Nisga'a Marine IS Fishery - 2 - 17 hour openings
Public Notice Nisga’a Marine Individual Sale Fishery 17 hour opening Wednesday, July 15th 6:00 to 23:00 And 17 hour opening Thursday, July 16th 6:00 to 23:00 Participants are required to possess a valid Nisga’a Fisheries Licence and IS Permit All vessels must be Nisga’a owned. The boundary for all marine IS openings is the DFO Salmon management Area 3-12 in front of Gingolx Sockeye will be the target species for this fishery, Chinook, Coho and Pink 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 or Steelhead caught should be released if healthy or otherwise taken as food. Nisga’a Fisheries management has instructed DFO Enforcement to not permit vessels on the fishing grounds that: are less than 24 feet in length 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 this fishery is 1400 per permit, with a limit of 20 per permit for Chinook and no limit for Pinks or Coho Permit Sales: As of June 1, 2015, can be purchased at 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), from Monday to Friday. |