Area 7 

EXPECT IN-SEASON CHANGES!

The closures and restrictions described in this Area may be varied by Fishery Notice. These management changes and additional openings and closures are indicated in red on this page. You can also click on Updates on the left bar to see Fishery Notices.

Click the following links for the appropriate information:
Salmon | All Finfish (including Salmon) | Finfish (other than Salmon)
Shellfish | Area 7 Map | Area 107 Map

Salmon

Barbless hooks must be used when fishing for salmon in all tidal waters of British Columbia.

Openings & Closures:

Species	Min Size	Daily Limit	Possess. Limit	Annual Limit	Season Open	Gear Permitted
Chinook	45 cm	2	4	30	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Chum	30 cm	4	8	N/A	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Coho	30 cm	4	8	N/A	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Pink	30 cm	4	8	N/A	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Sockeye	30 cm	Non-retention	Non-retention	N/A	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
The combined daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal waters is 4. Coastwide daily limit for chinook is 2. Aggregate daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and non-tidal waters combined is 4.

All Finfish, Including Salmon Closures and Special Measures

For other finfish limits, please visit the species and limits table.

The waters of McLaughlin Bay shoreward of a line connecting two fishing boundary signs on each side of the entrance to McLaughlin Bay is closed to fishing for all finfish, from July 1 to October 31.

Rockfish Conservation Areas Goose Island McMullin Group

Finfish (Other than Salmon)

Halibut: recreational fishing for halibut is closed until further notice.

Sevengill shark, Shortfin mako, Common thresher, Bigeye thresher, Smooth hammerhead, Pacific angel shark and Pacific sleeper shark; Salmon shark: Effective June 1, 2011 until further notice:

• Sevengill shark, Shortfin mako, Common thresher, Bigeye thresher, Smooth hammerhead, Pacific angel shark and Pacific sleeper shark: The daily limit is zero (0).
• Salmon shark: The daily limit is one (1) and the possession limit is two (2).

Listed on 11/05/2011 FN0389

Shellfish

See the Shellfish Table for limits.
Please see important Additional Shellfish Information.

Be sure to check for both PSP and Sanitary Contamination Closures if you plan on consuming any shellfish.

Manila clams, littleneck clams and mussels: Subarea 7-17: the waters of Gunboat Pass, except for Sanitary Closure 7.19, from a North/South line between Manson Point and Cone Point East to the boundary line between Madigan Point and Georgie Point in Fisheries Management Subarea 7-17: Dec. 21, 2011 -  March 31, 2012 pending acceptable results from the on-going marine biotoxin monitoring program: daily aggregate bag limit for littleneck and Manila clams is 75. The daily aggregate limit for mussels is 75 of which 25 may be California mussels. The possession limit is twice the daily limit. Listed 20/12/2011 FN1206

Subarea 7-17: The waters of Gunboat Pass are closed for all recreational bivalve shellfish harvest. Listed on 03/03/2011 FN0140

The North Coast is closed for the harvest of bivalve molluscs. This closure is due to the high risk of PSP and ASP contamination concerns, and the absence of biotoxin monitoring and water quality surveys in many North Coast areas.