 45,000 2,600 8,000 10,000 Below optimum return expected. (1977) 80,000 4,100 1 O year average 49,000 10 year average 3,600 - "'7""" - r>C"> __ ~-::... -- .,,-----·- ----

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

AprJ5-UFN Closed to net fishing. Nov - Dec Possible terminal fisheries of enhanced chum stocks.

AREA15 POWELL RIVER .

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Coho (1978) 26,000 12,000 18,000 60,000 Below optimum return expected. .. .. 1 O year average 18,000 10 year average 16,000

Pink (1979) 300 20,000 40,000 125,000 Below optimum return expected. 5 eye.le average 1,000 5 cycle average 19,000

_,,. Chum (1977) 25 54,000 45,000 100,000 If four-year cycle is strong, (A) (1978) 130 25,000 escapement needs may be met. 1O year average 3,000 1O year average 34,000 ....

Chinook (1976) 20,000 Unknown 2,000 25,000 No net fishery in Toba expected. (1977) 17,000 (1978) 19,000 1O year average 22,000 i 0 year average 2,000

PROPOSED FiSHING PATTERN·

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Closed to net fishing. Toba Inlet closed to trolling northeast of Brettel Point.

AREA 16 · .. PENDER HARBOUR

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH.· ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1977) 138,000 1,200 1,500 10,000 Below average return expected. 1O year average 34,000 1 O year average 6,700 The brood year was one of the lowest ever recorded. r'coho (1978) 22,000 9,600 10,000 30,000 Less than average· return expected 1o· ye-ar average 17,000 10 year average 14,000 All stocks will be·required fbr spawning. : ..

Pink (1979) . : 550 . 13,500 13,500' .200,QOO Extremely ;low returns expected. 5 cycle average 26,000 5 cycle average 24,000 All stocks will be required for spawning. ... ···,·' Chu IT) (1977) 160 74,000 75,000 125,000 Average return expected. 1 O year average 28,000 1 O year average 64,000

Chinook 12,000 nil· nil nil · · ·, No native chinook stocks. 10 year average . 18,000 ·:·.' PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Jul 26 - UFN Open· to net fishing in Sabine Channel 2 days per week.

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AREA 17 NANAIMO/LADYSMITH

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE VEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

'- t• -·· Coho (1978) 36,000 5,000 10,000 30,000 Fair return.

10 ye~r·average ... , 18;000 1 b year ave.rage· ' 6,700 '"'. : • .t • • ,,;. .. ~- '

Chum (1976) 70 26,000 40,000 100,000" Fair return. .1 O year average 17,000 1 O year average 73,000

Chinook (1977) 88,000 3,000 5,000 20,000 Poor return. 1 O year average 78,000 1 O year average .2,000

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN,

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

' . Apr 15 Closed to all net fishing until IPSFC control. During IPSFC control, net fisheries will be for gill nets only as in District 1. No net fishing anticipated after IPSFC de-control.

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AREA18 COWi CHAN

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Coho (1978) _2,300 25,000 25,000 50,000 Slightly less than, or equal to, 1 O year average 3,400 10 year average 49,000 brood year is expected. ., '-....- Chum (1977) 40 75,000 75,000 75,000 Optimum escapement expected. (1978) 150,000 1O year average 8,900 1O year average 77,000 -/ Chinook· (1977) 7,900 5,500 1,000 30,000 Better-than~brood return. 1O year average. 6,900 1 O year average 8,000

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Jun - Sep IPSFC takes control Net fishe~ies will coincide with District 1 openings and will be for gillnets only. Notice ·A terminal fishery for Cowichan chum is not anticipated.

AREA 20 JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT

CYCLE VEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR. CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1977) 576,000 The fishing pattern in this area is Fraser River sockeye expected to be 10 year average 702,000 not related to local escapements about 15 percent above aven:1ge. . .

Coho (1978) ~- 106,000 Low brood yeacabundance indicates 10 year average 338,000 poor prospects for September coho fishery.

Pirik (1979) . 2,585,000 The fishing pattern in this area is Fraser River pinks expected to not related to local escapements. be about 30 percent above average.

Chum (1977) 22,000 Average return expected. 10 year average 77,000 Chinook (1976) 13,000 Average return expected. (1977) 25,000 1 O year average 42,000

PRQPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Open to trolling for chinook west of Sheringham Point. 1 Jun 21 International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission assumes regulatory control. Jul 1 - Sep 30 Open to trolling for coho west of a line drawn true south from Sheringham Point. IPSFC relinguishes control. Net fishing for coho and chum to be regulated by stock strength as indicated by fishery and test fishing. Jul 26 - Aug 8 Purse seines open 0630 hours Monday to 1830 hours Monday each week. Gillnets open 1830 hours Mon.day to 0630 hours Tuesday each week. Aug 9 - Sep 12 Purse seines open daily 0630 hours to 1830 hours Monday and Tuesday each week., Gillnets open daily 1830 hours to 0630 hours from Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning of each wee~.

AREA 22 NITINAT LAKE

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Chum (1977) 0 44,000 50,000 112,000 Below average return expected. (1978) 0 10,000 No fishery anticipated. 10 year average 147 ,000 1 O year average 68,000

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN_ \, EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Full season Closed to fishing.

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AREA 23 BARKLEY SOUND CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE VEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1976) 680,000 152,000 250,000 250,000 A good return to Great Central (1977) 1,369,000 293,000 and Spro'at Lake with a fair 1 O year average 397,000 1 O year average 167,000 retu'rn to Henderson Lake. Predicted catch approximately 750,000.

Coho (1978) 9,200 42,000 75,000 75,qoo Below average return expected on 10 year average 8,500 1 O year average 72,000 wild stocks. No fishery anticipated.

Chum (1977) 11 135,000 150,000 150,000 Rate of return has been poor (1978) 47,000 155,000 over the last number of cycles 1 O year average 26,000 1 O year average 135,000 and only a fair return is expected.

Chinook (1976) 25,000* 15,000** 18,000 18,000 Below average return expected on (1977) 26,000* 19,000** wild stocks. A limited fishery 10 year average 19,000 10 year average 14,000** on Robertson Creek hatchery stocks is anticipated. • Primarily net fishery catch of non-local stocks. Wild river fish only.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Feb 1 - Nov 30 Open to trolling 7 days per week inside regulation surfline. Jun 7 - UFN_ Open to net fishing 2 days per week. Gill nets open 0600 hours Monday to 1800 hours Wednesday. Seines open 1800 hours Monday to 1800 hours Wednesday. · Jun'? - Jun 13 Opeh to· net fishing 2 days per week in Trevor Channel and Imperial Eagle Channel. Seaward boundary for all gear Bamfield to Howard Point line. West side of Tzartus and Fleming Islands closed to seines. Usual boundaries in effect. · Jun 14 Seaward boundary for gillnets only moved to regulation surflin€1 in Trevor Channel and Imperial Eagle Channel areas only. Mid Jul Seaward boundary for gill nets and seines moved in to Pocahontas Point for conservation of Henderson Lake sockeye. Upper boundary at Hocking Point. Nahmint Bay closed. August Following closure of sockeye fishery, test fishing will commence and when stock strength of Robertson Creek chi nook stocks has been identified and assessed and desired escapement levels of So mass River sock eye realized . . Alberhi Inlet between Sproat Narrows and Polly Point will open to gillnets only. (Maximum mesh size of 6 1/2 inches (165 mm)). This opening will be of short duration until excess Robertson Creek chi nook are harvested or wild stocks appear. Sep - Oct Following the Alberni Inlet fishery, the area will close until further notice. A chum test program will be carried out as the migration progresses. AREA 24 CLAYOQUOT SOUND

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE VEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976)* 16,000 58,000 100,000 The first effects of the Ken- (1977)* 55,000 nedy Lake fertilization program 1O year average 29,000 will be realized this year, however, no net fishery is anticipated as all returning stocks will be required for spawning.

Coho (1978) 339,000 .. 5,000 8,000 25,000 Local stocks are exploited sufficiently 1O year average in the offshore troll fishery and require maximum protection once they enter the inside waters.

Chum· (1977)* 70,000 85,000 100,000 A fair return is expected. However (19('8) 125,ooo··· 115,000 no net fishery anticipated 1O yea.r average 60,150 as all returning stocks required for spawning.

CXl """ Chinook (1976) 144,ooo·· 350 500 2,000 Local stocks are very weak and (1977) 80,000** 275 are harvested sufficiently by 1O year average 512 the offshore troll fleet. Maximum protection should be given once in inside waters.

No net fishery Trolling ••• Net fishery

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Apr 15 - UFN Open to trolling 7 days per week with regular stream and sanctuary boundaries in effect. No net fishery expected. Aug 1 - UFN Totino Inlet and Fortune Channel closed to trolling for protection of Tranquil and Kennedy River Chinook. Note: Full season Standard closed areas: Upper Sydney Inlet (including Stewardson and Holmes Inlets). Hot Springs Cove, Hesquiat Harbour, Dixon Bay, Upper Shelter Inlet, Sulphur Passage, Hootla Kootla Creek triangle boun!:lary, Atleo River box boundary, Matilda Inlet, Upper Herbert Inlet, Whitepine Cove, Bawden Bay, Cypress Bay, Warn Bay, Bedwell Sound, Mosquito Harbour, Lemmens Inlet and upper Tofino Inlet. AREA 25 NOOTKA SOUND

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Pink Off year

Chum (1977) 2,000 50,000 80,000 100,000 Based on past brood year's (1978) 5,000 120,000 escapement, it is unlikely 10 year average 67,000 1 O year ?Verage· 92,000 there will be a fishery.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Aug7-Aug21 The inside portion, Nootka Sound, closed to trolling (dates approximate only and will depend on chinook migration pattern), Note: No net fishing expected.

AREA 26 KYUQUOT SOUND

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Pink Off year

Chum (1977) 50 17,000 50,000 80,000 Based on past brood year's (1978) 1,000 85,000 assessment it is unlikely 1O ye_ar average 15,000 10 year average 58,000 there will be a fishery. Full assessment will continue to determine stock strength.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Note: No net fishery expected. AREA 27 QUATSINO SOUND

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1976) 199,000 600 800 3,000 Previous catches were on passing (1977) 44,000 stocks. No net fishery planned. 1O year average 57,000 1O year average 700

Coho (1978) 250 19,000 15,000 20,000 No net fishery anticipated. 1 O year average 23,000 1 O year average 20,000

Pink (1979) 4,300 600 1,000 2,000 Off year.

Chum (1977) 9,000 35,000 50,000 80,000 Poor brood year returns. No (1978) 500 45,000 net fishery expected. Fall 1 O year average 8,000 1 O year average 41,000 assessment to take place to monitor returns.

Chinook (1976) 4,300 400 500 1,000 Stocks are far from escapement (1977) 1,300 950 requirements. No fishery is 01 1 O year average ·2,000 1 O year average 600 planned. 0 PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Notice No net fishery expected.

AREA 28 HOWE SOUND-BURRARD INLET

CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES· C:VCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Coho Area closed (1978) 15,000* 25,000 100,000 Low returns to Howe Sound> 1 O year average 33,000 40,000 expected to Capilano Hatchery.

Chum Area closed (1976) 134,000 150,000 300,000 Low returns to Howe Sound and (1977) 138,000 Burrard· Inlet as a ·result of (1978) 123,000 major floods during incubation. 1O year average 148,000 .·, ;

Pink Area closed (1979} 28,000 50,000 400,000 Well below average return. 5 cycle average 73,000

Chinook Area closed (1976) 5,000* 4,000 35,000 2,500-3,000 expected to Capi- (1977) 4,000* lano Hatchery. BelQw average (1978} 2,000* return to Squamish River. 1 O year average 9,000

* Wild stocks only.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

All season Closed to all fishing.

