PACIFIC REGION FIVE NATIONS MULTI-SPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022 SALMON, GROUNDFISH, CRAB, PRAWN, GOOSENECK BARNACLE, AND SEA CUCUMBER Version 1.0 Genus Oncorhynchus Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepsis) Gooseneck Barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) Dungeness crab Sea Cucumber Spot Prawn (Cancer magister) (Apostichopus californicus) (Pandalus platyceros) Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et Océans Canada Canada This Multi-species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is intended for general purposes only. Where there is a discrepancy between the FMP and the Fisheries Act and Regulations, the Act and Regulations are the final authority. A description of Areas and Subareas referenced in this FMP can be found in the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. This FMP is not a legally binding instrument which can form the basis of a legal challenge and does not fetter the Minister’s discretionary powers set out in the Fisheries Act. 9-Apr.-21 Version 1.0 Front cover drawing (crab) by Antan Phillips, Retired Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Front cover drawing (gooseneck barnacle) by Pauline Ridings, Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Front cover drawing (sea cucumber) by Pauline Ridings, Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada This page intentionally left blank 2021/22 Five Nations Multi-species Fishery Management Plan V. 1.0 Page 2 of 123 9-Apr.-21 Version 1.0 FMP Amendment Tracking Date Version Sections revised and details of revision. 2021-04-09 April 9, 2021 (1.0) Initial 2021/22 Five Nations Multi-species Fishery Management Plan V. 1.0 Page 3 of 123 9-Apr.-21 Version 1.0 CONTENTS Glossary and List of Acronyms ................................................................................................... 8 1 Preamble .............................................................................................................................. 12 2 Key Changes from the 2020 FMP .................................................................................... 12 2.1 Sea Cucumber ............................................................................................................ 13 2.2 RFID tags specific to holding cages ........................................................................ 13 2.3 Fishery Monitoring and Catch Reporting................................................................. 13 2.4 Split Offloads ............................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Size Limits .................................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Bait ................................................................................................................................ 14 3 The Objective of the FMP .................................................................................................. 14 3.1 The Court’s Interpretation of the Five Nations’ Rights .......................................... 14 3.2 Wide Community Participation and Vessels Equipped with Commercial Troll Gear in the Right-Based Sale Fishery ................................................................................. 14 3.3 Species covered by the multi-species Right-Based Sale Fishery ....................... 15 3.4 Assessing the opportunity for economic viability ................................................... 16 3.5 Remedying the findings of unjustified infringement ............................................... 16 4 Conservation ....................................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Precautionary Approach ............................................................................................ 17 4.2 Depleted Species Concerns ...................................................................................... 18 4.2.1 Species at Risk Act ............................................................................................. 18 4.2.2 Shark Codes of Conduct .................................................................................... 19 4.2.3 Whale Depredation ............................................................................................. 19 4.2.4 Marine Mammal Incident Reporting ................................................................. 20 4.2.5 Whale, Leatherback Sea Turtle and Basking Shark Sightings .................... 21 4.2.6 Resident Killer Whale ......................................................................................... 22 4.2.7 US Marine Mammal Protection Act - Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions ............................................................................................................................. 25 4.2.8 Inshore Rockfish Conservation ......................................................................... 26 4.2.9 Wild Salmon Policy ............................................................................................. 28 4.3 Reporting Lost and Retrieval of Lost Gear ............................................................. 28 5 Legislation, Regulations, Authorities, and International Obligations ........................... 29 5.1 Human Waste Containment Regulations ................................................................ 29 5.2 Safe Food for Canadians Act .................................................................................... 30 2021/22 Five Nations Multi-species Fishery Management Plan V. 1.0 Page 4 of 123 9-Apr.-21 Version 1.0 5.3 Fish and Seafood Act and Regulations ................................................................... 30 6 Fishing Opportunities ......................................................................................................... 30 6.1 The Totality of the Five Nations’ Fishing Opportunities ........................................ 31 6.2 Fishing Opportunities in this FMP ............................................................................ 31 6.2.1 Access to Salmon ............................................................................................... 32 6.2.2 Access to Groundfish ......................................................................................... 33 6.2.3 Access to Crab, Prawn, Gooseneck Barnacles, and Sea Cucumber ......... 34 7 Licensing and Designations .............................................................................................. 35 7.1 Designation of Individuals.......................................................................................... 35 7.2 Designation of Vessels .............................................................................................. 36 8 Fishing Area ......................................................................................................................... 36 9 Specific Fisheries Harvesting Opportunities ................................................................... 38 9.1 Fishery Monitoring and Catch Reporting................................................................. 38 9.2 Integrated Hook and Line Fisheries and Terminal Salmon Fishery Monitoring and Catch Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................ 39 9.2.1 Designation of Landing Sites ............................................................................ 39 9.2.2 Hail reports ........................................................................................................... 40 9.2.3 Harvest reporting logs ........................................................................................ 40 9.2.4 Landing slips ........................................................................................................ 41 9.2.5 Fish (Sales) slips ................................................................................................. 41 9.2.6 Dockside Monitoring Program .......................................................................... 42 9.2.7 Additional requirements for vessels equipped with commercial troll gear configurations ...................................................................................................................... 43 9.2.8 Tagging and Biological sampling requirements ............................................. 44 9.3 Offshore Integrated Hook and Line Fishing Opportunities ................................... 44 9.3.1 Offshore Fishing Area ........................................................................................ 45 9.3.2 Conservation Measures ..................................................................................... 45 9.3.3 Fishery Access and Allocation .......................................................................... 48 9.3.4 Open Times ......................................................................................................... 58 9.3.5 Gear ...................................................................................................................... 59 9.3.6 Species Specific Measures ............................................................................... 59 9.3.7 Size limits ............................................................................................................. 60 9.3.8 Additional Management Measures .................................................................. 61 9.3.9 Bait ........................................................................................................................ 62 2021/22 Five Nations Multi-species