Red Sea Urchin Fishery- Pacific Region
Overview of the Fishery
Species Biology
 The
Pacific Region Red Sea Urchin Integrated Fisheries Management
Plan is updated yearly and encompasses the period of August 1 to
July 31. The plan is written as an Integrated Fisheries
Management Plan (IFMP), a format that gives a wider context to
the management of the fisheries. The Red Sea Urchin commercial,
aboriginal and recreational harvest plans are attached as
Appendices to the IFMP.
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO RED SEA URCHINS:
Annual management plan for this and other fisheries:
Integrated Fisheries Management Plan
Information on commercial (and other) fishery openings and
closures:
Fishery
Notices
Service bureau WebPage (commercial fishery landings updated
daily and links to industry association and market information):
D&D Pacific
Fisheries Ltd.
GENERAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SCIENCE AND STOCK ASSESSMENT
INFORMATION:
Fisheries Management Consultations and the Red Sea Urchin Sectoral
(advisory) Committee and Research Subcommittee:
Consultation
Secretariat
Scientific papers and short resource status papers, available
through the Department's PSARC (Pacific Scientific Advice Review
Committee) WebPage:
Research
documents and
stock status reports
For the latest Post-season Review (history of the fishery,
all management regimes used and tables and figures showing
trends in catch and effort) contact one of the Resource
Management Biologists listed in the contacts section.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (REMOVED FROM THE IFMP):
Shellfish
Guiding Principles
Consultative
Process for the Red Sea Urchin IFMP
Links
to Other Planning Initiatives
The
Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations
Long
Term Objectives for the Fishery
Key
Legislation
International
Considerations and Obligations
DFO
Roles and Responsibilities
CONTACTS:
Departmental contacts for more information (click name to email):
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