So I don't even see Yelloweye rockfish mentioned in the regs. Looks like they increased the limit of rockfish in a lot of areas from one to 3. Just added in the one china, tiger or quilback. But it doesn't even mention like it used to only one may be yelloweye. I think they forgot to mention Yelloweye or what would you say Serengeti?
Also I notice around a lot of Area 12 it says Lincod limit 0/0/10. So how can the daily and possession limit be zero and the yearly limit 10?
I have never looked at regs this early before so maybe still being edited.
Nevermind someone posted the bulletin on another forum.
I just had DFO bulletin emailed this morning:
I guess Yelloweye is zero retention.
Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon)
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0249-RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) - Rockfish and Lingcod: Coast-wide Management Measures - daily limits and close times - in effect starting April 1, 2018
Effective April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, the following recreational daily
limits and close times apply to Rockfish and Lingcod in North and South Coast
waters as described. These management measures are required to reduce fishing
impacts on rockfish in general and identified rockfish species of concern.
North Coast:
Areas: 1 to 10, 101 to 110, 130, 142
Daily limits: Rockfish, all species combined - three (3), only one (1) of which
may be a Quillback rockfish, a Tiger rockfish, or a China rockfish; there is
zero (0) retention for Yelloweye rockfish and Bocaccio rockfish; lingcod - two
(2).
Close time: November 16 to March 31 (open April 1 to November 15)
South Coast (Outside waters):
Areas: 11, 21 to 27, 111, 123 to 127, Subareas 12-14 and 20-1 to 20-4, and Area
121 (excluding the following portions described below):
Area 121
No person shall fish for or retain Halibut, rockfish and Lingcod in Area 121
outside the 12 nautical mile limit seaward of a line that begins at 48 degrees
34.000 minutes and 125 degrees 17.386 minutes W and continues south easterly at
a bearing of 116 degrees True to a point at 48 degrees 28.327 minutes and 125
degrees 01.687 minutes W.
Area 121:
Closed to all finfish, year round in the waters of Swiftsure Bank, inside a
line from 48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 125 degrees 06.00 minutes W, thence to
48 degrees 34.00 minutes N and 124 degrees 54.20 minutes W, thence to 48
degrees 29.62 minutes N and 124 degrees 43.40 minutes W, thence following the
International Boundary between Canada and the U.S. to 48 degrees 29.55 minutes
N and 124 degrees 56.20 minutes W, thence in a straight line to the point of
commencement.
Daily limits: Rockfish, all species combined - three (3), only one (1) of which
may be a Quillback rockfish, a Tiger rockfish, or a China rockfish; there is
zero (0) retention for both Yelloweye rockfish and Bocaccio rockfish; lingcod -
two (2).
Close time: November 16 to March 31 (open April 1 to November 15)
South Coast (Inside waters):
Areas: 13 to 19 and Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-
5
Daily limits: To be announced (by separate Fishery Notice).
Close time: October 1 to April 30 (open May 1 to September 30)
Area 28 and Subareas 29-1 to 29-4 and 29-6 to 29-17 are closed to rockfish and
lingcod April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 (all year).
Variation Orders 2018-124 and 2018-125 in effect
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