Area 13

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.

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Salmon | All Finfish (including Salmon) | Finfish (other than Salmon)
Shellfish | Area 13 Map

All Species

These waters are closed to the harvest of all marine life by divers for the preservation of unique underwater habitat: Discovery Passage, in the Campbell River area, bounded by a straight line from North Bluff on Quadra Island, across Seymour Narrows to a fishing boundary sign on Vancouver Island, and south by a line from the light on the end of the south Government Dock breakwater at Campbell River to Cape Mudge lighthouse.

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	62 cm	2	4	15	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Chum	30 cm	4	8	N/A	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Hatchery Coho	30 cm	2	4	N/A	June 1-Dec 31	Hook & Line
Wild Coho	TBD	To be determined	To be determined	N/A	Jun 1-Dec 31	Hook & Line
Pink	30 cm	4	8	N/A	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
Sockeye*	30 cm	see below	see below	N/A	see below	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.

2011 Coho and Chinook opportunities map - Area 13 and Subareas 15-3 to 15-6 (PDF)

TYEE POOL
MAP
In Subarea 13-5, those waters bounded on the south by a line from a sign bearing the graphic of a crossed-out propeller (indicating "No propellers") (FN0785) on Tyee Spit 185 m east in line with Shag Rock on Quadra Island, on the north by a line from the tip of Tyee Spit 185 m east in line with April Point and on the west by a line from the low water mark between the north and south boundaries: vessels under motor power are prohibited between July 15 and September 15, under regulations of the Canada Shipping Act.

Chinook: May 1 -Sep 30: Subarea 13-22: Non-retention in the waters in Bute Inlet from Alpha Bluff to Littleton Point and across to boundary signs at a point 50º49.9’N and 124º51.63’W to the head of the inlet. Listed on 04/05/2011 FN0379

* Sockeye: Effective 23:59 hours Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 and until further notice: daily limit for Fraser sockeye will be reduced to zero (0) in all waters listed in FN0784. Area 23 still remains open for the harvest of sockeye as per Fishery Notice FN0447.  Listed 16/09/2011 FN0901

*Sockeye: Aug. 25 until further notice: the daily limit for sockeye is four (4) per day in:

• Areas 11 and 111
• Area 12
• Area 13 (Johnstone Strait);
• Areas 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19 (Strait of Georgia);
• Area 20 (Juan de Fuca Strait);
• Areas 21, 121 and 123 to 127 (West Coast of Vancouver Island). Note: Area 23 (Barkley Sound and Alberni Inlet) is open to retention of Somass sockeye ( see FN0447);
• Area 28 (Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet and Indian Arm);
• Area 29 (Strait of Georgia and the tidal waters of the Fraser), except Subarea 29-8 (Boundary Bay).

Sockeye retention is not permitted in the following areas:

• Area 16 - remains closed and at this time there is no proposed opening of Subareas 16-19 to 21 (Sabine Channel);
• Area 22 - In Nitinat Lake;
• Areas 24 to 27 inclusive;
• Subarea 29-8 (Boundary Bay)

Listed 24/08/2011 FN0784

All Finfish, Including Salmon Closures and Special Measures

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

The waters in Loughborough Inlet from Cosby Point to head of inlet are closed to fishing for all finfish, all year.

Deepwater Bay inside a line from a fishing boundary sign at Separation Head to a fishing boundary sign at the northerly entrance of Deepwater Bay is closed to fishing for all finfish, all year.

Subarea 13-24 [The waters of Phillips Arm northerly of a line from Hewitt Point north easterly to Shirley Creek on the opposite shore] are closed to fishing for all finfish January 01 to December 31.

The waters of Village Bay inside a line from a fishing boundary sign at the north entrance of Village Bay, Quadra Island, to a boundary sign at the south entrance of Village Bay are closed to fishing for all finfish, June 30 to October 31.

Fishing for all finfish is closed from July 15 to August 31 in those waters inside a line from the float at the Cape Mudge Indian Village on Quadra Island at 50' 01.393 N X 125' 11.805 W thence true west at 270' for one nautical mile to a point at 50' 01.391 N X 125' 13.360 W, thence southeast 1600 true to a point at 49' 58.260 N X 125' 11.616 W, this being the intersection of a line drawn from the fishing boundary sign on Willow Point on the VI shore at 49' 58.008 N X 125' 12.489 W to the Red Can Buoy light off Wilby Shoals, Discovery Passage at 49' 58.969 N X 125' 09.156 W, thence to the Cape Mudge light on Quadra Island at 49' 59.913 N X 125' 11.736 W.