AREA 29 DISTRICT 1 INCLUDING THE FRASER RIVER

(11 ...... , CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAP~MENT SPECIES CYCLE YEAR CATCH ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sock eye (1977) 1,176,000 1, 113,000 Refer to IPSFC document 5 cycle average 955,000

Coho (1978) 56,000 78,000 70,000 . ·1:f5,ooo Total return to the Fraser is 1 O year average 51,000 1 O year average . 65,000 expected to be below optimum requirements. Upper Fraser stocks are particularly depressed.

Pink (1979) 104,090 Refer to IPSFC document 5 cycle average 332,000 3,561,000

Chum (1976) 174,000 589,000 700,000 700,000 Less than average return (1977) 14,000 539,000 expected.

(1978) 125,000 487,000 ' 1 O year average 114,000 1 O year average 444,000

Chinook (1976) 83,000 44,000 70,000 155,000 Total return to the Fraser (1977) 98,000 80,000 River expected to continue on a '(1978) 60,000 73,000 downward trend. Conservation . ., 1O y~ar average 101,000 1O year average 67,000 measures will be imposed . PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DAT.E ACTION.

Feb- 1 IPSFC corifrol Closed to .all fishing. Maximum 5'h inch (140 mm) mesh restriction in effect to conserve chinook.No large mesh openings during IPSFC During IPSFC control closures. The fishing pattern will be dependent upon the strength of the chum return .. After IPSFC control

OUTSIDE 106 . i. ,, '

Coho (1977). 17,000 (1978) 67,000 10 year averag.e 40,000 INSIDE 108

Chinook (1975) 3,000 178 5-10,000 10,000 25,000 Below average return anticipated (1976) 2,000 236 3- 6,000 U.S. conservation measures (1977) 2,000 62 3- 6,000 beginning in 1976 prove beneficial 6,000* . 270** 4,000* in strengthening this run. However, conservation measures will be required to provide adequate escapement.

OUTSIDE 106

Chinook (1975) 12,000 (1976) '10,000 (1977) 5,000 1O year average 8,000 * 1 O year average 5 year average

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

- EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Jun· 29 Open to net fishing 2 days per week. Jun 29 - Jul 27 Maximum 5 3/4 inch (146 mm) mesh restriction in effect. Jul20 Open· to net fishing 3 days per week. Oct 1 Closed to net fishing for the season. Notice: The upper boundary for this fishery will be located approximately 1.6 km (1 mile) downstream from the confluence of Andysmith Creek and the Stikine River. TAKU RIVER

, CYCLE YEAR CYCLE YEAR 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES CATCH (U.S.) ESCAPEMENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Sockeye (1975) 33,000 14,000 34,000 50,000 Above average return. (1976) 62,000 24,000 (1977) 70,000 30,000 1 O year average 77,000 1 O year average 23,000

Coho (1978) 34,0QO Unknown 22,000 45,000 Recent studies show that Alaskan 1 O year average 35,000 interception is very high (as much as 95 percent, especially during years of heavy chum returns. Catches will depend upon exploitation rates of chum.

Pink (1979) 161,000 Unknown 175,000 250,000 Above average return expected. · ·· Canada and U.S. 10 year average 92,000

Chum (1976) 82,000 Unknown 25,000 60,000 Below average return expected. (1977) 61,000 1 O year average . 88,000

Chinook - - (1975) 2,000 7,000 10,000 30,000 Very strict fishing prohibitions (1976) 2,000 10,000 have resulted in a slight upturn (1977) 1,000 6,000 in returns. Although the pro­ · 10 year average 4,000 1 O year average 7,000 hibitions will stay in effect and catches will stay below average, returns are expected to be better than average.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION

Jun 29 Open to net fishing 2 days per week. Jun 29 - Jul 27 Maximum 3/4 inch (146 mm) mesh size restriction in effect. Jul 27 Open to net fishing 3 days per week. Oct 1 Closed to net fishing for the season·: YUKON RIVER J

CYCLE CATCH ESCAPE- 1981 ESCAPEMENT SPECIES YEAR U.S. CANADA MENT EXPECTED OPTIMUM EXPECTATIONS

Chum (1976) 1,030,000 4,000 ·20,000 100-150,000 Unknown Below average return. (1977) 1,107,000 13,000 75,000 (1978) 1,166,000 10,000 20,000 1 O year average 830,000 .13,000 143,000

Chinook (1974) 123,000 6,000 . 37,000 75,000 Unknown Although there has been an (1975) 83,000 6,000 36,000 increase in returns for the (1976) 89,000 5,000 10,000 last couple of years, it is 1 O year average expected that in 1981 and 101,000 6,000 22,000 1982 we wil I see a sharp fall in return with 1981 being slightly below the 10 year average.

PROPOSED FISHING PATTERN

01 EFFECTIVE DATE ACTION 01 Jun 1 - Sep Open to fishing 6 days per WE:Jek from 1200 hours Tuesday to 1200 hours Monday. Sep 15 - freeze up Weekly fishing time may be reduced to 5 days if chum ~eturns are weak. ·

\ 1 Pacific Groundfish Management Plan

Management Considerations Changes are also made in flatfish quotas and available fishing periods. Research on flatfish The PaCific Groundfish Management Plan is stocks will b~ directed at methods of effective needed to control resource exploitation by various conservation within the-overall framework of large sectors of the groundfish fleet. The principle fisheries for Pacific cod and other species. objectives for the 1981 season are _to share the R~searc;:h staff will. also work with the industry to grou_ndfish stocks among the various sectors of the determine· if particular times or areas are ·sensitive fleet licensed to harvest the resource, and to stretch with regard to discards of juvenile fish and whether out available resources over the entire year this problem may be ·minimized through gear whenever and wherever possible. There will be modifications or sanc~uary areas. reductions in-most flatfish and rockfish quotas.due to excessive exploitation in past years, although Because Hecate Strait presents a rwmber of these reductions will, in certain instances, only slow management problems due to the multi-species the level of decline in abundance. nature of the fishery, researchers are initiating a major study of the Hecate Strait fishery during 1981 Another adjustment in the 1981 plan is the and subsequent years. The objectives of this study implementation of a permit fishery for the waters off will be to determjne methods of man~gement that the upper west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands. maximize yields from all species without premature The permit system will allow the department to closures for single species. - monitor removals of the rockfish and flatfish stocks within the small quotas announced for this area, and Other research projects directed at stock to gather up-to-date information on stock analyses, tagging arid biology will continue in 1981. abundance through the permit requirement for catch and effort details. Basic Principles

1. Conservation and restoration of the groundfish resource. Research Proposals 2. Access to groundfish stocks wjll be regulated by season~>, quotas and gear types. The 1981 Groundfish Management Plan 3. Utilization of the groundfish _resource over the contains a number·of changes from that of 1980. full calendar year where possible. Chief among these are some reductions in rockfish 4. In line with the principles of conservation and quotas that arise from changes in our rebuilding of groundfish stocks, there will be no understanding of the pdpulations of these long­ reallocation of uncaught quotas.

lived animals. In the past several years we have -- learned that rockfish live to be very old; fish as old as Regulatory Measures 60 years are common in unfished stocks. In stocks which are heavily exploited these old fish are very 1. Observers, ~here practical and possible, must uncommon. While the contribution of these old fish be carried at the request of the department. to stock reproduction is not fully understood, the 2. All groundfish trawl vessels will require a lack of such fish coupled with low productivity in special permit to fish in that portion of area 5E, overexploited stocks cannot be ignored. north of the 54th parallel (upper west coast of Accordingly, we are continuing measures to both the Queen Charlotte Islands). return overexploited stocks to a more productive 3. Violations of any part of this management plan level and determine the optimum percentage of upon conviction may result in suspensions. older fish which is necessary to maintain this 4. Unless otherwise stated, all fisheries will open productivity. January 1, 1981. -

56 PACIFIC GROUNDFISH MANAGEMENT PLAN 1 kg = 2.204 lbs; 1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs

AREA: Coastwide -

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

Sablefish 2,500 2,030 3,500 3,750 3,500

Regulatory Measures Escape panels will be require<;! in sablefish traps in 1981. This escape opening, located in a side Fishery will open to commercial gear on . , wall of the tr~p. must be laced or secured together February 1, 1981. Vessels fishing by means of with a single piece of untreated cotton twine or longline gear or trap gear will be required to display - other natural fibre no larger than 2 mm in diameter. valid "K" tabs. Vessels engaged in halibut fishery, Deterioration or parting of the twine must produce will be permitted to retain incidental catches of . an opening in the webbing or meshes equal to, or sablefish during open periods of halibut fishery. greater than 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter.

The landings will be closely monitored in the Trawlers with valid "T" tabs will be permitted to first few months of _the fishery, and, if ~_high retain sablefish during thEl closed period when percentage of the quota is taken during this i;ieriod, . f_ishing effort is directed towards other species of a meeting will be held with industry to discuss groundfish. They. will --not be permitted to direct further management actions. fishing efforts towards sablefish during the closed period of January 1 to January 31, 1981.

57 AREA 48 (Gulf of Georgia)

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

Dogfish 3,000 4,334 3,000 1,604 5,000

Pollock 4,000 1,341 3,400 1,017 3,400

Regulatory Measures - Area 48

Dogfish The quota of 5,000 mt is divided between three areas:

1,000 mt for statistical areas 12, 13 and 15 combined. 3,000 mt for statistical areas 14, 16-18, 28-29 combined. 1,000 mt for statistical areas 19 and 20 combined.

Pollock The quota of 3,400 mt is divided between three areas:

300 mt for statistical areas 17, 19 and 20 and that portion of Area 18.west of Mayne Island; 900 mt for statistical area 18 east of Mayne Island; 2,200 rrit for remainder of Gulf.

Ling cod Closure was implemented· on November 15, 1980 for all commercial and sport gear including scuba. Area 12 will reopen to hook and line gear on March 1, 1981 and to trawl gear on April 1, 1981. Areas 13-20, 28 and 29 will reopen to all gear on April 15, 1981.

58 AREA 3C (lower west coast of Vancouver Island)

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

Yellow Rockfish 100 44 100 23 100(1)

2 3 Pacific Hake ( ) 35,000 12,226 4?,500 19,156 35,000( )

4 Pacific Ocean Perch ( ) 50 81 600 326 500

4 Petrale Sole ( ) 500 92 500 95 600

4 . Dover Sole ( ) 140 45 140 126 100

( 1) No directed fishery permitted in 1981. (2) Includes foreign and domestic catches and allocations. (3 ) Provisional estimate only. 4 ( ) Catches and quotas also include Area 30 (upper west coast of Vancouver Island).

Regulatory Measures - Area 3C

Petrale Sole The incidental trip limit of 1400 kg (3, 100 lbs) per boat trip will be raised to 6804 kg (15,000 lbs) per boat trip effective January 1, 1981 until 100 mt of quota is taken or until April 15, whichever is earlier. After April 15, a directed fishery will be allowed within a quota of 500 mt.

Pacific Cod Closure to all trawling will be in effect from January 1 to March 31, 1981 inside 100 fathoms for Area 3C only. This is the third year for a closure on Pacific cod in this area.

Yellowtail No directed fishery; incidental catch limit of 4 mt (8800 lbs) when fishing for other species of Rockfish groundfish.

Lingcod Closed since November 15, 1980 to all commercial gear - reopens to hook and line gear on March 1, 1981 and to trawl gear on April 1, 1981.

59 AREA 30 (upper west coast of Vancouver Island)

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt _.mt mt mt

Canary Rockfish 500 381 500 245 350

Note: Pacific Ocean Perch, Petrale Sole a~d Dover Sole are included with Are.a .3C.

