Area 19

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 19 Map

All species

The following area is closed to the harvest of all marine life by divers for the preservation of unique underwater habitat: inside a line from the navigation light at the western end of the Ogden Point Causeway thence to Brotchie Ledge Light, thence to Holland Point on Vancouver Island.

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 N. of Cadboro Pt. (Subareas 19-5 to 19-12)	2	4	15	Apr 1-Mar 31	Hook & Line
	45 cm S. of Cadboro Pt. (Subareas 19-1 to 19-4)	2	4	20	Apr 1-Mar 31
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.

* 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.

In a portion of Sub-area 19-8: Those waters of Saanich Inlet inside a line from Whiskey Point to Verdier Point are closed to fishing for all finfish, from September 15 to November 30.

Those waters of Haro Strait shoreward of a line from the Sidney-Anacortes ferry dock in Sidney, to the most eastern point of Cordova Spit: non-retention of cutthroat trout, all year.

Sub-area 19-12, Saanich Inlet: Those waters of Finlayson Arm southerly of a line drawn true east from Christmas Point to the opposite shore are closed to fishing for all finfish, from September 1 to November 30.

Harvesting of lingcod and rockfish is prohibited in these waters: Those waters shallower than the 40 m depth contour surrounding Great Race Rock, North Race Rock, West Race Rock and Rosedale Rock.

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.

The waters in this area are closed to the harvest of butter clams, all year.

Prawn and Shrimp: The harvest of prawns and shrimp by trap, ring net, or spear while diving, will close in the following Subareas:
1. Subareas 17-5, 17-6, and 17-9 (Stuart Channel) Map;
2. Subareas 19-7 to 19-12 inclusive (Saanich Inlet) Map;
3. Subareas 23-2 and 23-3 (portion Alberni Canal) Map.
These areas will be closed for the following periods:

• Dec. 1 - Dec. 15, 2011;
• Jan. 1 -  Jan. 15, 2012;
• Feb. 1 - Feb. 15, 2012;
• March 1 -  March 15, 2012.

These Subareas will open March 16, 2012 until further notice. Listed on 06/12/2011 FN1176

Shellfish consumption advisory for Esquimalt Harbour: in all waters north of a line connecting Fisgard Light House, Scroggs Rocks, and Duntze Head (Subarea 19-2 and a portion of Subarea 19-3): Maximum weekly intakes for various seafoods recommended by Health Canada. Listed on 9/10/2009  FN0807

Seafood	Toddlers (1 to 4 yrs old) Recommended maximum consumption		Adults Recommended maximum consumption
	Grams per week	Meals per week	Grams per week	Meals per week
Dungeness Crab hepatopancreas	24 g	1	109 g	5
Dungeness Crab muscle	200 g	3	905 g	8
Red Rock Crab hepatopancreas	22 g	1	102 g	4
Red Rock Crab muscle	416 g	6	1879 g	18
Sea Urchin roe	288 g	6	1302 g	28
Rockfish muscle	182 g	1.5	825 g	5
Note: Recommended maximum amounts that could be consumed per week of a specific seafood were estimated by assuming that none of the other seafoods would be consumed in the same week. Consumption of less than the recommended maximum of any one seafood would allow for the consumption of other seafoods listed.

Tsehum Harbour
There is a restricted fishing area in the Tsehum Harbour to provide a channel fro navigation. Crab floats (buoys) must remain outside of the restricted area at tall times. 
Map

Sidney/Cordova Channel Advisory
Use 27 cm diameter (or larger) brightly coloured buoys in Sidney and Cordova Channels, an area bounded on the south by a line from Cowichan Head to D'Arcy shoals to the southernmost point of Sidney Island. The northern boundary extends from a point on the Saanich Peninsula shoreline due east to the light on the north end of James Island, east-northeasterly to the light on the U2 navigation buoy in Sidney Channel, then true east to Sidney Island. Larger buoys are being tested by both commercial and recreational crab fishers in these channels to improve visibility. Larger buoys may be required in all trap fisheries in future.

Dioxin contamination - Victoria Harbour
Consumption of crab hepatopancreas harvested in those waters of Victoria Harbour north of a line from Macaulay Point to the navigation light at the western end of the Ogden Point breakwater to a line from Chapman Point southwesterly to the opposite shore should not exceed 135 g/week.

Harvesting of shellfish is prohibited in these waters
Ogden Point: Those waters inside a line from the navigation light at the western end of the Ogden Point Causeway thence to Brotchie Ledge Light, thence to Holland Point on Vancouver Island; Race Rocks: Those water within 0.5 nautical miles of Great Race Rock; and Ten Mile Pt: Those waters within 0.4 nautical miles of Cadboro Pt navigation light.

Shellfish Contamination
Albert Head to Cordova Bay; Curteis Point to Cordova Bay; Hatch Point to Bamberton; Thompson Cove; Brentwood Bay; Coles Bay; Finlayson Arm; Quarantine Cove; Cordova Split to James Island to Island View Beach; Moses Point to north of Dogwood Road access; Squally Reach; Bazan Bay; and North Yarrow Point. Sanitary Closure maps