Areas 26 and 126 (Gold River)

• Salmon
• Finfish (Other than Salmon)
• Shellfish
• All Species, Closures and Special Measures

Salmon Limits, Openings and Closures

• Combined daily limit for all salmon species from all waters: 4
• Coastwide daily limit for chinook: 2

Salmon Limits, Openings & Closures

Species	Min Size	Daily Limit	Possession Limit	Annual Limit	Season	Gear
Chinook Additional info	45 cm	2	4	30	April 1 - March 31 Note area and date restrictions for all species	Barbless Hook & Line
Chum	30 cm	4	8	N/A	April 1 - March 31 Note area and date restrictions for all species	Barbless Hook & Line
Hatchery Coho (Marked)	30 cm	2	4	N/A	June 1 - December 31 Note area and date restrictions for all species	Barbless Hook & Line
Wild Coho	30 cm	See below for in-season decisions.			June 1 - December 31 Note area and date restrictions for all species	Barbless Hook & Line
Pink	30 cm	4	8	N/A	April 1 - March 31 Note area and date restrictions for all species	Barbless Hook & Line
Sockeye	30 cm	See below for in-season decisions			April 1 - March 31 Note area and date restrictions for all species	Barbless Hook & Line

July 15 to October 1 - no retention of any salmon in the following locations:

• Subareas 26-2 to 26-5 and 26-9
• Shoreward of the line from the most westerly point of Union Island to a boundary marker on the opposite shore of Vancouver Island
• Malksope Inlet inside a line from fishing boundary signs on opposite sides of the entrance to the inlet.

Chinook

• Keeping your chinook salmon? You must record (in ink) all retained catch on your Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence.

Coho

• Hatchery coho (marked): Coho salmon with a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.

Sockeye

• Sockeye in-season decisions will be posted here.

Finfish (Other than Salmon)

For finfish limits, check the species and limits table

Halibut: 2013 and 2013 coastwide limits plus closure and opening dates

Shellfish

• BC-Wide Shellfish Limits Table
• Before you harvest shellfish check
  • Red Tide (PSP) and Sanitary Contamination Closures for Area 26

Area 126 is closed to the harvest of all bivalve shellfish.

The following Intertidal Bivalve Harvest Areas are set aside for the use of Maa-nulth First Nations members only:

• Big Bunsby:
  • Malksope-Upsowis - Map .pdf
  • Malksope-Bunsby Islands - Map .pdf
• Kauwinch River
  • Kauwinch River - Map .pdf
• Artlish River
  • Artlish River - Map .pdf
• Amai Inlet
  • Amai Inlet - Map .pdf
• Co-ordinates for the Maa-nulth harvest areas

Due to sanitary contamination concerns, there is no harvesting of bivalve shellfish in:

Dioxin contamination - Gold River

Consumption of crab hepatopancreas should not exceed 70g/week in those waters of Muchalat Inlet lying east of the Gold River Harbour limit, and in those waters of Muchalat Inlet lying east of a line between Anderson Point and Atrevida Point.

All Species, Closures and Special Measures