Regulatory Measures - Area 30

Lingcod Closed to all commercial gear since November 15, 1980. Fishery will reopen to hook and li11e gear on March 1, 1981 and to trawl gear on April 15, 1981.

Petrale Sole The incidental trip limit of 1400 kg (3, 100 lbs) per boat trip will be raised to 6804 kg (15,000 lbs) per boat trip effective January 1, 1981 until 100 mt of quota is taken qr until April 15, whichever is earlier. After April 15, a directed fishery will be allowed within a quota of 500 mt.

AREA 5A/B (Cape Scott Spit and Gopse Island Gds.)

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

Pacific Ocean Perch 2,000 1,550 2,200 1,796 1,500

Yellowmouth Rockfish 50 219 250 59

Yellowtail Rockfish 3,000 1,522 3,000 513 2,000

Rock Sole 150 401 300 610 300( 1)

(1) Meetings will be held with industry in early 1981 to discuss suitabl~ regulatory measures for the rock sole fishery in Queen Charlotte Sound.

Regulatory Measures - Area 5A/B

Ling cod Area SA (statistical area 11) closed to commercial fishing on November 15, 1980. Reopens to trawling on April 1 - to all other gears on March 1, 1981.

Pacific Ocean Perch No directed fishery after quota reached. Incidental catch limit of 2 mt (4,400 lbs) will be implemented after the closure.

60 AREA SC (Southern Hecate Strait)

. , ',. 1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

Rock Sole (1) 400 648 500 567 320

1 Pollock ( ) 238 1,000 11

Pacific Ocean Perch 145 1,931 1,500

(1) Includes that portion of Area 5D south pf 53°50', N Latitude.

Note: A closure to all trawling in the western portion of Hecate StraU off (he·eapt~coast of the Q.ueen Charlotte· Islands was implemented on July 19, 1980 as the quota was exceeded.

:\. . ·.~ 1' ,; Regulatory Measures - ,Area SC

Rock Sole The western portion of Hecate Strait closed to trawling in 1980 will be closed again from March 1, 1981 to May 15, 1981 to protect spawning concentrations of rock sole. Area will reclose after quota is reached. ~·' , .r" ~·: ~ •;._ .. ·,•.' ,.·:,· ..., .., r. '~· - ,:''.· ;:: ... ; ., ~·

Pacific Ocean r;>eirch No directed fish~ry after quota taken. lnclqentlil catch limit of 1 mt(2,204 lbs).

: •'. \'4.• AREA so (Northern Hecate Strait'and Oixon'Entrance).. ,.

1979 '1980·. 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt ."·mt ··mt mt mt ;._.

Dover Sole 570 300

Rdci< soiei cl· '361 · 460 300

Pollock 1,566 2,500 955

(1) I nch,ides t_hat portion 9f Area 5D n.orth of 53° SON Latitl!de . . ,: i ~ . . ' - ' ' ' . ; • " ' ' . . Regulatory llliea.sures "'-'Area so

' . ,"• ' • ·' ,• ' /I ' .. ' :, Roc.k Sole Meetings to be held with.industry in early 1981 to discuss suitable regulatory measures. . ',' ·, . •••.· i. • .. ' •

Dover Sole Closure in deep water after quota taken; depends on catch in Area 5E, and any tag recoveries during fishing.

Pollock Closure after quota taken; incidental catches and discard of juvenile pollack in roe fishery will be closely monitored. AREA SE (north of S4°00 N Latitude, west coast Queen Charlottes)

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

Pacific Ocean Perch 227 200 68 200

Other Rockfish 58 400 14 200

Dover Sole (1) 64 100 196 100

(1) Quota includes that portion of Area 5E south of 54°00 N Latitude. \

Regulatory Measures - AREA SE (north)

Permit Fishery Only. Closure after quotas taken on rockfish and dover sole.

1 AREA SE (south of S4° 00 N Latitude - west coast Queen Charlottes ( )

1979 1980 1981 SPECIES QUOTA CATCH QUOTA CATCH QUOTA mt mt mt mt mt

2 Pacific Ocean Perch 600 1,067 600 697( ) 600

Yellowmouth Rockfish 750 ' 405 800 650 800

(1) Area closed to trawling for rockfish from January 1, 1980 to April 30, 1980.

2 ( ) Fishery off Buck Point and Rennell Sound closed December 1, 1980 as quota on pacific ocean perch was attained.

' Regulatory Measur'es - AREA SE (south)

Pacific Ocean Perch Closure of only Buck Point, Rennell Sound and Anthony l~land areas fro~ January 1, 1981 to April 30, 1981 (closure in 1980 was to entire area- not.Just specific !qcatic;>ns.)

Yellowmouth Closure of only Buck Point, Rennell Sound and Anthony Island areas from January 1_, Rockfish 1981 to April 30, 1981 (closure.in 1980 '1as to entire area - not just specific locations.)

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100 , .. ,"°""C.0"''°'-• ------Roe Herring Management Plan 1

The concern expressed by the department in Anticipated catch levels for the 1981 season by the 1979 and · 1980 Management Plans over fishing area are as follows: declining ·stocks in heavily harvested areas continues. A catch of 27,210 mt (30,000 tons) is FISHING AREA EXPECTED CATCH (mt) expected compared with 37,480 mt (41,000tons) in 1979 and 17,233 mt (19,000 tons) in 1980. North of Cape Caution 8, 163 mt ( 9,000 tons)

The department proposes to introduce South of Cape Caution: regulations for area licensing in 1981. Exhaustive Gulf of Georgia 9,070 mt (10,000 tons) investigation of alternative management options, including regulated vessel pooling and individual West Coast Vancouver vessel quotas,:demonstrated conclusively that the Island 9,977 mt (11,000 tons) management and control of the fishery. would gain little by these measures which would be all but unenforceable in practice. Total Coast 27,210 mt (30,000 tons)

While the details of area licensing are yet to be finalized, it is expected that three roe herring. management areas will be involved - Gulf of · Administration of. the 1981 Roe Herring Fishery Georgia,r West Coast of Vancouver Island, and North Coast (including the Queen. Charlotte 1. The department will retain the 55 percent to 45 Islands). percent seine/gillnet catch division established in ·1979. The method of application for preferred areas for the 1981 fishery will be developed in 2. The department adopted the 1-net restriction for gill nets for the 1986 roe herring season as an consultation with fleet sector arid industry equitable and efficient means of distributing representatives. fishing power and reducing the potentially harmful effect of heavy gear c'oncentrations on Proposed Fishing Pattern he,ring spawning grounds. This· regulation remains in place in 1981. Effective 1400 hours Tuesday, February 10, 1981, all waters of the British Columbia coast will 3. Fishery officers will ensure that sensitive close to all roe herring fishing until further notice. herring spawning areas are protected from gear damage by establishing shallow water net As in the past, stocks will be monitored in all boundaries, shoreward of which no fishing major fishing areas and openings will be declared shall take place. - when warranted. 4. The department will continue its policy of .South of Cape Caution, no openings are attempting to achieve th.e best percentage of anticipated in the Johnstone Strait area. It is roe recovery compatible with sound anticipated that fishing areas in the Gulf of Georgia conservation principles. and West Coast Vancouver Island will open during the first part of March as stock conditions warrant. 5. The precise opening time for seines will not be announced in advance. Instead, a time period in This is a general outline of the 1981 roe herring which the opening will occur· will be management plan and does not supercede the announced. The precise opening time will appropriate Fishery Regulations. occur within the time previously set out and will

64 . be· broadcast over the radio telephone on 2318 the salmon fishing vessel is validated for the (HF) and Channel 78A (VHF) with no further current year. advance warning. Roe Herring Gillnet (setnet) Fishery Regulations 6. Gillnet (setnet) fishery openings will be announced as far in advance as possible. 1. In fishing for roe herring, no person shall use a gill net, drift net or setnet of length that is greater 7. Notice of closures will be as short as required than 135 m (75 fathoms), and such net shall be for conservation purposes. For gillnet (setnet) fished i!I one section only. closures, enough notice will be given to provide opportunity for ea,ch fisherman to remove his 2. No person shall use a gill net, drift net or setnet net from the water. in fishing for roe herring, containing more than 100 meshes in depth, the mesh size of which is 8. For seines, no further sets may be made beyond less than 57 mm (2.25 inches) or greater than a stated time announced by the fishery officer. 64 mm (2.5 inches).

9. An attempt will be made to broadcast to the fleet 3. 16 fishing for roe herring, a person may use a anticipated times to fulfillment of expected shaker panel of a depth not exceeding one catch limits for an area, to prevent vessels fathom and with a mesh size not less than travelling unnecessarily to are?s that "'.'JOuld 150 mm"(6 inches). probably close before they arrive. 4. No person fishing for roe herring shall use a 10. Vessels transferring catch from hold to hold gillnet, drift net or set net unless one float in must stand off the spawning grounds in thes13 every ten along the cork line of such net is areas designated as gurry grounds by the' local legibly branded in numerals not less than fishery officer according to Section 43 of the 25 mm (1 inch) in h_eight, with the commercial Fisheries Act. fishing registration plate number of the vessel from which the net is being fished. 11. Vessels using pumps to transfer fish from net to hold or from hold to hold or other containers are 5. Pacific Herring Fishery Regulations require asked to take special precautions to minimize that herring gillnets (setnets) must be legibly pollution. marked with an iridescent or plain orange buoy not less. than 125 cm (50 inches) in circumfer­ 12. The seine fleet is requested to avoid the ence at"each end and the CFV plate number of excessive' disturbance of herring that results the herring vessel marked legibly on the buoy. from vessels running back and 'forth using. sonars and sounders ove·r schools to determine 6. 'No person shall, in fishing for roe herring with abundance and distribution prior to an gillnets (setnets), place or leave any anchors, opening. buoys, br lines in the water during any closed time. · 13. Gill net (setnet) fishermen may use the net drum on their salmon fishing vessel to pull .their roe 7. In fishing for roe herring from .a punt or while herring gillnets (setnets) across their punts, having roe herring aboard a punt,· no person· provided: shall use or carry a greater length or depth of net in a hung condition than permitted by the - the punt is properly licenced for roe herring; Pacific Herring Fishery Regulations. It should · - all persons on board the vessels engaged in be noted that extra. net mayI be . carriea on the opera'tion hold valid personal commercial accommodation vessels or motherships. fishing licences; - the Commercial Fishing Vessel (CFV) plate of

65 Roe Herring Seine Fishery Regulations Further Information

A herring purse seine shall not be greater than For further information on the management 500 m (275 fathoms) in length and the mesh not less plan for the roe herring fishery contact: than 25 mm (1 inch) extension measure. Bob Humphreys Regional Herring Coordinator Field Services Branch 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

Tel: 666-1270

Herring Food and Bait Management Plan ''- The herring food and bait fishery is managed The 1981 fall plan will be finalized in the from a conservation perspective (in the form of area summer of 1981 in consultation with fishermen and quotas) and from a quality perspective, to ensure representatives of industry, and will be published the highest possible return to fishermen and at that time. industry from this limited resource.

