Commercial licence prefix categories
Pacific Coast commercial fishing licences are often referred to by an alphabetic letter. Some examples are the "A" for salmon, "S" for shrimp by trawl and "ZN" for rockfish.
When a commercial licence is issued, it is assigned a prefix, which is an alphabetic descriptor from 1 to 6 characters in length. It has a species code (such as "A" for salmon or "ZC" for red sea urchin) and may include a gear ("AS" for salmon seine).
All Aboriginal Communal Commercial licences begin with an "F" or have an “F” in the prefix.
| Licence type | Fishing activity | Prefix | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel based | Commercial | AG | Salmon by gill net |
| Vessel based | Commercial | AS | Salmon by seine |
| Vessel based | Commercial | AT | Salmon by troll |
| Vessel based | Commercial | C | Schedule II species by hook and line |
| Vessel based | Commercial | CT | Schedule II species (tuna) |
| Vessel based | Transporting | D | Packing |
| Vessel based | Commercial | G | Geoduck and horseclam by dive |
| Vessel based | Commercial | K | Sabelfish by longline or trap |
| Vessel based | Commercial | L | Halibut by hook and line |
| Vessel based | Commercial | R | Crab by trap |
| Vessel based | Commercial | S | Shrimp by trawl |
| Vessel based | Commercial | SEC68 | Section 68 - high seas in international waters |
| Vessel based | Commercial | T | Groundfish by trawl |
| Vessel based | Commercial | USA68 | USA68 Section 68 - albacore tuna in USA waters |
| Vessel based | Commercial | W | Prawn and shrimp by trap |
| Party based | Commercial | FRC | Fisher's registration card |
| Party based | Commercial | HG | Herring roe by gill net |
| Party based | Commercial | HS | Herring roe by seine |
| Party based | Commercial | J | Herring spawn on kelp by purse seine |
| Party based | Commercial | ZR | Scallop by trawl |
| Party based | Commercial | Z2 | Clam by hand picking or hand digging |
| Party based | Commercial | Z8 | Smelt by gill net or set net |
| Party based | Commercial | ZA | Green sea urchin by dive |
| Party based | Commercial | ZC | Red sea urchin by dive |
| Party based | Commercial | ZD | Sea cucumbers by dive |
| Party based | Commercial | ZF | Euphausiid by pelagic trawl |
| Party based | Commercial | ZM | Herring bait lottery |
| Party based | Commercial | ZN | Rockfish by hook and line (outside/inside) |
| Party based | Commercial | ZS | Sardine by seine |
| Party based | Commercial | ZU | Eulachon by gill net |
| Party based | Commercial | ZX | Herring bait – personal |
| Party based | Commercial | ZY1 | Herring bait - sport |
| Party based | Commercial | ZY2 | Herring bait - commercial |
| Party based | Commercial | ZY3 | Herring bait - domestic food |
| Party based | Commercial | ZY4 | Herring bait - zoo/aquarium |
| Party based | Commercial | ZW0 | Wild oyster |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FAG | Salmon by gill net |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FAS | Salmon by seine |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FAT | Salmon by troll |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FC | Schedule II species by hook and line |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FH | Herring roe by gill net |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FHS | Herring roe by seine |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FG | Geoduck and horse clam by dive |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FJ | Herring spawn on kelp by purse seine |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FK | Sablefish by longline or trap |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FL | Halibut by hook and line |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FR | Crab by trap |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FS | Shrimp by trawl |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FT | Groundfish by trawl |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FW | prawn and shrimp by trap |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FZA | Green sea urchin by dive |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FZC | Red sea urchin by dive |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FZD | Sea cucumber by dive |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FZF | Euphausiid by pelagic trawl |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FZN | Rockfish by hook and line (outside/inside) |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FZWO | Wild oyster |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FATBR | Transboundary communal commercial salmon (Taku and Stikine) |
| Other | EEZ | Exclusive economic zone – foreign vessels | |
| Other | CS | Contaminated shellfish - harvest depuration | |
| Other | CSO | Contaminated shellfish – oyster relay | |
| Other | XMCFR | Management of contaminated fisheries regulations | |
| Party based | Commercial | ATBR | Transboundary commercial Salmon (Taku and Stikine) |
| Party based | Commercial | ATBRF | Transboundary FN commercial Salmon (Taku and Stikine) |
| Party based | Commercial | AYR | Yukon River - Commercial Salmon |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FAG | Salmon by gill net |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FAS | Salmon by seine |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FAT | Salmon by troll |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FC | Schedule II species by hook and line |
| Party based | Communal commercial | FG | Geoduck and horseclam by dive |
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