His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pursuant to sections 8, 43* and 79.7** of the Fisheries Act, is pleased hereby to repeal the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, made by Order in Council P.C. 1982-1920 of June 23, 1982***, and to make the annexed Regulations respecting sport fishing in the Canadian fisheries waters of the Pacific Ocean and of the Province of British Columbia in substitution therefor, effective April 1, 1996. S.C. 1991, c. 1, s. 12 S.C. 1991, c. 1, s. 24 SOR/82-645, 1982 Canada Gazette Part II, p. 2305
[Repealed]
Interpretation
The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.
Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi)
angling means fishing with a hook and line, with or without a rod. It does not include fishing with a set line. (pêche à la ligne)
Area has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (secteur)
artificial fly means
in non-tidal waters, a single-pointed hook that is dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel, wire or any combination of those materials and to which no external weight or external attracting device is attached; and
in tidal waters, a hook, or two hooks tied in tandem, dressed only with fur, feathers, hair, textiles, tinsel, wire or any combination of those materials. (mouche artificielle)
day means a calendar day. (jour ou journée)
fin fish means all fish other than crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs, shellfish and marine mammals. (poisson à nageoires)
fly fishing means angling with a line to which only an artificial fly is attached. (pêche à la mouche)
foul hook means to hook a fish in any part of its body other than the mouth. (casaquer)
gill net has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. (filet maillant)
hatchery trout means a trout of any kind that has a healed scar in place of the adipose fin. (truite d’élevage)
hatchery chinook salmon means a chinook salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose, pelvic or pectoral fin, or in place of a maxillary. (saumon quinnat d’élevage)
hatchery coho salmon means a coho salmon that has a healed scar in place of the adipose, pelvic or pectoral fin, or in place of a maxillary. (saumon coho d’élevage)
kokanee means a land-locked sockeye salmon. (kokani)
management unit or M.U. means an area designated as a management unit in section 2 of the Management Unit Regulation made pursuant to the Province’s Wildlife Act. (zone d’aménagement ou Z.A.)
mesh size has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. (maillage)
natural bait means any foodstuff or natural substance other than wood, cotton, wool, hair, fur or feathers. It does not include fin fish other than roe. (appât naturel)
non-tidal waters means the waters of the Province other than tidal waters. (eaux sans marée)
overall length with respect to a fish, means the distance measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail or, where there is no fork, to the tip of the tail. (longueur totale)
Province means the Province of British Columbia. (province)
Region means a region as described in section 3 of the Hunting Regulation made pursuant to the Province’s Wildlife Act. (Région)
ring net has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993. (bolinche)
salmon means a chinook salmon, a chum salmon, a coho salmon, a pink salmon or a sockeye salmon other than a kokanee. (saumon)
set line means a fishing line that is left unattended in the water. (ligne fixe)
spear fishing means fishing with a spear or an arrow that is propelled by a spring, an elastic band, compressed air or a bow or by hand. (pêche au harpon)
sport fishing means fishing for recreational purposes. (pêche sportive)
steelhead, in waters where anadromous rainbow trout are found, means a rainbow trout that is greater than 50 cm in overall length. (truite arc-en-ciel anadrome)
stream means a watercourse formed by the perennial or intermittent flow of water between continuous, definable banks and includes a river. (ruisseau)
Subarea has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (sous-secteur)
surfline has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (ligne de démarcation)
tidal portion of the Fraser River means the following Subareas or portions of Subareas:
Subarea 29-11 and Subareas 29-13 to 29-17;
the portion of Subarea 29-9 bounded on the west by a line from a fishing boundary sign near the entrance to Canoe Passage, thence to a fishing boundary sign on Westham Island, thence following the westerly shoreline of Westham Island and Reifel Island to Pelly Point on Reifel Island, thence to Garry Point on Lulu Island; and
the portion of Subarea 29-12 bounded on the west by a line from the most southwesterly point of Sea Island, thence following the westerly shoreline of that island to the Iona Island Road Causeway, thence following that causeway and continuing in a straight line in a northerly direction to a fishing boundary sign on the north shore of Iona Island, thence in a straight line in a northerly direction to a fishing boundary sign on the mainland. (partie à marée du fleuve Fraser)
tidal waters means the waters of the Areas set out in Schedule 2 to the Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007. (eaux à marée)
trout means brook trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden, lake trout, rainbow trout or steelhead. (truite)
wild chinook salmon means a chinook salmon that is not a hatchery chinook salmon. (saumon quinnat sauvage)
wild coho salmon means a coho salmon that is not a hatchery coho salmon. (saumon coho sauvage)
wild trout means a trout that is not a hatchery trout. (truite sauvage)
year means a period beginning on April 1 and ending on March 31. (année)
A reference in these Regulations to a species of fish by its common name as set out in column I of an item of Schedule I shall be construed as a reference to the species of fish whose scientific name is set out in column II of that item.