Herring Spawn-on-Kelp Management Plan

Participation in the 1981 herring spawn-on­ product" only. In 1980, this quota was set at 16,000 kelp fishery is limited to those persons licensed in pounds of product per licence. 1.980. Herring spawn-on-kelp must be inspected and Small amounts of herring deemed to be a certificate issued prior to export. surplus to spawning requirements are caught and .. impounded locally in inlets and bays. Herring not Areas of low adult returns or where u~ilized as bait following the spawning are released. conservation problems arE;i anticipated, will be closed. For further information, contact the nearest_ Management Plan Fisheries and Oceans office. ·

A licence quota of 11 cubic metres of product Further regulations to ensure the effective . in brine per licence will apply. This volumetric management of the fishery are being considered in measurement for the "product in brine" replaces the consultation with licence holders. 1980 quota management system of "pounds of

66 Other Commercial Fi~heries - Management Plans

Unle~s otherwise noted, quotas open on Commercial Fishing with SCUBA January 1, 1981. In each case, the fishery closes when the quota il? taken. Note that· ·SCUBA gear may be used in commercial fishing only for the following spe.cies: Closed Seasons abalone, geoducks, sea urchins, octopus, horse clams and sea cucumber. This is the period when fishing actiy1ty is prohibited. Dates are inclusive: Only major Closed seasons are noted. Details of local closures are Weights and Measures available at Fisheries and Oceans offices. Note that when weights or measures are Licensing Conditions and other Regulatory shown, the legal measure is shown first; the figure Controls that follows in brackets is the approximate metric or imperial conversion as applicable, and is supplied The comments in this column outline the for information purposes only. For example, the major management controls. Information on Dungeness crab size limit is noted as 165 mm (61/2 specific details of the management plans and inches). 165 mm is the legal limit, 61/2 inches is the related regulations are available at Department of approximate conversion. . Fisheries and Oce.?:Q~ offices throughout the region...

67 Other Commercial Fisheries l' ,.

1 mt = 2204.6 lbs

Fishery '- 'Area Quotas Gear Limitations.· )

FIN FISH

EULACHONS

SMELTS AND Gillnet, drift net SARDINES purse seine or drag seine only

MOLLUSCS

ABALONE 200,000 lbs (90.72 mt) Diving only; no coast wide, spears or suction to be divided devices. Maximum equa11y·among of 2 divers·per licencees boat.

68 Closed Seasons Size Limits Licensing Conditions and Other Regulatory - : Controls · -

In District 1, Closed to'Corrimercial fishing in the following (Thrasher Rock to areas: '' Reception Point and 1). all area'.$ north of Cape Caution south to Inter­ · 2) Fraser Rive~ above Mission bridge; national Border -3). Pitt Fifver;-,, .,,. . . - · in Georgia Strait), 4): inlets.-in A.rea 12. a weekly closure from 0800 hours Local restrictions apply" con·cerning closed Friday to 0800 hours areas and conditibns Undel"r which nets may 1 the Sunday immediately be operated. • - following. ·;',

In District'1, Smelts - purse sei'ne; maximum 90 m (50 f~~)_ July 5 - August 5. length, maximum 19 mm (3/4 inch) mesh. Sardines - purse seine, maximum 365 m (200 fms) length, ·maximum 16 mm___ (5/8 ihch) mesh. Drift or gill net, maximum 275 m (150 fms) length minimum 25 mm (1 inch) mesh. - ,--: Vancouver Harbour closures apply. Sport net regulations apply, _, ; -- 1 -

Coastwide January 1 - 100 mm (4 inches) at the - Divers daily logs are required for inspec- April 14. point of greatest width tion on demand and submission on completion December 1 - December of the shell; to of the trip. 31. be measured under - Operator must advise the local district Various areas over­ water, with sub­ fishery office prior to initial fi~hing fished in recent years legal animals to operations in any area. and areas supporting be replaced at - Each landing must be inspected prior to traditional Indian capture site unloading and licences validated prior to food fisheries and immediately. each trip. recreational fisheries _ - Sales slips are n~quired for E:lYery lariqing. are closed year round - Area closwes may be instituted for conser- to commercial fishing. vation purposes. - Sport bag limits apply.

69 Fishery Area Quotas Gear Limitations

GEO DUCK Area lbs. (mt)

1 150,000 (68.04) Diving only. 2E 250,000 (113.40) Permit conditions 2W 200,000 (90.72) specify standards 3 150,000 (68.04) of gear construction. 4 250,000 (113.40) 5 175,000 (79.38) 6 175,000 (79.38) 7 175,000 (79.38) 8 '175,000 (79.38) 9 150,000 (68.04) 10 150,000 (68.04) 11 ~27 Total of . 4,000,000 lbs (1814.39 mt). Individual area quotas to be announced.

HQRSE Under Consideration Diving and handigging CLAMS. only.

BUTTER Handigging. Mech­ CLAMS anical harvester LITTLE NECK under special per­ CLAMS mit only. MANILLA CLAMS RAZOR CLAMS

70 Closed Seasons Size Limits Licensing Conditions and Other Regulatory - Controls ·

Some small areas - Divers daily logs are required for to be closed year inspection on demand and submission round for research on the completion of the trip. study areas. - Sales slips are required for every landing. - PSP closures may be expected. - Renew permits at area headquarters.

- Fished under Geoduck permit. Conditions noted above for Geoducks apply.

Year round on west Butter 63 mm (21h inches) - Some areas of traditional recreation coast of Vancouver Little Neck 38 mm (11h fisheries or Indian food fisheries Island. north of inches), are closed to commercial fishing. Barkley Sound and . Manilla 38 mm (11h inches). - All areas are subject to immediate all areas north of Razor 90 mm (31h inches) closures due to PSP (paralytic Cape Caution due to shellfish pois·oning), contamination PSP levels. or for conservation purposes. Permit activity - In areas marginally contaminated by closed Jan 1 - Apr 14; PSP, a carefully controlled Dec 1 - Dec 31 . commercial harvest is permitted under special permit and sponsorship by a r_egistered processing plant. Contact area headquarters of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for additional' information. - Sport bag limits apply. - Sales slips required for every landing. :" ...... Fishery · Area; Quotas . ,. ~' -:Gear Limitations

MUSSELS Handigging only.

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• • ·'.', ., I~ OCTOPUS No hooks, gaffs spears or pointed instruments. No copper sulfate. No chemicals in the intertidal zone.

OYSTERS Handpicking or handtools only.

CRUSTACEANS

CRABS: No spears, jigs, gaffs,

DUNGENESS / .. rakes, or sharp· pointed KING Escape mechanisms ·\ ·.:: RED ROCK .,, for juvenile crabs required in traps:

CRAYFISH

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72 Closed Seasons Size Limits Licensing Conditions and Other Regulatory Controls

Year round on west - All areas subject to immediate closure due coast of Vancouver to PSP, contamination, or for conservation Island north of Barkley purposes. Sound and all areas - PSP - Paralytic shell fish poisoning can north of Cape Caution cause serious illness or death. Contact the due to PSP levels. nearest Department of Fisheries and Oceans office if you are unsure of local closures:

- Catch logs are required. - Sales slips are required for every landing. - Local closures may be instituted for conser- vation purposes.

- This fishery and related aquaculture are mamrned by the B.C. Dep?rtment of Environment, · Marine Resources Branch. - Sport bag limits_ apply.

Year round in English Bay Dungeness 165 mm (61h - Various local closures and seasons apply. and Burrard Inlet between inches),_ - Areas or portions of areas may be closed - ·First Narrows and Red Rock 115 mm (41h tor conservation purposes. Second Narrows. inches), - The department will monitor catch and April 15 - June 15, areas Measured at the handling procedures. If a soft shell prob­ 28 and 29 (Fraser River, widest part of lem developes or if crabs are being turneo Vancouver area and Howe the body shell. over by extreme fishing pressure, closures Sound). will be implemented. - Sales slips required for every landing. - Sport bag limits apply;

- Sales slips required for every landing. - This,developing fishery is being monitored. - Loca.1 closures for conservation purposes may be :introduced. - Additional conditions of permit apply.

73 Fishery Area Quotas Gear Limitations

GOOSE BARNACLES

PRAWNS

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SHRIMP'S , - Tofino Grounds Area 24, 87 mt (96 tons). :.. Nootka Grounds Area 25, 171 mt (188 tons). - Quotas in effect until April 30, 1981; new quotas to be announced in 1981.

ECHIN_ODERMS

SEA CUCUM~ERS

SEA URCHINS Red Sea Urchin Area lbs (mt)

13 200,000 (90.72) 14 Closed 15 until 16 further 17 notice 18- 100,000 (45.36) 19 100,000 (45.36)

74 Closed Seasons . . · Size Limits Licensing Conditions and Other Regulatory · ··' ·:-_ Controls

- Catch log records are required.·· · :.- - Sales slips required for every landing. - Local closures may be introduced for conser.:. vation .purposes, contamination, or for PSP. - Additional conditions of permit issue apply.

Some local areas Under consider­ - Local areas may be closed for conservation closed for conser­ ation p·urposes, if percentage of females is vation purposes. reduced or strong year classes are not evi­ dent. - Escape hole for juvenile prawns now voluntary but may be legislated in 1982. - Sport possession limits apply. ·

- Catch log records are required: -- - Sales slips are required for every laridinQ,., - Some areas supporting a traditional prawn' fishery or that are crab nursery areas are closed. · - Vancouver Harbour closures apply. - Local closures may be instituted for conser- vation purposes. - Sport possession limits apply.

- This developing fishery will be monitored. - Localareas may b~ closed for conservation purposes.

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June 1 - August 30 Red Sea- Urchin - The departm,ent has a voluntary catch log 100 mm (4 inch) minimum system and requests the co-operation of breadth. fishermen in obtaining the much-needed data required for the proper management of the ·resource. - Sales slips are required for every landing. - Local areas may be closed for conservation purposes.

75 \ Fishery Area Quotas Gear Limitations

ZOOPLANKTON

PLANKTON 500 mt in Strait of Georgia

MARINE PLANTS

MARINE PLANTS VARIOUS SPECIES

76 Closed Seasons Size Limits Licensing Conditions and Other Regulatory Controls

April 1 - Oct. 31 - Catch log records required. - Sales slips are required for everl landing. · - Vessel boarding and catch inspection to be permitted. - Samples of the catch to be forwarded to the department. . - Areas may be closed for high concentrations of juvenile fish or for conservation purposes. -1 Vessel operators to cease fishing. if juvenile fish exceed ten specimens per litre of catch. · - Other permit conditions apply.

- Macrocystis integrifo/ia to be harvested in a manner so as to prevent dislodging of the entire plant from the bottom, or to prevent straining or breaking of plants; and to be harvested at least 1.52 m (5 feet) from the base. - Laminaria to be harvested individually. - Area of harvest to be approved.by a fishery' · officer - Leasing and permit information is available through tl"!e B.C. Department of the Environment, Marine Resources Branch .

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77 SALMON FISHING WITH NETS OF ANY KIND IS NOT PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF~ . THAT IS. SE;AWARD OF - THE SURFLINE. STATISTICAL MAP

BRITISH COLUMBIA WATERS (NORTHERN HALF)

DIXON ENTRANCE

WHEN DELIVERINGYOURCATCH.GIVETALLY MAN THE MAP NUMBER, OR NUMBERS SHOWING THE AREA iN WHICH YOUR FISH WERE CAUGl:ff. ACCURATE CATCH REPORTS WILL HELP 30 PRESERVE YOUR FISHERIES. FOR COMPLETE DETAILS ON STATISTICAL AREA AREAS CONSULT BRITISH COLUMBIA AREA FISHERIES REGULATIONS.

