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PERMITTED FISHING ACTIVITY IN
ROCKFISH CONSERVATION AREAS
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has restricted fishing activities in
selected portions of the B.C. coast to protect inshore rockfish
and lingcod.
The following fishing activities will be permitted
in RCAs:
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RECREATIONAL |
COMMERCIAL |
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Invertebrates by hand picking or dive |
Invertebrates by hand picking or dive |
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Crab by trap |
Crab by trap |
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Prawn by trap |
Prawn by trap |
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Smelt by gillnet |
Scallops by trawl |
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Salmon by seine or gillnet |
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Herring by gillnet, seine and spawn-on-kelp |
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Sardine by gillnet, seine and trap |
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Smelt by gillnet |
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Euphausid (krill) by mid-water trawl |
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Opal Squid by seine |
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Groundfish by mid-water trawl |
Recreational and
commercial fishing activities not listed in the tables above are
not permitted.
First Nations are
encouraged to employ fishing methods or fish in locations to
avoid the harvest of inshore rockfish. First Nations fishing
for food, social and ceremonial purposes is permitted in RCAs.
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