A reference in these Regulations to a measurement of mesh size, depth, length or any other dimension of a net shall be construed as a reference to a measurement taken when the net is wet.
Application
These Regulations apply in respect of sport fishing in the Canadian fisheries waters of the Pacific Ocean and of the Province.
These Regulations do not apply in respect of fishing in waters to which the National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations apply.
These Regulations do not apply in respect of fishing in the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site.
These Regulations do not apply to fishing and related activities carried out under the authority of a licence issued under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.
General
Subject to these Regulations, no person shall molest or injure fish.
Protected Species
No person shall fish for, or catch and retain, any species of fish set out in the table to this section. TABLE Item Species of Fish 1 Charlotte unarmored stickleback 2 Enos stickleback 3 Giant stickleback 4 Green sturgeon 5 Lake lamprey 6 Nooksack dace 7 Salish sucker 8 Shorthead sculpin 9 Speckled dace 10 Umatilla dace
Gear Restrictions
Subject to subsection (2), no person shall angle with more than one fishing line
in any lake or stream; or
for white sturgeon.
A person who is alone in a boat may angle with two fishing lines in a lake.
No person shall angle with a fishing line to which is attached a weight that is greater than one kilogram.
A person may angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with two hooks, artificial lures or artificial flies, attached to a fishing line.
No person shall angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with a fishing line to which a barbed hook is attached.
Subject to subsection (4), a person may angle in tidal waters with any number of hooks attached to a fishing line if the hooks are used in combination to hold a single piece of bait.
A person who is angling in tidal waters for herring, northern anchovy, Pacific sand lance or squid may use any number of hooks on a fishing line.
No person shall fish with a dip net unless
it is hung on a frame that measures no more than 90 cm in its greatest dimension;
the frame is attached to a handle; and
the bottom of the dip net is closed to form a bag that is no longer than 1.5 times the greatest dimension of the frame.
Prohibited Methods
No person shall
use a light in any manner to attract fish, unless the light is submerged and attached to a fishing line within 1 m of the fish hook;
catch or attempt to catch fish with snares; or
wilfully foul hook or attempt to foul hook any fish other than herring, northern anchovy, Pacific sand lance and squid.
No person who accidentally foul hooks a fish in a lake or stream shall retain the fish.
Angling from a Vessel
No person shall angle from a vessel that is equipped with a motor in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule II situated in the M.U. set out in column II of that item during the period set out in column III of that item.
No person shall angle from a vessel in the waters set out in column I of an item of Schedule III situated in the M.U. set out in column II of that item during the period set out in column III of that item.
Possession
No person shall possess more fish of a species, other than halibut, except at the person’s ordinary residence, than twice the daily quota for fish of that species prescribed by these Regulations.
No person shall possess more than 3 halibut, except at the person’s ordinary residence.
No person on board a vessel shall possess any halibut taken by sport fishing if there are any other fish on board the vessel that are destined for sale, trade or barter.
No person shall possess female Dungeness, red rock or king crab.
Fishing in Tidal Waters
Application
This Part applies to fishing in tidal waters.