78 WHEN DELIVERING YOUR CATCH, ,GIVE TALlY MAN THE MAP NUMBER, OR NUMBERS SHOWING THE AREA IN WHICH YOUR FISH WERE CAUGHT. . . ACCURATE CATCH REPORTS WILL HELP PRESERVE YOUR FISHERIES: SALMON FISHING WITH NETS OF ANY KIND IS NOT PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF - FOR COMPLETE DETAILS ON STATISTICAL THAT IS SEAWARD OF - THE SURFLINE. AREAS CONSULT BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICAL MAP FISHERIES REGULATIONS. '

BRITISH COLUMBIA WATERS (SOUTHERN HALF)

---C-A°PE SCOTT

CAPE RUSSEl::-L

MAP:·- FRASER RIVER

, / " CAPE FOR ALL FISH CAUGHT OFF THE ·COAST OF THE ·. STATE OF WASHINGTON sou:rn OF CAPE FLATTERY REPORT AS . AREA "C" Offshore Management ~ Hake Cooperative Arrangements and Foreign Fishery

.Hake cooperative fishing arrangements with Hake quotas may also be allocated to foreign foreign nations began in 1978 following the nations which have signed bilateral agreements establishment of the 200 mile fishing zone in 1977. with Canada in the Pacific Region, if the hake quota. Under these arrangements, Canadian midwater has not been totally allocated to the domestic or trawl vessels deliver their catch to foreign cooperative fisheries. processing ships. Contact The Offshore Division is responsible for the management of quotas and enforcement of Ed Zyblut fisheries regulations, as well as planning the future Manager, Offshore Division development of the fishery. 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. The Hake Consortium of British Columbia, V6E 2P1 which represents Canadian fishermen, negotiates the contracts with foreign interests and organizes Tel: 666-3167 the operation. Don Russell Contract proposals made by the Hake Hake Consortium of British Columbia Consortium must be approved by the Department of 2177 Commissioner Street Fisheries and Oceans. Following approval, foreign Vancouver, B.C. fishing licences are issued by the Offshore Division, V5L 1A7 valid from June 1 to October 31, or until the assigned quota is taken, whichever is earlier. The Tel: 253-2611 fishery is limited to the lower west coast of Vancouver Island, and subject to incidental catch limits.

Sport Fishing Management

Sport fishing management policies are 0f the costs of resource management and designed to conserve and protect fish through bag enhancement programs. The licence applies to all and size limits, gear restrictions and spot closures. "fin fish" and costs residents of Canada $5 and non­ In 1981, spot closures will be in effect when and residents $20. Children 15 years of age and under where the recreational or commercial catch takes are exempt. Short-term licence fees are yet to be excessive numbers of juvenile coho or chi nook, and developed. in terminal areas for the protection of returning adult salmon. .Sport Fish Ombudsman

Sport Fish Licence An advisor, Lee Straight, acts as an ombudsman for sports fishermen representing their A tidal water sport fish licence instituted this interests in policy matters to the Department of year will help establish the machinery for stock Fisheries and Oceans. management data. It will also help recover a portion

80 To use this service, contact: at tackle and sportsgoods stores;· and the 1981 B.C. Tidal Waters Sport ·Fishing Guide available at Lee Straight Fisheries and Oceans offices, tackle and ·Recreational Fistieries sportsgoods stores, marinas, or: 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, 8.C. lnformatiol"!. 8ranGh V6E 2P1 1090 West Pender Street ··Vancouver, 8.C. Tel: 666-2768 V6E 2P1

·Sport Fish Regulations Tel: 666-1384

For specific details q,f sport fishing In, the Yukon, information is available in the regulations, refer to the 1981 B. C. Non-Tidal Sport Yukon Sport Fishery Regulation Synopsis Fishing Regulations Synopsis, commonly available published by the territorial government.

Fish Quality Improvement Program

In 1980, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans quality fish. This will probably be achieved announced the initiation of a national Fish .Quality by the certification of qualified graders. Improvement Program. In the past few years Canada has become the biggest exporter of fish in Unloading, Dockside Handling and Trans­ the world· in terms of the value of fish products, with portation to Plants - Regulations will be export earnings· of approximately $1.3 billion in amended to prohibit the use of equipment that 1979. To keep this trend going, more money must be damages fish. Approved water supplies will be obtained for the· catches, as the rate of catch is required at all unloading sites. The handling ~ already at or near maximum levels. To obtain and transportation of fish will .be monitored maximum dollar value, a high emphasis must be closely to ensure quality preservation. placed on quality from the time of harvesting, through processing, to final marketing. Improved Quality Control in Processing Plants -.Guidelines are being developed with To achieve this quality objective, the Fish the Fisheries Council of Canada for good Quality Improvement Program will contain a manufacturing practices and quality control in number of elements: the plants. ,-

Vessel Certification - As this is already a Final Product Grade Standards - Standards condition of licensing, activities will be re­ 'are being .developed with industry for ground­ stricted to monitoring and upgrading op~rating fish fillets, frozen herring fillets, cured herring practices to ensure quality preservation. products and for 8.C. salmon. \ Dockside Grading - The dockside grading of The department will be publishing a series of fish will be encouraged in recognition of those advisory articles covering recommended practices fishermen who take extra care to land top for handling fish in specific fisheries.

81 Observe, Record, Report ·

The Observe, Record, Report (OR_R) program call. will ensure your information is passed on to the was developed to assist the general public; appropriate officer or agency for action .. including commercial and sport fishermen, in reporting violations. The program includes Immediate response is not always possible, violations associated with commercial fishing, sport but every effort is made to investigate· each fishing, pollution, infractions of the Provincial complaint received. Hunting and Firearms Statutes, etc. We request your assistance in protec_ting your Persons wishing to use the system can do so in resource and your livelihood. If you see a potential one of two ways: violation, send a report card to: : . :;_ .' - they can complete a violation report card and return it to one of the addresses shown Department of Fisheries and Oceans on the"card; ,··: General Investigation Unit : · or 1090 West Pender Street - they can record the information on the card Vancouver, B.C. and for a quicker response, call a toll-free V6E 2P1 telephone number, Zenith 2235. or ·-'Ministry of Environment "· Report cards are obtainable from any office of Fish and Wildlife Branch the Department of. Fisheries and .Qceans, or any Enforcement Section office of the B.C. Ministry. of Environment. Two Parliament Buildings sample cards appear at the end of this book. Victoria, B.C. V8W 2H1 The Zenith number is monit.ored 24 hours a or: day throughout the year. The operator taking the Call Zenith 2235, toll free.

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82 Tag Returns Peterson Disc and Floy Tagging Programs Peterson discs and floy tags attached below The technique of tagging fish as an the dorsal fin of salmonids and other fish species, investigative method is now widespread on the provide scientists with escapement estimation, Pacific coast of Canada. Information from migration timing, stock composition and recovered tags helps scientists develop exploitation information. conservation and enhancement policies that directly benefit commercial and recreational Major programs in 1980 included floy tagging fishermen and the fishing industry. of juvenile chinook in Kitimat Arm, adult pink disc tagging in Area 8 and adult pink and chum The success of the tagging program depends tagging in Area 2E. Possible programs for 1981 on the cooperation of fishermen and shore workers include disc tagging of chum in Area 2E and floy in returning tags promptly with accurate and tagging of chinook in Area 6. definitive recovery information. In some· cases, rewards may be offered as incentives for tag Recovered tags, which may be returned in returns, as well as compensation for the loss of the stamped, addressed envelopes available from fish if it must be surrendered with the tag. Fisheries and Oceans offices, are acknowledged with a letter describing when and where the tag was applied. Some tagging programs offer a reward of Salmon Head Recovery Program $1.00 for returned tags while others have set up a draw system in which those who return tags may A clipped adipose fin on chinook, coho or win cash prizes of up to $500. steelhead salmon indicates the presence of a minute coded-wire tag in the nose cartilage. Over Tags should be sent with the finder's name two million hatchery and wild juveniles are tagged (including the usual first name), address, and the annually in British Columbia. Coded-wire tag location, date and method of recovery to: information provides biologists with information on the timing and routes of migration and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans contribution of these fish to various fisheries. P.O. Box 2085 Vancouver, B.C. Department staff members check V6B 9Z9 approximately 20 percent (over one million) of the commercial salmon catch at Prince Rupert, Namu, Ucluelet, Tofino, Victoria and Vancouver for tagged fish. About 30,000 adipose fin-clipped fish are found and the tags decoded.

In a voluntary sports sampling program, sports fisherfT1en are requested to remove the heads from salmon they catch which have a missing adipose fin, and return each head with a tag label giving details of recovery, to any of the 150 depots located at boat ramps, marinas, tackle shops and Fisheries and Oceans offices throughout the British Columbia coast. Sport fishermen who turn in heads are eligible for one of eight annual bonus draws for one $500 prize and six $50 prizes. Peterson disc below dorsal fin' of chum salmon.

83 Herring Tagging and time of recovery, fish lot number and in-plant ·location of recovery. · Since the major herring tagging programs of 1936-67, ,the riature of the fishery ha's substantially A $2 reward is 9ffered for each returned tag changed and a finer stock definition is needed for and postage-paid envelopes are available at plants efficient management. In addition, it is necessary to or Fisheries and Oceans offices for recovery know which stocks are caught in non-roe fisheries information. so that these are not re-exploited in other fisheries . . ,..,_ - Send information to: To obtain this information, 55,000 herring were tagged in 1979 and 1980 with an orange floy ·Herring Tags spaghetti-type tag, and released coastwide. Pacific ·Bio.logical Station Nanaimo, B.C. · Finders on.vessels should report tag number, V9R 5K6 vessel name and type, gear type, date, and location of catch. Finders in processing plants should Tel: 758-5202 include tag number, plant name and address, date

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Floy or spaghetti anchor tag in herring .

.Groundfish Tagging Approximately 1,800 dogfish were double tagged in the Campbell River area with yellow discs Groundfish tagging programs provide attached below the dorsal fin in combination with a information on stock differentiation; migration nylon anchor tag used in· previous. dogfish patterns, determination of growth rates, etc. experiments. Also, Dover sole were tagged in 1979 Programs in the last few years include blackcod with yellow anchor tags. tagged off the Queen .Charlottes and Vancouver Isl.and with an anchor tag inserted below the dorsal Fisheries requires surrender of the· whole fin; lingcod tagged off the southwest cpast of tagged fish and recovery details of date, location Vancouver Island and in the southern Georgia Strait and method of capture, plus name and address of with a yellow floy anchor tag; ~nd juve,nile Pacific the finder. cod tagged in the Swanson a11d Trincomali Channel .areas of Georgia Strait with orange, red and yellow anchor tags.

84 The finder should contact: Abalone Tagging

N. Venables In 1979, 2300 abalone were tagged in Juan Room 22, 975 Centennial Avenue Perez Sound~ Queen Charlotte Islands with yellow Vancouver, B.C. plastic floy ·tags to determine yearly growth. If V6A 1A3 found, DO NOT DISTURB. -

Tel: 254-4144 {colle.~t) In 1976 and 1977,· 800 abalone were tagged or with ye'llow Peterson disc tags in Barkley Sound. If "0 F. Nolte recovered, the shell should be forwarded to:

417 - 2nd Avenue West , I Prince Rupert, B.C. Pacific Biological Station V8J 1G8 Box 100 Nanaimo, B.C; Tel: 624-6356 {collect)- V9R 5K6 or C.Roy Attention: P. Breen Pacific Biological Station Nanaimo,· B.C. For further information on tagging programs V9R 5K6 contact: ·

Tel: 758-5202 {collect) Don Bailey Manager, Salmon Services 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

Tel: 666-6695

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' < ' Search and Rescue

The Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC), - give the number and condition of the Victoria, B.C. coordinates marine and air search and persons on board; rescue in British Columbia. Canadian Armed Forces - describe the nature of your distress; and Coast Guard Personnel staff the centre -24 - describe your vessel. hours a da~, seven days a week. SAR Assistance To obtain assistance or report a distress, contact the Victoria Rescue Coordination Centre Self-Assistance - in most cases rescue assis­ by: tance will not be immediate. Be prepared to assist SAR facilities in locating your vessel telephone - dial 112-732-4141 (or ask the and be prepared to survive until you are operator for "Marine Distress"); located. Carry the required safety equipment, i.e. flares, lifejackets, rafts, survival suits, or by etc. Ensure that they are carefully maintained and accessible. marine radio - call a Coast Guard Radio Station on CH 16 VHF or 2182 kHz HF. Helicopter Assistance - the following are instructions for mariners in the .event a mercy Note: Coast Guard Radio Stations do not monitor marine case is carried out by helicopter. For CH 09 CB safety and efficiency, it is requested that all mariners follow the outlined procedures as Distress Radio Procedures closely as possible.

