The pre-season forecast for Somass Sockeye is 350,000. The escapement
requirement at this run size is 277,000. At this run size a limited
recreational fishery is planned. In consultation with the Area 23 Salmon
Harvest Committee and the Port Alberni SFAC it was agreed that a recreational
fishery for sockeye in Area 23 would occur as described below.
Effective 00:01 hours Monday June 15, 2009 until further notice the daily quota
for sockeye salmon in Area 23, Barkley Sound and Alberni Inlet, will be two (2).
The Somass Sockeye in-season stock assessment program will operate as in past
years. This program collects escapement, test fishing, catch and environmental
information on a weekly basis. This information is then used to prepare a
weekly in-season run size reforecast.
Fishers should be aware the first in-season run size reforecast will occur on
Thursday July 2. The recreational sockeye catch to that date will be reviewed
in conjunction with the run size reforecast estimate to determine if further
management adjustments are required.
Variation Order No. 2009-227
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact the nearest Fisheries and Oceans Canada office or visit our website at
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
