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Rockfish Conservation Areas
Area 23 - Broken Islands Group - Chart 3602

This map is for information only and should not be used for fishing, navigation or other purposes.

Map - Frederick Island

That portion of Subarea 23-8 that lies inside a line that:

begins at 48°55.329'N 125°19.300'W eastern tip of Dodd Island
then to 48°55.767'N 125°17.600'W northwest tip of Jarvis Island
then to 48°56.533'N 125°16.537'W western tip of Prideaux Island
then follows the southerly shoreline to 48°56.400' N 125°15.867'W eastern tip of Prideaux Island
then true east to 48°56.300'N 125°15.600'W northwest tip of Nettle Island
then follows the southerly shoreline to 48°55.463'N 125°15.200'W southern tip of Nettle Island
then true south to 48°55.056'N 125°15.200'W Gibraltar Island
then follows the westerly shoreline to 48°54.767'N 125°15.767'W southwestern tip of Gibraltar Island
then true south to 48°54.400'N 125°15.767'W Dempster Island
then follows the eastery shoreline to 48°54.275'N 125°15.833'W southeastern tip of Dempster Island
then to 48°53.500'N 125°16.600'W in water
then to 48°52.853'N 125°18.600'W northwestern tip of Effingham Island
then follows the westerly shoreline to 48°52.000'N 125°19.000'W southwestern tip of Effingham Island
then true south to 48°51.900'N 125°19.000'W Austin Island
then to 48°51.300'N 125°20.283'W southeastern tip of Howell Island
then follows the northerly shoreline to 48°51.733'N 125°20.817'W western tip of Howell Island
then true west to 48°51.733'N 125°21.186'W Wouwer Island
then follows the northerly shoreline to 48°51.850'N 125°22.100'W western tip of Wouwer Island
then to 48°52.833'N 125°22.622'W eastern tip of Benson Island
then to 48°53.317'N 125°22.376'W eastern tip of Clarke Island
then true north through Owens Island to 48°54.243'N 125°22.376'W southern tip of Lovett Island
then follows the easterly shoreline to 48°54.472'N 125°22.400'W northern tip of Lovett Island
then to 48°55.400'N 125°20.650'W western tip of Dodds Island

Regulations

Prohibited fisheries activities

The fisheries activities listed below are restricted in order to help protect rockfish from mortality and to support their conservation. By following regulations in Rockfish Conservation Areas, you are actively helping to protect these species.

Commercial harvesters may not fish for:

  • salmon by troll
  • groundfish by means of bottom trawl, hook and line, mid-water trawl, or trap
  • tuna by hook and line
  • shrimp by trawl

Recreational fishers may not fish for:

  • any species by spearfishing
  • groundfish by angling
  • salmon by trolling, jigging or mooching
  • octopus by angling
  • squid by jigging

Permitted fisheries activities

Some other fisheries activities may be allowed in RCAs. Check our fishery notice system and our sport fishing guide for current details about fishing opportunities, closures and regulations in the area you want to fish in. Make sure you know and follow your conditions of licence every time you head out to fish.

The use of descending devices is mandatory when recreational anglers release rockfish. Learn more about barotrauma and how you can help protect rockfish.

Related links

Learn more about rockfish and Rockfish Conservation Areas

RCA inset map Broken Islands Group

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