I Follow these procedures for vessel and/or If your boat is not disabled, and it becomes persons in distress when requesting assistance necessary to transfer personn·e1 to the heli­ from the Victoria RCC via a Coast Guard Radio copter, this will be accomplished with the use Station: of the rescue baskets. Under these circum­ stances, the skipper should be aware of the If the danger to the vessel and/or persons on following procedures: board is immediate (for example: vessel afire or - Keep your boat underway at about 3-5 knots, sinking; seriously ill or injured person): and maintain a course with the wind about 15° off the port bow. It is easier for the - repeat "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY;" helicopter pilot to hover into the wind. - give your vessel's name; - give your position; - Secure all loose deck gear i.e. skiffs, floats, - give the number and condition of persons on hatches. board; - describe the nature of your distress; Lower all obstructions, such as signal mast, - describe your vessel. antenna, etc.

If the danger to the vessel and persons is not - When the basket is lowered, allow it to immediate (for example: out of fuel or engine ' ground immediately against the boat to failure): permit static electricity to flow off.

- repeat "PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN;" - NEVER, NEVER,,NEVER secure the basket - give your vessel's name; or hoist cable to any part of the boat. - give your position;

86 Itinerary and Estimated Time of Arrival southern boundaries north to Alaska. These Before setting out, advise a member of your vessels have a top speed of 18 knots, are family or other responsible person of your equipped with an extensive array of SAR intended destination, route and time of arrival. equipment and are on immediate standby at all This person should be able to advise the RCC times. As with the majority of primary vessels of the following information should you the R Class cutters monitor CH 16 VHF and become overdue: 2182 kHz HF on a 24 hour a day basis.

Vessel's Name: Lifeboats, Inshore Cutters and Hovercrafls Type: There are three 14 M/44 foot lifeboats which Licence No. are located at Bamfield (CG 104), Totino Owner's Name: (CG 105) and Bull Harbour (CG 106). These ..,, ----Addres"S::----:======:=:::: ------1Lessel$-havea-t-0p--speea--or-tzrk110 ts all<'.l--e!--­ Tel. No: ------­ n ormal range of fifty miles. Inshore cutters are Colour of Hull: ------­ based at Prince Rupert* (CG Cloostung), Deck: Campbell River (CG Re/ite), Ganges (CG 122), Superstructure: and Vancouver (CG Mallard and CG Moorhen). Cabin (Forward/ In addition there are two hovercraft (CG 021 Midship/Aft------­ and (CG 039) stationed at Vancouver Inter- Number of Masts: ------­ national Airport. All of these vessels monitor Length of Vessel: CH 16NHF and 2182 kHz FM while on patrol Radio Frequencies: and maintain telephone watch whilealong:;;ide. Intended Destination: l~tended Route: * A new 21 M/70 foot CG SAR vessel will enter Types of Distress Signals: ------­ service in Prince Rupert in early 1981. Emergency Equipment: Number of Crew: Inshore Rescue Boats - During the months Vessel left: at __ am/pm June, July, and August the Coast Guard Vessel due back: ____ at __ am/pm operates 7 M/21 foot Inshore Rescue Boats at Victoria (/RB 5 01 ), Silva Bay (/RB 503), French Creek (!RB 504), Pender Harbour (/RB SOS) SEARCH and RESCUE should be informed if vessel and Vananda Bay (/RB SO 7). These vessels not reported by monitor CH 16 VHF while on patrol and main­ am/pm on ______tain watch while alongside. (date) Note: All CG vessels carry but do not monitor Primary Facilities.. Citizen's Band radio .

Vessels and aircraft which are operated Air Primary Facilities - primarily for search and rescue are called primary (operated by the Canadian Armed Forces) facilities. The following primary facilities are coordinated by the Victoria RCC: Labrador Helicopters (442 Squadron) The Canadian Armed Forces operates three Marine Primary Facilities Labrador helicopters from their base at (operated by the Canadian Coast Guard) Comox, B.C. During weekdays, from 0800 hours to 1600 hours, these craft are on a 30- R Class Cutters - Normally two 30 M/95 minute standby. Outside of these hours they foot R Class Cutters (Racer, Ready) are based are on a two-hour standby. in Victoria while a third (Rider) is based in Vancouver. All three, however, m~intain Note: The Coast Guard does not operate primary continuous patrol alo_ng the B.C. coast from its SAR helicopters.

87 Buffalo Fixed-Wing Aircraft (442 Squadron) During the herring roe season vessels from the The Canadian Armed Forces operates three Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Buffalo short take off and landing (STOL) Ocean Sciences, are temporarily "multi-tasked." Aircraft from Comox that are on the same standby as the helicopters. Secondary Facilities

Multi-tasked vessels The Victoria RCC may also coordinate other facilities to which search and rescue is a secondary In addition to the foregoing primary facilities, task. These resources are called secondary facilities the Victoria RCC also coordinates certain vessels and include the following: from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans when they are available_t_or SAR actiyities. These vessels Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary (CMRA) are referred to as "multi:.:fasked" and are located as Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) - follows: Canadian Armed Forces (warships) Pacific Pilotage Authority Prince Rupert (FPV Kitimat II) Queen Charlotte City (FPV Arrow Post) Contact: Alert Bay (FPV Chi/co Post) Victoria (FPV Tanu and FPV Laurier)** Fisheries and Oceans Search and Rescue is under the direction of: ** These vessels patrol the west coast of Vancouver, Island, Queen Charlotte Sound and the Captain B. Gordon Irving west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Ships Division 1090 West Pender Street Note: These multi-tasked vessels monitor CH 1 6 Vancouver, B.C. VHF and 2182 kHz. They do not monitor Citizen's V6E 2P1 Band radio. Tel: 666-2646

88 \ West Coast Marine Channels

SHIP SHIP CHANNEL TRANSMIT RECEIVE NATURE OF SERVICE AND PRIMARY USERS

Distress Safety and Calling

16 156.800 156.800 lntership/Shipshore Distress and Calling lntership

6 - 156.300 156.300 lntership - Domestic and Foreign

Commercial Operations

5A 156.250 156.250 lntership/Shipshore - Fishing Industry 7A 156.350 156.350 lntership/Shipshore - Towboat Industry 8 156.400 156.400 lntership only 9 156.450 156.450 lntership/Shipshore 10 156.500 156.500 lntership/Shipshore - Towboat Industry 18A 156.900 156.900 lntership/Shipshore - Towboat Industry 22A 157.100 157.100 lntership/Shipshore - for non CCG stations to work CCG stations 67 156.375 156.375 lntership/Shipshore 72 156.625 156.625 lntership only 73 156.675 156.675 lntership/Shipshore 78A 156.925 156.925 lntership/Shipshore - Fishing Industry, also used by Fisheries Patrol Vessels to broadcast local fishing patterns 79A 156.975 156.975 lntership/Shipshore -·Fishing Industry BOA 157.025 157.025 lntership/Ships~ore - Other than Towing and Fishing

Non Commercial - Pleasure Craft

9 156.450 156.450 lntership/Shipshore 22A 157.100 -157.100 lntership/Shipshore - for non CCG stations to work CCG stations 67 156.375 156.375 lntership/Shipshore 68 . 156.425 156.425. lntership/Shipshore 69 156.475 156.475 lntership/Shipshore 70 156.525 156.525 lntership:only · 72 156.625 156.625 lntership only 73 156.675 156.675 lnte.rs~ip/Shipshore

Navigation - Vessel Traffic Management

11 156.55 156.550 V.T.M. - Ship Movement . 12 156.600 156.600 V.T.M. -:-:- $hip Movement

89 SHIP SHIP CHANNEL TRANSMIT RECEIVE NATURE OF SERVICE AND PRIMARY USERS

13 156.650 156.650 V.T.M. - Ship Movement 14 156.700 156.700 V.T.M. - Ship Movement 71 156.575 156.575 V.T.M. - Ship Movement 74 156.725 156.725 V.T.M. - Ship Movement

Public Correspondence

23 157.150 161.750 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 24 157.200 161.800 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 25 157.250 161.850 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 26 157.300 161.900 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 27 157.350 161.950 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 28 157.400 162.000 Shipshore '--- Marine Telephone Service 84 157.225 161.825 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 85 157.275 161.875 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 86 157.325 161.925 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 87 157.375 161.975 Shipshore - Marine Telephone Service 88 157.425 162.025 Shipshore _:_ Marine Telephone Service Weather Broadcast Service

21B 161.650 fv1inistry of Transport Marine Weather Broadcast· WX1 162.550 Ministry of Transport Marine Weather Broadcast WX2 162.400 Department of the Environment General Weather Broadcast WX3 162.475 United States Government Weather Service WX4 162.650 United States Government Weather Service * receive ~>nly

The following are restricted channels for specifically authorized stations.

Canadian Coast Guard {CCG)

19A 156.950 156.950 lntership/Shipshore - CCG stations only 21A 157.050 157.050 lntership/Shipshore - CCG stations only 81A 157.075 157.075 lntership only - CCG anti Pollution 82A 157.125 157.125 lntership/Shipshore - CCG stations only 83 157.175 161.775 lntership/Shipshore -CCG stations only

Port Operations - Pacific Pilotage Authority

17 156.850 156.850 lntership/Shipshore - Vessel Docking/Manoeuvres 77 156.875 156.875 lntership only T Vessel Docking/Manoeuvres 20 157.000 161.600 Shipshore only - where authorized

Government Operations

15 156.750 156.750 Department of the Environment only

90 SHIP SHIP CHANNEL TRANSMIT RECEIVE NATURE OF' SERVICE AND PRIMARY USERS

Towboat

65A 156.275 156.275 Seaspan - Authorized stations only (a) "A" following a channel number means Simplex Operation on the ship station transm!tting frequer:icy (b) "B" following a channel number means ship stations receive only on the higher coast station transmitting frequency

SHIP SHIP TRANSMIT RECEIVE NATURE OF SERVICE AND PRIMARY USERS

1630 1630 Public Correspondence and Weather (A 3H/J) 2015 2538 B.C. Telephone - Fishing Industry 2040 2040 lntership - vessels other than fishing and towing (A3H/J) 2054 2054 PL!blic Correspondence and Weather (A3H/J) 2142 2558 B.C. Telephone - Towboat Industry \' 2166 2590 B.C. Telephone - Business or Pleasure 2182 2182 INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS AND CALLING l (A3H) and (6A3) 2212 2260 B.C. Telephone -. Pleasure Craft 2318 2318 lntership - Fishing vessels (Fisheries changes in fishing patterns available on request) (A3H/J) 2340 2458 Public Correspondence 2366 2366 lntership - Other than fishing vessels (A3H/J) 2638 2638 lntership---' shared with U.S. vessels (A3H/J) 2708 2469 B.C. Telephone - Business or Pleasure 2738 2738 lntership - shared with U.S. vessels (A3H/J) 2798 2060 B.C. Telephone - Business or Pleasure 4090.9 4385.3 Public Correspondence (A3A/J) 4115.7 4410.1 B.C. :relephone - Aircraft and Long Range Ships 4174.5 4354.5 Radiotelephone (F1) 4363.6 4069.2 Public Correspondence (A3A/J) 6212.4 6518.8 Public Correspondence (A3A/J) 6260.5 6498.5 Radiotelephone (F1) 8213.6 8737.5 Public Correspondence (A3A/J) 8356.0 8717.0 Radiotelephone (F1)

Type of Emission

(A3A/J) Single sideband - reduced carrier or single sideband - suppressed carrier (A3H/J) Single sideband - full carrier or single sideband - suppressed carrier (A3J) Single sideband - suppressed carrier (A3H) Single sideband - full carrier (F1) Radioteletype (6A3) Double sideband - full carrier (AM)

91 West Coast of Canada VHF and MF Coverage

55

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45°

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40° 100 200 300 MILES SCALE - J 1

Note: Areas of Radio coverage depicted on this map are based upon theoretical predictions.

