Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - Salmon

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0866-Salmon: Region 2 - Non-Tidal - Cheakamus, Mamquam, Squamish Rivers - Zero Retention of Chinook

Effective 00:01 November 11 until further notice, the daily limit for chinook
salmon is zero (0) per day in the Squamish River and all tributaries including
the Mamquam River and Cheakamus Rivers.

The Squamish-Lillooet Sport Fishing Advisory Committee (SLSFAC) and Department
of Fisheries and Oceans staff continue to see low returns of chinook salmon to
these systems and the SLSFAC recommends that the retention of chinook be set to
zero until further notice.

As a reminder, effective 00:01 October 30 until further notice, the daily limit
for chum salmon is zero (0) per day in the Mamquam River, Cheakamus River and
Squamish River (including tributaries).

Current Salmon Retention opportunities include:

Until December 31 you can retain one (1) hatchery marked coho in:
the Cheakamus River,
the Mamquam River and
the Squamish River downstream of boundary signs at the powerline crossing
approximately 1.5 km upstream of the confluence with the Cheakamus River.

Variation Order No. 2008-463

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Call your local Fisheries & Oceans Canada office.

Notes:

The aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific Salmon (other than
kokanee) from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is four (4).

Barbless hooks are required when fishing for salmon in tidal and non-tidal
waters of British Columbia. This includes all species of fish in the Fraser
River.

The term “hatchery marked” means a fish that has a healed scar in place of the
adipose fin.

Sport anglers are encouraged to participate in the voluntary Salmon Sport Head
Recovery program by labelling and submitting heads from adipose fin-clipped
chinook and coho salmon. Recovery of coded-wire tags provides critical
information for coast-wide stock assessment. Contact the Salmon Sport Head
Recovery Program at (866) 483-9994 for further information.

Did you witness suspicious fishing activity or a violation? If so, please call
the Fisheries and Ocean Canada 24-hour toll free Observe, Record, Report line
at (800) 465-4336.

For the 24 hour recorded opening and closure line, call toll free at (866) 431-
FISH. The telephone number of the Squamish DFO office is 604-892-3230.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0866
Sent November 12, 2008 at 11:45
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