The definitions in this section apply in this Part.
conservation stamp means a stamp issued under section 17 that bears the words “salmon conservation/conservation du saumon” and the year for which the conservation stamp is valid. (timbre de conservation)
licence means a tidal waters sport fishing licence issued under section 17. (permis)
Licences and Conservation Stamps
The Minister may issue a licence or a conservation stamp to a person on request and on payment of the applicable fee set out in the table to this section. TABLE Licence and Conservation Stamp Fees Item Column I Column II Licence or conservation stamp Fee ($) 1 Licence, resident under 16 years of age, annual No Charge 2 Licence, resident 16 to 64 years of age, annual 21.00 3 Licence, resident 65 years of age or older, annual 11.00 4 Licence, resident, five-day 16.00 5 Licence, resident, three-day 11.00 6 Licence, resident, one-day 5.25 7 Licence, non-resident under 16 years of age, annual No Charge 8 Licence, non-resident 16 years of age or older, annual 101.00 9 Licence, non-resident, five-day 31.00 10 Licence, non-resident, three-day 19.00 11 Licence, non-resident, one-day 7.00 12 Conservation stamp 6.00
For the purposes of this table, resident means a person who normally resides in Canada.
No person shall
fish unless the person holds a licence; or
catch and retain salmon unless the person holds a licence to which is permanently affixed a conservation stamp that is valid for the same year as the licence.
Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply on the third Sunday in June or the Friday or Saturday immediately preceding that day.
[Repealed]
No person shall harvest herring spawn on kelp other than under the authority of a licence issued under the Fishery (General) Regulations, the Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 or the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations.
No person shall hold more than one licence.
Catch Records
A licence holder who catches and retains a lingcod or a chinook salmon shall immediately record the catch on the licence or, if a record can be made in a catch registry kept by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in that registry.
The licence holder shall not alter the record made under section 22.
Fishing for Fin Fish Other than Salmon in Tidal Waters
Application
This Part applies to fishing for fin fish other than salmon in tidal waters.
Close Times
No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item.
The close time set out in column IV of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I.
Daily Quotas for Individual Species
No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule IV, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II.
The quota set out in column II of item 21 of Schedule IV is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I.
Aggregate Daily Quotas
No person shall, in a day, catch and retain more than
four wild trout and hatchery trout, in the aggregate, in any Subarea;
four wild trout and hatchery trout, in the aggregate; or
eight rockfish.
Annual Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a year more than 10 lingcod in the aggregate from Areas 11 to 19, 28 and 29 and Subareas 20-5 to 20-7.
No person shall catch and retain more than one white sturgeon in a year.
Size Limits
No person shall catch and retain in any Subarea
a white sturgeon that measures less than 100 cm or more than 150 cm in overall length;
a wild trout that measures less than 30 cm in overall length;
a hatchery trout that measures less than 30 cm in overall length; or
a lingcod that measures less than 65 cm in overall length or that measures, with the head off, less than 53 cm in length when measured along the shortest length of the body to the tip of the tail.
Gear Restrictions
No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule IV other than with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item.
No person shall fish for eulachon or smelt with a gill net
that exceeds 7.5 m in length; or
that has a mesh size of less than 25 mm or more than 50 mm.
No person shall fish for eulachon or smelt with more than one net at a time.
Fishing for Crustaceans, Echinoderms, Molluscs and Shellfish in Tidal Waters
Application
This Part applies to fishing for crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs and shellfish in tidal waters.
Close Times
No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule V, in any Subarea, with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column IV of that item.
The close time set out in column IV of subitem 3(6) of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of crab set out in column I.
The close time set out in column IV of item 19 of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish set out in column I.
Daily Quotas for Individual Species
No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule V, in any Subarea, than the daily quota set out in column II.
The quota set out in column II of subitem 3(6) of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of crab referred to in column I.
The quota set out in column II of item 19 of Schedule V is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish referred to in column I.