92 \ Canadian West Coast Loran-C. Chain LATITUDE STATION RADIATED STATION LONGITUDE (2) FUNCTIONS PEAK POWER

Williams Lake, 51 57 59.21N Master 400 kW B.C. 122 21 56.68W

Shoal Cove, 55 26 21.97N x 400 kW Alaska (1) 131 15 12.86W Secondary

George 47 03 48.82N y 1200 kW Washington (1) 119 44 34.78W Secondary Port Hardy, 50 36 30.47N z 400 kW B.C. (3) 127 21 22.84W Secondary

(1) Station operated by the United States of America.

(2) Based on 1927 North American Datum (Coordinate System for charting). ·\.

(3) West of Northern Vancouver Island, the X and Y Loran:C po~ition lines should be used even though the Port Hardy Transmitter provides a strong signal in this area.The Z position lines in this area are very widely spaced, being close to the base line extension and do NOT give accurate fixes. ' .

93 Loran-C in Western Canada: Sugg~sted Chain Usage I

GEORGE

~ AREA OF GOOD COVERAGE - :/"'.: ~ 1/4 NM, 95% PROBABILITY

~ FRINGE COVERAGE AREA

94 J, . Marine Weather Broadcasts

Weather broadcasts are made simultaneously Local reports for the following areas: Bonilla on channels 1630 KHz, 2054 KHz and 21 B (161.65 Island, Cape St. James, Ethelda Bay, Green Island, MHz). Alert Bay and Comox also broadcast on WX1 Langara Island, Lawyer Island, Lucy Island, Prince (162.55 MHz). Rupert, Rose Spit, Triple Island.

Alert Bay, B.C. (VAF) - continuous taped Sandspit, B.C. (VAH) - broadcasts at 0110, marine broadcasts of weather synopsis and 0440, 0935, 1050, 1420, 1840 and 2120 hours daily. In forecasts with live transmissions at 0415, 0605, addition to regular frequencies, also broadcasts on 0720, 0845, 1505, 1120, 1820 and 2020 hours daily. channel 26 at the above mentioned times.

Local reports for the following areas: Local reports for the following areas: Bonilla Addenbrook .Island, Alert Bay, Boat Bluff, Bull Island, Cape St. James, Ethelda Bay, Langara Harbour, Cape St. James, Cape Scott, Chatham Island, Rose Spit, Sandspit and Triple Island. Point, Dryad Point, Egg Island, Estevan Point, Ivory Island, Lennard Island, ·Mcinnis lsl1!nd, Nootka, Totino, B.C. (VAE) - broadcasts at 0425, Pine Island, Pointer Island, Pultney Point, and 0535, 0645, 0850, 1150, 1520, 1750 and 1950 hours Quatsino. daily.

Bull Harbour, B.C. (VAG) - broadcasts at Local reports for the following areas: 0420,0545,0715,0740,0905, 1140, 1525,1825,2045 Amphitrite Point, Cape Beale, Cape Scott, and 2240 hou,rs daily. C1:1rmanah Point, Estevan Point, Lennard Island, Nootka, Pachena, Quatsino and Sheringham Point. Local reports for the following areas: Addenbrook Island, Boat Bluff; Bull Harbour, Cape Vancouver, B.C. (VAi) - broadcasts daily at Scott, Cape St. James, Dryad Point, Egg Island, 0410, 0515, 0710, 0910, 1220, 1510, 1805 and 2010 Ivory Island, Mel nnis Island, Pine Island, Pointer hours. Island, Pultney Point, Quatsino and Scarlett Point. Local reports for the following areas: Ballenas Comox, B.C. (VAC) - broadcasts at 0635, Island, Cape Lazo, Chrome Island, Discovery 0920, 1240, 1535, 1835, 2035 and 2220 hours daily. Island, East Point,' Entrance Island, Merry Island, Point Atkinson, Race Rocks, Sand Heads, Sisters Local reports for the following areas: Ballenas Island and Trial Island. Island, Cape Lazo, Cape Mudge, Chatham Point, l .Chrome Island, Entrance Island, Grief Island, Merry Victoria, B.C. (VAK) - broadcasts at 0450, Island, Sand Heads and Sister Island. 0615, 0705, 1210, 1450, 1815 and 2005 hours daily.

Ocean Station "Papa", B.C. (4YP) - Local reports for the following areas: broadcasts current local weather on request. Carmanah Point, Discovery Island, Race Rocks, Weather ship located at SON 145W. Sheringham Point and ·Trial Island.

Prince Rupert, B.C. (VAJ) - br9adcasts at 0045, 0505, 0750, 0915, 1350, 1810 and 2215 hours daily.

95 \ Commercial Radio Stations that Broadcast ·Marine Weather

CALL STUDIO TRANSMITTER TELEPHONE SIGN FREQUENCY LOCATION COORDINATES NUMBER

CBU 690 Vancouver 49 08 15N 665-7080 123 12 oow

CBUF-FM 97.7 Vancouver 492112N 665-8039 (French) 122 57 18W

CFAX 1070 Victoria 48 23 SON 386-1070 123 18 20W

CFCP 1440 Courtenay 49 41 01N 334-2421 124 58 01W

CFMl-FM 101.1 New Westminster 49 20 43N 521-4808 122 58 17W

CF MS-FM 98.5 Victoria 48 25 05N 384-9311 123 30 35W

CFNI 1240 Port Hardy 50 42 24N 949-6500 127 25 58W

CFOX-FM 99.3 Vancouver 49 21 05N 684-:7221 123 04 oow

CFPR 860 Prince Rupert 54· 17 08N. 624-2161· 130 22 28W

CFUN 1410 Vancouver 49 07 41N 731-9222 123 01 41W

CFWB 1490 Campbell River 50 01 01N 287-7106 125 15 42W

CHPQ 1370 Parksville 4917 45N 248-6178 124 17 37W CHQB 1280 Powell River 49 47 05N 485-4207 124 36 15W CHQM 1320 Vancouver 49 09 55N 682-3141 123 02 28W

/ CH QM-FM 103.5 Vancouver 49 21 12N 682-3141 122 57 18W

96 97 Metric ~onversion Chart

NOTE: This conversion chart is approximate only and provided as a guide to fishermen tor their own 1 calculations. Some conversions elsewhere in this guide may use different conversion factors where offic'ials have rounded off figures.

' (1 short ton= 2000.lbs; 1 metric ton= 2204.6 lbs)

INTO METRIC OUT OF METRIC .

H you know Multiply by To Get If you Know Multiply By To Get LENGTH LENGTH inches 2.54 centimetres milimetres 0.039 inches feet 0.3 metres centimetres 0.39 inches yards 0.91 metres metres 3.28 feet miles 1.61 kilometres kilometres 0.62 miles

MASS (Weight) MASS (Weight) ounces. 28.3 grams grams 0.035 ounces pounds 0.45 kilograms kilograms 2.204 pounds short ton 0.907 metric ton metric tons 1.1 short tons

VOLUME VOLUME cubic feet 0.028 cubic metres cubic metres 35.31 cubic feet cubic yards 0.76 cubic metres cubic metres 1.31 cubic yards

A publication titled Fishing in Metric is available from:

Information Branch 1090 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2P1

Tel: 666-1384

98 Facts About -British Columbia's Commercial Fishing Industry, 1979

1 Alt:. FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS ,ALL SALMON ( ) SOCKEYE SALMON PINK SALMON

Value of Landings Landings (round weight) Landings (round weight) Landings (round weight) B.C. Ports Total Metric Metric Metric $'000 $'000 Tons $'000 Tons $'000 Tons $'000 1970 - 79 Av. 65 372 88 073 1970-'1979 Av. 15 375 25 074 1970 -1979 Av. 17 635 11 866 1970 -·1979 Av. 136 652 139 945 1977 65 582 108 725 1977 17 388 32 218 1977 24 723 22 262 1!177 164 976 167 905 1978 70 604 158 164 1978 22 321 55 181 1978 15 331 12 835 1978 245 358 252 192 1979 61 214 160 533 1979 14 532 43 307 1979 24 696 29 685 1979 330 019 332 468 ' High (1951) 91 609 160 533(79) High (1958) 33 621 55 181(78) High (1962) 42 453 29 685(79) High (1979) 330 019 332 468 5 386 4 002(63) Low (1969) Lowf.._ (1960)' __ 35 195 18 401 (60) Low (1963) 6 272 1 996(54) '----~ :_,__!·---· ---- '---~------..-· Wholesale Value of Products By Gear - 1979 By Gear - 1979 By Gear - 1979 B.C. Ports Gill net 7 435 21 650 Gillnet 2 146 2 200 $'000 Wholesale Gill net 13 430 34 796 24 717 42 522 Seine 5 861 16 201 Seine 13 983 13 562 . 1970-1979Av. 278 536 value is Seine 23 067 83 215 Troll 1 236 5 456 Troll 8 567 13 923 1977 *359 627 market Troll .. 1978 510 667 value cit 1979 563 181 fish or fish Wh.olesale Value - 1979 Wholesale Value -1979 Wholesale Value - 1979 products. $'000 $'000 $'000 CD High (1979) 563 181 Canned 115 928 Canned 47 059 Canned 58 945 CD ,. •Revised Fresh 8 124 Fresh 1 157 Fresh 834 Frozen 142 658 Frozen 28 322 Frozen 16 963 ~rnportant Species 1979 Landings Smoked 8 119 Smoked 3 320 Smoked 46 -79 -- Roe 11 393 Other 1 151 Other 'lo of B.C. I . \ $'000 Landings. Other 3 405 -- --- TOTAL 76 867 Salmon 160 533 48.7 TOTAL .. '· ...... 289 627 TOTAL 81 009 H~rring 124 416 37.7 Halibut 14 004 4.3 Canned Packed (48 pound cases) Canned Pack (48 pound cases) - . ·- Canned Packed (48 pound cases) Grey Cod 3 830 1.2 1970 - 79 Av. 474 710 Crab &Shrimp 4 764 1.5 1970 - 79 Av. 1 195 190 1910 - 79 Av. 444 493 1979 569 337 Sole. 2 169 0.7. 1979 955 225 1979 295 858 • Ffockfish 2 884 0.9 High (1962) 1 188 661 High (1951) 1 946 082 High (1958) 1 074 305 Low (1969) 154 188 : Inventory of Boats - 1979 Low (1975) 517 370 LOii'' (1963) 158 375 · (l~cludlng Packers and Collectors)

,, . , $'000 No• .s:oats' 506 981 7 733

.:._ All high and low production and pack·- records are based on landings and (1) Includes St~elhead since 1951. p~ck - --· .. - . N.B. - Landings and vatue figures are shown in metric tons or thousands of dollars unless otherwise indicated. 1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs : · Facts About British CQlumbia's Commercial Fishing Industry, 1979 (Continued)

