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Commercial Fishing Areas
These are the current descriptions of Licence Areas for all the
Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Region. Each management area is
divided into several sub-areas. Each Licence Area is composed of a
combination of management areas and/or sub-areas.
Check the location of the fishing areas on the
Pacific Fishery
Management Area Map
Licence Area and Description
| BC COAST WIDE | All British Columbia coastal areas. |
| BC Interior DFO | Organizational area established in 2001. Includes that portion of management areas 29 above the Sawmill Creek confluence with the Fraser River, and the watersheds which drain into this area portion. |
| CLAM AREA A | North Coast - Subarea 1-5 and that portion of Subarea 102-1 inside a line drawn from Rose Point south to Fife Point. |
| CLAM AREA B | Johnstone Strait - Area 13 and all intertidal zones surrounding Cortes Island and Twin Islands in Subareas 15-3 and 15-5. |
| CLAM AREA C | Sunshine Coast - Areas 15 (excluding intertidal zones surrounding Cortes Island and Twin Islands), Area 16 (excluding Subareas 16-19 and 16-20), Area 28 and Subarea 29-1. |
| CLAM AREA D | Upper Strait of Georgia - Area 14 and Subareas 16-19 and 16-20. |
| CLAM AREA E | Lower Strait of Georgia - Areas 17, 18, 19, 20 and Subareas 29-4 and 29-5. |
| CLAM AREA F | West Coast of Vancouver Island - Areas 23 to 27. |
| CLAM AREA F27 | West Coast of Vancouver Island - Area 27. |
| CLAM AREA G | Queen Charlotte Sound - Areas 11 and 12. |
| CRAB AREA A | Areas 1, 2, 101 to 110, 130 and 142. |
| CRAB AREA B | Areas 3 to 10. |
| CRAB AREA E | Areas 20 to 27, 121 and 123 to 127. |
| CRAB AREA G | Areas 11, 12, 13, 15 and 111. |
| CRAB AREA H | Areas 14, 16 to 19 and Subarea 29-5. |
| CRAB AREA I | Areas 28 and 29 excluding Subareas 29-5 and 29-8. |
| CRAB AREA J | Subarea 29-8. |
| FOOD AND BAIT HERRING GULF | Areas 13, 14, 17, 18 and 29 |
| FOOD AND BAIT HERRING NORTH | Areas 3, 4 and 5. |
| GEODUCK AREA G | Areas 12 through 19, and 29. |
| GEODUCK AREA N | Areas 1 through 10 and related offshore areas. |
| GEODUCK AREA W | Areas 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and related offshore areas. |
| HERRING GILL NET GULF | Areas 14 to 18. |
| HERRING GILL NET PRINCE RUPERT | Areas 3, 4 and 5. |
| HERRING GILL NET WCVI | Areas 23 and 25. |
| HERRING SEINE CENTRAL | Areas 6, 7 and 8. |
| HERRING SEINE GULF | Areas 14 to 18. |
| HERRING SEINE PRINCE RUPERT | Area 5. |
| HERRING SEINE WCVI | Areas 23 and 25. |
| Lower Fraser | DFO organizational area established in 2001; includes management area 28 and that portion of management area 29 below the Sawmill Creek confluence with the Fraser River, and the watersheds which drain into this area portion. |
| North Coast | DFO organizational area established in 2001; includes management areas 1 through 10, 101 through 110, 130 and 142, and the watersheds which drain into these areas. |
| RED SEA URCHIN AREA N |
Areas 1 through 10, 101, 105, 106, 109 and 142. |
| RED SEA URCHIN AREA S | Areas 11 through 29 and 123. |
| ROCKFISH AREA INSIDE |
Areas 13 to 19, and 28 and 29, and Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48 and Subareas 20-4 to 20-7 |
| ROCKFISH AREA OUTSIDE | Areas 1 to 11, 21, 23 to 27, 101 to 111, 121, 123 to 127, 130 and 142 and Subareas 12-14, and 20-1 to 20-3 |
| ROE HERRING (CO) CENTRAL | Areas 6 to 8. |
| ROE HERRING (CO) GULF | Areas 14 to 18. |
| ROE HERRING (CO) WCVI | Areas 23 and 25. |
| ROE HERRING CENTRAL | Areas 6 to 11. |
| ROE HERRING GULF | Areas 12 to 19, 28 and 29. |
| ROE HERRING PRINCE RUPERT | Areas 3, 4 and 5. |
| ROE HERRING QCI | Area 2. |
| ROE HERRING WCVI | Areas 23 to 27. |
| ROE HERRING(CO) PRINCE RUPERT | Areas 3, 4 and 5. |
| SALMON AREA A SEINE | Areas 1 to 10, Subarea 101-7. |
| SALMON AREA B SEINE | Areas 11 to 29 and 121. |
| SALMON AREA C GILL NET | Areas 1 to 10, Subarea 101-7. |
| SALMON AREA D GILL NET | Areas 11 to 15 and 23 to 27. |
| SALMON AREA E GILL NET | Areas 16 to 22, 28, 29 and 121. |
| SALMON AREA F TROLL | Areas 1 to 10, 101 to 110, 130 and 142. |
| SALMON AREA G TROLL | Areas 11, 20 to 27, 111, 121, 123 to 127 and Subareas 12-5 to 12-16. |
| SALMON AREA H TROLL | Areas 12 to 19, 28 and 29. |
| SARDINE SEINE AREA | Areas 6 to 12, 20, 23 to 27 and 121, 123 to 127. |
| SEA CUCUMBER AREA C | Portions of Areas 7, 8, 9 and 10. |
| SEA CUCUMBER AREA G | Portions of Areas 12 and 13. |
| SEA CUCUMBER AREA P | Subareas 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7, 5-11 to 5-24, 6-2, 6-3, 6-5 to 6-12, 6-14 to 6-16 and 6-26 to 6-28. |
| SEA CUCUMBER AREA P | Portions of Areas 3, 4, 5 and 6. |
| SEA CUCUMBER AREA W | Portions of Area 24. |
| South Coast | DFO organizational area established in 2001; includes management areas 11 through 27, 111, 121, 123 to 127, and the watersheds which drain into these areas. |
| Yukon/Transboundary | DFO organizational area established in 2001; includes the Yukon territory and BC/Yukon transboundary watersheds. |