Aggregate Daily Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a day more than
75 clams;
four Dungeness crab and red rock crab, in the aggregate, in all of Areas 11 to 20, 28 and 29;
six Dungeness crab, red rock crab and king crab, in the aggregate, in all of Areas 1 to 10 and 21 to 27 or in any Subarea outside the surfline;
75 mussels; or
six purple-hinged rock scallops and weather-vane scallops in the aggregate.
Size Limits
No person shall catch and retain
an abalone that measures less than 100 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the shell;
a Dungeness crab that measures less than 165 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapace; or
a red rock crab that measures less than 115 mm in a straight line through the greatest breadth of the carapace
No person shall remove an abalone from its resting place without first ensuring that it is of a size greater than that described in paragraph (1)(a).
Gear Restrictions
No person shall fish for fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule V other than with a type of gear or by a method set out in column III of that item.
No person shall fish for crab with more than two ring nets, dip nets and crab traps in the aggregate.
No person shall fish for crab with a ring net or crab trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number is attached to the net or trap.
Despite subsection (2), if two crab traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.
No person shall fish for shrimp with more than four shrimp traps.
No person shall fish for shrimp with a shrimp trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number is attached to the trap.
Despite subsection (2), if two traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.
For greater certainty, if more than two traps are attached to one ground-line, paragraph 27(6)(b) of the Fishery (General) Regulations applies.
No person shall fish for octopus with an octopus trap unless a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number is attached to the trap.
Despite subsection (1), if two traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator’s name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.
For greater certainty, if more than two traps are attached to one ground-line, paragraph 27(6)(b) of the Fishery (General) Regulations applies.
No person shall fish with an octopus trap that is made of open mesh or with a crab or shrimp trap unless the trap has a section in the top or in a side wall that has been laced, sewn or otherwise secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than grade No. 120, which, on deterioration or parting, produces a rectangular opening with a minimum size of 7 cm × 20 cm or a square opening with a minimum size of 11 cm × 11 cm.
No person shall set, operate or leave unattended in the water any octopus trap, ring net or crab or shrimp trap unless the tag, float or buoy attached to the ring net or trap bears the operator’s name and telephone number.
Fishing for Salmon in Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters
Application
This Part applies to fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal waters.
Close Times
No person shall fish for salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, during the close time set out in column V of that item.
Daily Quotas for Individual Species
No person shall catch and retain in a day more salmon of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule VI, of an overall length set out in column III of that item, in any Subarea, lake or stream, than the daily quota set out in column IV of that item.
Aggregate Daily Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a day, in any Subarea, lake or stream, more than
four hatchery chinook salmon and wild chinook salmon, in the aggregate, that measure 50 cm or less in overall length;
two hatchery chinook salmon and wild chinook salmon, in the aggregate, that measure more than 50 cm in overall length;
four hatchery chinook salmon and wild chinook salmon, in the aggregate;
four hatchery coho salmon and wild coho salmon, in the aggregate, that measure 35 cm or less in overall length;
two hatchery coho salmon and wild coho salmon, in the aggregate, that measure more than 35 cm in overall length; or
four hatchery coho salmon and wild coho salmon, in the aggregate.
No person shall catch and retain in a day more than four salmon, in the aggregate, from all waters.
Monthly Quota for Chinook Salmon
No person shall catch and retain in a month in any lake or stream, more than 10 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, that measure more than 50 cm in overall length.
Aggregate Annual Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a year more than:
20 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, from the waters of Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and 20-5 to 20-7;
15 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, from the waters of Area 12 (not including Subarea 12-14), Areas 13 to 18, Area 19 (not including Subareas 19-1 to 19-4), Area 28 and Area 29 (not including the tidal portion of the Fraser River);
10 chinook salmon that measure more than 50 cm in overall length from the tidal portion of the Fraser River;
30 chinook salmon, in the aggregate, from all tidal waters, not including chinook salmon that measure 50 cm or less in overall length that are taken from the tidal portion of the Fraser River; or
10 chinook salmon that measure more than 50 cm in overall length from all non-tidal waters.
