Commercial Salmon
Albion Test Fishery - Chum
Gill Net
The following
reports will be available in the fall:
Description
The Albion chum test fishery has
operated since 1979 on the lower Fraser River at Albion (near
Fort Langley). The test fishery is conducted with a drifted
gill net at a specific site near the old Albion ferry crossing.
The fishery begins in early September of each year, and fishes
until the end of November. On each day of operation, the boat
fishes two sets, timed to coincide with the daily high tide.
The chum test fishery normally
fishes every other day from September 1st through October 20th,
alternating days with the Chinook test fishery (which fishes
an eight-inch mesh gill net during this period). From October
21st through the end of November, the chum test fishery operates
daily.
The gill net used in the Albion
chum test fishery is 150 fathoms long, constructed from uniform
6.75" mesh.
Since its inception in 1979, the
Albion test fishery has been conducted by the fishing vessel
"Witch Doctor".
Contact
Please contact Fisheries and Oceans
at 604-666-4819if you require additional information about this
test fishery.
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