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RECREATIONAL - Salmon Subject: FN0642-Salmon: Area 29 and Region 2 - Definition of an Adult chinook
Effective 00:01 hrs Monday, September 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008, the definition of an "adult" chinook is any chinook over 62 cm in length in the following waters:
- the tidal portion of the Fraser River (downstream from the CPR bridge at Mission, BC - the Harrison River downstream of the Highway No. 7 Bridge.
The daily limit for chinook in these areas is four (4) per day, only one of which may be greater than 62 cm.
The length of a fish means the distance measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail.
Notes:
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.
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.
Rockfish Conservation Areas that are currently in effect and are closed to all fin fishing. Descriptions of these closures, and other recreational fishing information, can be found on the Internet at: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/default_e.htm
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. Variation Order Nos. 2008-346 & 2008-347. FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact the local DFO office in your area for updated information as it becomes available.
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0642 Sent August 29, 2008 at 1520
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