COHO SALMON CHUM SALMON SPRING SALMON

Landings (round weight) Landings (round weight) Landings (round weight)

Metric Metric Metric Tons $'000 Tons $'000 Tons $'000 1970 - 79 Av. 10 631 19 472 1970 - 79 Av. 14 057 14 101 1970 - 79 Av. 7 613 17 440 1977. 9 857 22 671 1977 6 032 7 905 1977 7 522 23 589 1978 9 152 27 269. 1978 15 855 33 336 1978 7 887 29 461 1979 10 342 44 063 1979 4 751 12 243 1979 6 845 31 159

High (1966) 17 627 44 063(79) High (1954) 33 748 33 336(78) High (1971) 8 702 31 159(79) Low (1960) 6 455 2 904(52) Low (1965) 3 019 824(65) Low (1962) 4 112 2 414(52)

~------~.....,,.-·---·---·------·--- -·-·-----·----·-·------By Gear - 1979 By Gear - 1979 By Gear - 1979

Gillnet 774 2 136 Gillnet 2 151 5 773 Gillnet 886 2 979 Seine 1 539 3 878 Seine 2 425 6 022 Seine 903 2 851 Troll 8 029 38 049 Troll 175 448 Troll 5 056 25 329

Wholesale Value - 1979 Wholesale Value - 1979 Wholesale Value - 1979

$'000 $'000 $'000 Canned 5 691 Canned 3 137 Canned 1 065 ! Fresh 2 339 Fresh 167 ) Fresh 3 624 Frozen 48 163 Frozen 17 216 Frozen 31 789 ·' Smoked 636 Smoked 442 Smoked 3 665 Other 373 Other 301 Other 330 ------/ TOTAL 57 202 -TOTAL 21 263 TOTAL 40 473

Canada Pack (48 pound cases) Canned Pack (48 pound cases) Canned Pack (48 pound cases) - 1970 - 79 Av. 99 815 1970 - 79 Av. 161 247 1970 - 79 Av. 14 125 1979 43 061 1979 33 689 1979 12 953

1-jigh (1951) 304 540 High (1954) 580 574 High (1977) 29 569 Low (1979) 43 061 Low (1979) 33 689 Low (1969) 5 302

j

N.B. Landings and value figures are shown in metric tons or thousands of dollars unless otherwise indicated. 1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs

100 PACIFIC HALIBUT HERRING

Landings by B.C. Fishermen Landings Landed Wholesale B.C. Ports Metric Value Value Tons $'000 $'000 Metric Roe Tons $'000 1976 78 832 23 333 59 237 1970 - 79 Av. 4 604 8 524 1977 73 485 29 542 76104 1977 2 818 8 278 1978 63 408 •52 933 137 243 1978 2 294 10 001 1979 37 480 126 866 192 478 1979 2 410 14 004 Food U.S. Ports 1976 2 329 542 6 309 1977 23 805 4 156 13 960 1970 - 79 Av. 2 012 3 294 1978 18 145 4 194 17 788 1977 1 133 2 929 1979 6 181 2 131 9 455 . 1978 1 570 6 834 1979 525 2 449 Landed and wholesale values include spawn on kelp.

Total Landings by U.S. & Canada •Revised (Metric Tons)

Canada % Crab Landings Canada & U.S. Canadian 1970-79 Av. 6 617 14 454 45.8 Metric 1977 3 951 9 919 39.8 Tons $'000 1978 3 864 9 974 38.7 1970 - 79 Av. 1 077 1 185 1979 2 935 10 218 28.7 1978 1 176 . 1 802 1979 1 179 2 267 Wholesale Value of Landings by High (1967) 2 405 2 267(79) B.C. Fishermen ($'000)

B.C. B.C. & Shrimp Landings Ports U;S. Ports Metric 1970 - 79 Av. 11 306 14 599 1977• 9 756 12 685 Tons $'000 1970 - 79 Av. 1 275 3 447 1978 12 827 19 661 1978 1 569 1 901 1979 17 692 20 141 1979 716 2 497 • Revised High (1976) 3 503 2 497(79)

Other Groundflsh Landings - 1979 Oyster Landings

Metric : Shucked Gals Tons $'000 OOO's $'000 Grey Cod 7 602 3 830 1970 - 79 Av. 91 819 Sole 4 208 2 169 1978 .77 1 021 · Ling Cod 1 522 1 823 1979 61 893 Rock fish 8 790 2 884

101 Preliminary Monthly Salmon Catch Statistics, 1980 British Columbia, January 1 - October 31.

(Quantity Shown in Metric Tom~; 1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs)

Gillnet and Seine - Round Weight; Troll :- Dressed Weight Head-on

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE pee. 30 - Feb. 3- Mar. 2- Mar. 30 - May 4- June 1 - Feb. 2 Mar.1 Mar. 29 May3 May 31 June 28

Spring Red G.N. ~ 5 31 30 Salmon Seine 9

Jacks G.N. . 1 4

Seine 13

White G.N. . 3 4

Seine 1

Mixed Troll 25 17 358 683 933 ' Sockeye G.N. . 201

Seine 95

Troll . . 4

Coho G.N. 17 ! Seine 8

Troll 664

Pinks 'G.N. 2

Seine 1

Troll . 22

Chums G.N. . 6

Seine I 2

Troll . 3 9

1 Steel head G.N. ' Seine . ' Troll .

Deliveries G.N. 197 1 009 2 886

Seine 719 Days Fishing Troll 9 666 709 9 490 21 041' 30 155 l * Less than 500 kg

102 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER June 29 - Aug. 3 - Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 - Nov. 2 - Nov. 30 - Aug.2 Aug. 30 Sept. 27 Nov.1 Nov. 29 Dec. 27 TOTAL

83 199 124 6 478

200 202 37 3 451

11 6 13 . 35

50 23 6 3 95

8 18 68 33 134

15 4 2 . 22

1 044 708 431 203 4 402

1 945 888 143 33 3 210

1 670 2 451 21 . 4 237

41 61 4 1 111

170 244 302 84 817

238 419 491 42 1 198

2 912 1 339 616 225 5 756 I 1 031 579 53 9 1 674

3 881 4 859 600 12 9 353

829 992 61 13 1 917

2 125 2 040 1 232 1 718 7 121

1 832 825 1 731 3 969 8 359

102 83 14 28 239

27 8 3 2 41

4 1 2 . 7

1 1 . . 2

16 784 14 147 9 374 4 663 49 060

3 869 3 222 2 000 1 514 11 324

50 311 36 186 23 144 13 017 184 728

103 104 ------~ PLEASE A.CT IMMEDIATELY With timely, accurate infonnation, an apprehension ..c: 0 and conviction can often be obtained without it .c being necessary for you to appear as a witness . ..Cl. ~ If you are willing to appear and testify in court, please complete below. Observe NAME. ______ADDRESS. ______-Record CITY______PROV·--- PHONE. ______POSTAL CODE. _____ and u Immediately take this card to one of the agencies ..... listed inside, or mail to one of the following: Dept.of Fisheries & Oceans Min. of Environment General Investigation Unit Fish & Wildlife Branch Report 1090 West Pender Street Enforcen-.!nt Section Vancouver, B.C. Parliament Buildings V6E 2Pl Victoria, B.C.

w ffi This program is sponsored ;jointly by tlw Dep of Canada du Canada w the Enviroment (B. c. J in ao-ith the I 15 B.'C. Wildlife Federation and the people of B:ritish •• Rsheries f'l!!ches ColUmbia. . I ~ andOoeans et Oceans I r- - PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY With timely, accurate infonnation, an apprehension ..c: 0 and conviction can often be obtained without it .c being necessary for you to appear as a witness • ..Cl. ~ If you are willing to appear and testify in court, please complete below. Observe NAME. ______ADDRESS ______Record CITY ______PROV·--- ..."' .. PHONE.______...,.... POSTAL CODE. _____ c< and ..; Immediately take this card to one of the agencies ..... listed inside, or mail to one of the following: .; Dept.of Fisheries & Oceans Min. of Environment " General Investigation Unit Fi sh & Wildlife Branch Report ....."' 0 1090 West Pender Street Enforcement Section Vancouver, B.C. Parliament Buildings ~ V6E 2Pl Victoria, B.C. ~ * ...u ~ ....z: .. z: s v; This program is sponsored jointly by the Dep ~ of Fishe:ries & Oceans (Canada) and the Ministry of of Canada du Canada .... Cl) !Q Cl) the Ejwiroment (B.C.J in ao-ith the a: a: w .... ,_z: B.C. Wildlife Fedel'ation and the people of Bl'i.tish •• Rsheries f'l!!ches :c Columbia. and Oceans b a:ffi il et Oceans

105 WE REQUEST YOUR H~L~ 1u; •Enforce Fish and Wildlffe Laws • Enforce Fi sh and Wildlife Laws •Report Pollution and Uttering • Report Pollution and Littering Everyone who uses or enjoys the outdoors has a responsibi 11ty to Everyone who uses or enjoys ttie outdoors has a responsibility to protect and maintain it. · - protect and maintain it. Fish and Wildlffe law violations, pollution and littering hurt all of us Fish and Wildlife ·law violations, pollution and littering hurt all of us a·nd cost everyone a lot of money. You can help prevent these acts and and cost everyone a 1ot of money. You can help prevent these acts and bring violators to justice by serving as an accurate witness. bring violators to justice by serving as an accurate witness. Do not confront a suspected violator - you as a citizen cannot make an Do not confront a suspe~ted violator - you as a citizen cannot make an arrest or collect evidence. Use this card to record important facts - arrest or collect evidence. Use this card to record important facts - then notify the nearest office of the following: then notify the nearest .. office of the following: •Department of Fisheries and Oceans •Department of Fisheries arid Oceans •B.C. Ministry of Environment •8.C. Ministry of Environment •R.C.M.P. Detachment •R.C.M.P. Detachment

Or telephone the toll-free number Zenith 2235 where your complaint will Or telephone the toll-free number Zenith· 2235 where your complaint will be registered and directed to the right action center. be registered and directed to the right action 'center. * * *

RECORD IMPORTANT INFORMATION RECORD IMPORTANT INFORMATION VIOLATION WITNESSED: VIOLATION WITNESSED: DATE ______TIME ______gm DATE~------TIME·-----~--- RH\

VEHICLE, VESSEL OR AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION: VEHICLE, VESSEL OR AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION: LICENSE NO. ______PROV .or STATE ______LICENSE NO. ______PROV .or STATE ______

MAKE MODEL ______MAKE MODEL ...... ------0 COLOUR ______C0 LOUR. ______0) UNUSUAL MARKS ______UNUSUAL MARKS------~--

DETAILS OF VIOLATION: DETAILS OF VIOLATION: LOCATION ______LOCATiON------~-- SPECIES TAKEN ______SPECIES TAKEN ______HOW TAKEN ______HOW TAKEN------

LOCATION OF CARCASS[if appl\cable) ______LOCATION OF CARCASS(if applicable) ______POLLUTION OR LITTERING ______POLLUTION OR LITTERING ______OTHER ______OTHER------~------

DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATOR: DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATOR: NAME (if known) ______NAME (if known) ______SEX ______AGE ______SEX ______AGE ______

HEIGHT______WEIGHT ______EYES ______HEIGHT ______WEIGHT ______EYES ______HAIR BEARD/MUSTACHE ______HAIR BEARD/MUSTACHE ______PHYSICAL MARKS OR SCARS ______PHYSICAL MARKS OR SCARS ______

CLOTHING (hat.coat, etc.) ______CLOTHING (hat,coat, etc.) ______PECULIARITIES ------PECULIARITIES ______