Area 16

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 16 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	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	To be determined	To be determined	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.

2011 Coho and Chinook opportunities map - Area 16: Sechelt and Pender Harbour (PDF)

All Finfish, Including Salmon Closures and Special Measures

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

The waters at the mouth of Sakinaw Creek, east of a line between boundary signs on the north and south sides of Sakinaw Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, June 15 to September 15.

Rockfish Conservation Areas
Queens Reach East	Sabine Channel-Jervis-Jedediah Islands
Queens Reach West	Princess Louisa Inlet
Sinclair Bank	Hotham Sound
Nelson Island	Hardy Island
Salmon Inlet	Skookumchuck Narrows
Malaspina Strait	Davie Bay
Thormanby Island	McNaughton Point

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 16-1, 16-2, 16-10, 16-11, and 16-16 to 16-18 inclusive (Malaspina Strait/lower Jervis Inlet) and Subareas 16-7 and 16-8 (Salmon and Narrows Inlets): 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

When harvesting crab, it is prohibited to use any gear other than ring nets or dip nets in Pender Harbour, east of a line between Henry Point and Francis Peninsula.

The waters of Gunboat Bay inside a line from the B.C. Hydro lines at the entrance to Gunboat Bay, are closed to harvesting crab, all year.

Shellfish Contamination
Pender Harbour; Secret Cove; Gillies Bay; Thunder Bay; Churchill Bay; Porpoise Bay; Vancouver Bay; Halfmoon Bay; Long Bay; Blind Bay; unnamed bay east of Four Mile Point; Silversands Creek; Saltery Bay; Long Bay; Home Bay; Skwawka River; unnamed bay in Skookumchuck Narrows; North Nelson Island; Lena Bay; Squitty Bay; and Poise Island.
May 31 to September 30: Smuggler Cove; Princess Louisa Inlet; and Buccaneer Bay.