Size Limits
No person shall catch and retain a salmon of a species set out in column I of Schedule VI, in any Subarea, lake or stream, the overall length of which is less than the minimum overall length set out in column II.
Method, Gear and Bait Restrictions
No person shall fish for salmon by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section in any Subarea, lake or stream during the close time set out in column II of that item. TABLE Close Times for Salmon Angling by Method, Gear and Bait Item Column I Column II Method, Gear or Bait Close Time METHOD 1 Fly fishing From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 2 Angling other than fly fishing From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 GEAR 3 A hook having more than one point From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 4 Barbed hook From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 5 A hook having a single point greater than 15 mm from point to shank From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 BAIT 6 Natural bait From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 7 Dead fin fish other than roe Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 8 Live fin fish other than roe Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 9 A hook or an artificial lure From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31
No person shall fish for salmon other than by angling.
Fishing for Fin Fish Other than Salmon in Non-Tidal Waters
Application
This Part applies to fishing for fin fish, other than salmon, in non-tidal waters.
Gear
Subject to section 53, no person shall fish other than by angling or with a set line.
Spears
A person may fish with a spear for burbot or fish of any species not listed in the table to section 58 in Regions 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Set Lines
A person who is fishing with a set line shall not
use more than one set line;
use a hook that is less than 3 cm measured from the point to the shank; or
retain fish of any species listed in the table to section 58 other than burbot.
Close Times
No person shall fish for, or catch and retain, fish of any species, in a lake or stream, from 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31.
The close time established by subsection (1) is considered to be fixed separately and individually for each species of fish.
Daily Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a day more fish of a species set out in column I of Schedule VII, of an overall length set out in column II, than
the daily quota set out in column III or the daily catch limit under section 7 of the Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations, in respect of fish caught in Atlin Lake, Bennett Lake, Laidlaw Lake, Morley Lake, Tagish Lake, Teslin Lake, or in Rancheria River, Swift River or their tributaries; or
the daily quota set out in column III, in any other case.
A person who, in a day, has caught and retained the daily quota for steelhead in a lake or stream shall cease fishing in that lake or stream for the rest of the day.
Aggregate Daily Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a day from any lake or stream, more than
six wild rainbow trout and hatchery rainbow trout, in the aggregate;
one wild steelhead and hatchery steelhead, in the aggregate;
six wild cutthroat trout and hatchery cutthroat trout, in the aggregate;
six wild brown trout and hatchery brown trout, in the aggregate;
six wild brook trout and hatchery brook trout, in the aggregate;
six wild Dolly Varden and hatchery Dolly Varden, in the aggregate;
six wild lake trout and hatchery lake trout, in the aggregate;
four smallmouth and largemouth bass, in the aggregate; or
25 wild kokanee and hatchery kokanee, in the aggregate.
No person shall catch and retain in a day a quantity of fish of a species set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, from all non-tidal waters, that exceeds the aggregate daily quota set out in column II of that item. TABLE Item Column I Column II Species Aggregate Daily Quota 1 Rainbow trout 6 2 Steelhead 1 3 Cutthroat trout 6 4 Brown trout 6 5 Dolly Varden 6 6 Lake trout 6 7 Brook trout 6 8 Bass 4 9 Whitefish 15 10 Arctic grayling 3 11 Burbot 10 12 Kokanee 25 13 Northern pike 5 14 Walleye 8 15 White sturgeon 1 16 Yellow perch 20 17 Inconnu 1 18 Black crappie 20 19 Goldeye 10 20 Crayfish 25
Monthly Quota for Steelhead
No person shall catch and retain in a month more than two steelhead in any lake or stream.
