Public Notice

Nisga’a In-river Individual Sale Fishery

10 hour opening Saturday, July 5th 8:00 to 18:00

And

10 hour opening Monday, July 7th 8:00 to 18:00

The downstream boundary for all in-river IS openings is at Red Bluff, the upstream boundary is above Grease Harbour at the entrance to the canyon near Fishwheel 3. The river is CLOSED above the upstream boundary.

Participants are required to possess a valid Nisga’a Fisheries Licence and IS Permit plus Transport Canada Certification

All vessels must be Nisga’a owned 

Sockeye salmon will be the target species for these fisheries but Coho salmon will also be purchased. Fish will be refused if it does not meet the quality standards established in Nisga’a Fisheries Regulations 2002.

Fish will be purchased only if:

• Bled immediately after removal from net, and

• Placed immediately in slush after bleeding.

Any Chum, Chinook and Steelhead caught should be released if healthy or otherwise taken as food. Please report any food catch to a NFWD catch monitor. Please return any tags recovered or record tag numbers from released fish to Nisga’a Fisheries for entry into a tag lottery draw (three draws of $250).

Nisga’a Fisheries management has instructed DFO Enforcement to not permit vessels on the fishing grounds that:

• are less than 16 feet in length in the In-river fishery

• do not have PFD’s for each person on board,

• have no operational VHF marine radio

Any vessels not meeting one of these requirements will be sent to shore or towed to shore to remedy the lack of any of these essential safety or regulatory requirements before being allowed to continue participating in any marine IS fishery.

As a reminder, the limit for Sockeye salmon is 800 per permit.Permit Sales: Can be purchased at the Nisga’a Fisheries office during regular business hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) Monday to Saturday and at the Nisga’a Hall in Prince Rupert during their regular business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm). Monday to Friday. Or call Nisga’a Fisheries Program toll-free number, 1-866-633-2145 for more information.

Issued by Nisga’a Fish and Wildlife Department June 24, 2014