Those waters of Discovery Passage and the Campbell River, inside a line true east of the fishing boundary sign at Orange Point to the middle of the channel, then southeasterly down the middle of the channel to the intersection of a line running from a boundary sign on the southern end of Hidden Harbour breakwater, then true east to Quadra Island are closed to fishing for all finfish, October 1 to October 31, except for the Campbell River Discovery Pier. The area around the Discovery Pier will remain open inside a line running true east 50 m into Discovery Passage at the north end of the pier, then southeasterly down the Discovery Passage to the intersection of a line running true east 50 m at the south end of the Discovery Pier.

The waters of Salmon Bay, bounded on the north by a line from Graveyard Point to the ferry landing on the opposite shore, and on the south by the downstream side of the first bridge upstream on the Salmon River, are closed to fishing for all finfish, June 1 to December 31.

Rockfish Conservation Areas
Wellborne	Forward Harbour
Loughborough Inlet	Bute Inlet North
Chancellor Channel West	Chancellor Channel East
Walkem Islands to Hemming Bay	Thurston Bay
Kanish Bay	Octopus Islands to Hoskyn Channel
Read–Cortes Islands	Deepwater Bay
Menzies Bay	Maud Island
Heriot Bay

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

Lingcod: Closing Time Reminder: Fishing for lingcod will close October 1, 2011 until further notice. Listed on 20/09/2011 FN0918

Rockfish: Closing Time Reminder: Fishing for rockfish will close October 1, 2011 until further notice. Listed on 20/09/2011 FN0918

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.

Prawn and Shrimp: Subareas 13-12, 13-16, 13-17 (Quadra Island area): Jan. 1 - March 31, 2012: the harvest of prawns and shrimp by trap, ring net, or spear while diving will be closed. Map Listed on 06/12/2011 FN1176

The waters within 0.5 nautical miles of Mitlenatch Island, are closed to harvesting clams and oysters, all year.

The waters of Discovery Passage and the Campbell River bounded by a line east of Orange Point to the middle of the channel then southeast to the intersection of a line east to a marker on Tyee Spit, are closed to crab harvesting all year.

Shellfish Contamination
Quathiaski Cove; Heriot Bay; Campbell River; Big Bay; Kelsey Bay; Salmon Bay; Grassy Creek; Forward Harbour; Whaletown Bay; Coulter Bay; Phillips Arm; Marina Reef; Gray Creek; Bessborough Bay; Jackson Bay; Topaze Harbour Head; Hjorth Bay; Granite Bay;
and an unnamed cove in eastern Gorge Harbour.
May 31 to September 30: Mansons Landing; Von Donop Inlet; and Drew Harbour.

Dioxin contamination - Campbell River (Elk Falls)
Except for the mouth of the Campbell River, which is closed to all crab fishing for conservation purposes, consumption of crab hepatopancreas harvested from Discovery Passage should not exceed 100 g/week. This area includes those waters north of a line from the Cape Mudge Lighthouse on Quadra Island true west to the shore of Vancouver Island and south of a line from Separation Head (Quadra Island) true west to Vancouver Island.

Also, consumption of crab hepatopancreas should not exceed 100 g/week in the waters of Deepwater Bay, southeast of a line from Separation Head on Quadra Island 50° true to the opposite shore.

In the area bounded by the eastern shore of Quadra Island from Francisco Point, thence 5 km north along the shore, thence east from the shoreline to the 200 m contour, crab hepatopancreas should not be consumed.

Consumption of crab hepatopancreas should not exceed 135 g/week in the waters east of a line on Quadra Island from Chonat Point south to the opposite bay (Chonat Bay) and from Kanish Bay, Quadra Island, east of a line from Granite Point to Bodega Point.

Consumption of crab hepatopancreas should not exceed 13 g/week in the waters north of a line extending from Walters Point on Sonora Island true east to a point on the opposite shore (Owen Bay).