Annual Quotas
No person shall catch and retain in a year more than
10 steelhead;
one white sturgeon;
five rainbow trout greater than 50 cm in overall length from the part of Kootenay Lake east of a line between signs posted at Balfour Point and Proctor Lighthouse;
five rainbow trout greater than 50 cm in overall length from Shuswap Lake, including Seymour Arm, Anstey Arm and Salmon Arm, Little Shuswap Lake, and the portion of South Thompson River (Little River) between those lakes and Mara Lake; or
five Dolly Varden and lake trout greater than 60 cm in overall length, in the aggregate, from Shuswap Lake, including Seymour Arm, Anstey Arm and Salmon Arm, Little Shuswap Lake, and the portion of South Thompson River (Little River) between those lakes and Mara Lake.
Miscellaneous
No person shall use as bait or possess for that purpose any freshwater invertebrate at a lake.
Subject to these Regulations, no person shall deposit any substance into the water for the purpose of attracting fish.
Method, Gear and Bait Restrictions
No person shall fish for any species of fish by a method or with a type of gear or bait set out in column I of an item of the table to this section, in a lake or stream, during the close time set out in column II of that item. TABLE Close Times for Fishing by Method, Gear and Bait Item Column I Column II Method, Gear or Bait Close Time METHOD 1 Fly fishing From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 2 Angling other than fly fishing From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 3 Spear fishing Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 4 Set line Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 GEAR 5 A hook having more than one point From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 6 Barbed hook From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 7 A hook having a single point greater than 15 mm from point to shank From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 BAIT 8 Natural bait From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31 9 Dead fin fish other than roe Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 10 Live fin fish other than roe Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 11 A hook or an artificial lure From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on Dec. 31
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Common and Scientific Names Column I Column II Common Name Scientific Name Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Bass Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Brown trout Salmo trutta Burbot Lota lota Charlotte unarmored stickleback, Enos stickleback or giant stickleback Gasterosteus sp. Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta Clam Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Codfish Any species of Gadidae Crab Crayfish Pacifastacus spp. Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki Dolly Varden (including bull trout) Salvelinus malma and Salvelinus confluentus Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Ghost shrimp Callianassa californiensis Giant barnacle Balanus sp. Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Goose barnacle Pollicipes spp. Greenling Any species of Hexagrammidae except Ophiodon elongatus Green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Herring Clupea harengus pallasi Inconnu Stenodus leucichthys Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka Lake lamprey Lampetra macrostoma Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Limpet Any species of Archaeogastropoda except Haliotis kamtschatkana Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus Mussel Nooksack dace Rhinichthys sp. Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax mordax Northern pike Esox lucius Octopus Octopus dofleini Oyster Crassostrea gigas Pacific sand lance Ammodytes hexapterus Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Rainbow trout (including steelhead and Kamloops) Oncorhynchus mykiss Rockfish Any species of Scorpaenidae Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Salish sucker Catostomus sp. Sand dollar Dendraster excentricus Scallop Sculpin Any species of Cottidae Sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus Sea urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Shorthead sculpin Cottus confusus Shrimp Any species of Pandalidae Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus Skate Raja spp. Smelt Hypomemus pretiosus pretiosus Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Sole or flounder Any species of Pleuronectidae except Hippoglossus stenolepis Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Squid Teuthoidea Starfish Asteroidea Surfperch Any species of Embiotocidae Umatilla dace Rhinichthys umatilla Walleye Stizostedion vitreum Whelk Any species of and Negastropoda Whitefish White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Yellow perch Perca flavescens Yelloweye rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus
Waters in Which the Use of a Vessel Equipped with a Motor Is Prohibited While Angling Item Column I Column II Column III Waters Management Units Period 1 Nicomekl River above dyke gate 2-4 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 2 Serpentine River above dyke gate 2-4 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 3 Clearwater River below Falls Creek 3-40, 3-46 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 4 Atnarko River 5-6, 5-11 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 5 Bella Coola River 5-8, 5-11 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 6 Chilcotin River 5-12 to 5-14 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 7 Chilko River above bridge at Henry’s Crossing 5-5 Sept. 11 to Sept. 30 8 Horsefly River, from Woodjam Bridge to Quesnel Lake 5-2, 5-15 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
Waters in Which the Use of a Vessel Is Prohibited While Angling Item Column I Column II Column III Waters Management Units Period 1 Bainbridge Lake 1-7 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 2 Thompson River below Kamloops Lake 3-13, 3-14, 3-18 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 3 Babine River below fish counting fence 6-8 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 4 Bulkley River from Morice River to C.N. bridge at Barrett 6-9 Aug. 15 to Dec. 31 5 Bulkley River in Moricetown Canyon and within 100 m below Moricetown Canyon 6-9 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 6 Kispiox River and tributaries 6-30 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 7 Morice River and tributaries 6-9 Aug. 15 to Dec. 31 8 Skeena River within a triangular area bounded by three fishing boundary signs posted at the mouth of Kispiox River 6-8 Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
Gear, Close Times and Quotas for Fin Fish Other than Salmon in Tidal Waters Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Species Daily Quota Type of Gear or Method Close Time 1 Codfish 8 2 Eulachon 20 kg 3 Greenling 3 4 Halibut 2 5 Herring 20 kg 6 Lingcod 3 7 Northern anchovy 20 kg 8 Pacific sand lance 5 kg 9 Rockfish, except Yelloweye rockfish 8 10 Sablefish 4 Angling From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 11 Skate 1 Angling From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 12 Sculpin 8 Angling From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 13 Sixgill shark 1 Angling From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 14 Smelt 20 kg 15 Sole and Flounder 8 16 Surfperch 8 Angling From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 17 Trout (Hatchery) 18 Trout (Wild) 19 White sturgeon 1 Angling From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 20 Yelloweye rockfish 2 21 Any species of fin fish, other than salmon and species referred to in items 1 to 20 20
Gear, Close Times and Quotas for Molluscs, Echinoderms, Crustaceans and Shellfish in Tidal Waters Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Species Daily Quota Type of Gear or Method Close Time 1 Abalone 1 2 Clam 3 Crab 4 Ghost shrimp 50 5 Giant barnacles 6 Diving From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 6 Goose barnacle 2 kg Hand picking From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 7 Limpets 75 Hand picking From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 8 Mussel 9 Octopus 1 10 Oysters 15 oysters or 1/2 L. shucked Hand picking From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 11 Sand dollars 6 Hand picking From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 12 Scallop 13 Sea cucumber 12 14 Sea urchin 12 15 Shrimp 200 16 Squid 5 kg 17 Starfish 6 18 Whelks 75 Hand picking From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 19 Any species of fish not referred to in items 1 to 18 20
Close Times, Size Limits and Quotas for Salmon in Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Species Minimum Overall Length Overall Length Daily Quotas Close Time 1 Hatchery chinook salmon 45 cm 2 Wild chinook salmon 45 cm 3 Hatchery coho salmon 30 cm 4 Wild coho salmon 30 cm 5 Sockeye salmon 30 cm 30 cm or more 4 From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 6 Pink salmon 30 cm 30 cm or more 4 From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31 7 Chum salmon 30 cm 30 cm or more 4 From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
Fishing Quotas and Overall Length Limits for Non-Tidal Waters by Species Item Column I Column II Column III Species Overall Length Quota 1 Wild rainbow trout 2 Hatchery rainbow trout 3 Wild steelhead 50 cm or more 1 4 Hatchery steelhead 50 cm or more 1 5 Wild cutthroat trout 6 Hatchery cutthroat trout 7 Wild brown trout 8 Hatchery brown trout 9 Wild brook trout 10 Hatchery brook trout 11 Wild Dolly Varden 12 Hatchery Dolly Varden 13 Wild lake trout 14 Hatchery lake trout 15 Smallmouth bass 16 Largemouth bass 17 Whitefish 18 Arctic grayling 19 Black crappie 20 Burbot 21 Wild kokanee 22 Hatchery kokanee 23 Northern pike 24 Walleye 25 White sturgeon 26 Yellow perch any length 20 27 Goldeye any length 10 28 Inconnu 29 Crayfish any length 25
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