Rockfish Conservation Areas
Area 12 - Eden - Bonwick - Midsummer - Swanson Islands Charts 3546 & 3547
This map is for information only and should not be used for fishing, navigation or other purposes.
Those waters of Subareas 12-6, 12-7, 12-26 and 12-39 that lie inside a line that:
| begins at | 50°45.000'N | 126°45.000'W | in water |
|---|---|---|---|
| then to | 50°45.510'N | 126°42.831'W | Duff Point |
| then southerly following the shoreline of Eden Island to |
50°44.402'N | 126°41.178'W | Eden Island |
| then to | 50°43.613'N | 126°41.170'W | Crib Island |
| then to | 50°42.933'N | 126°41.656'W | Hudson Island |
| then to | 50°42.095'N | 126°41.386'W | unnamed islet |
| then to | 50°42.236'N | 126°40.661'W | west of Betty Cove |
| then southerly following the shoreline of Bonwick Island to |
50°41.135'N | 126°40.152'W | west of Success Point |
| then to | 50º 40.756'N | 126º 41.353'W | Sedge Island |
| then following the northerly shoreline of Sedge Island to |
50º 40.667'N | 126º 41.568'W | Sedge Island |
| then to | 50°40.000'N | 126°41.600'W | Canoe Islets |
| then to | 50°39.667'N | 126°40.674'W | Wolf Island |
| then following the southerly shoreline of Wolf Island to |
50°39.549'N | 126°40.292'W | Wolf Island |
| then to | 50°39.700'N | 126°37.900'W | Morning Islets |
| then to | 50°39.600'N | 126°37.100'W | Gilford Island |
| then to | 50°37.867'N | 126°34.350'W | Warr Bluff |
| then following the westerly shoreline of Village Island to |
50°36.715'N | 126°33.863'W | Village Island |
| then to | 50°36.386'N | 126°34.628'W | Hail Islets |
| then to | 50°36.245'N | 126°36.275'W | Alder Island |
| then to | 50°35.331'N | 126°36.337'W | Harbledown Island |
| then westerly following the shoreline of Harbledown Island to |
50°35.555'N | 126°40.206'W | Whitebeach Passage |
| then to | 50°35.737'N | 126°40.202'W | Sarah Islets |
| then to | 50°36.170'N | 126°41.222'W | Stoker Point |
| then northerly and westerly following the shoreline of Swanson Island to |
50°37.691'N | 126°43.572'W | Swanson Island |
| then to | 50°38.075'N | 126°43.339'W | Wedge Island Light |
| then following the easterly shoreline of Wedge Island to |
50°38.310'N | 126°43.273'W | Wedge Island |
| then to | 50°40.700'N | 126°42.100'W | Sedge Islands |
| then to | 50°43.200'N | 126°43.467'W | near Kate Islet |
| then to | 50°43.500'N | 126°43.100'W | near Crib Island |
| then to | 50°43.500'N | 126°45.000'W | in water |
then to the beginning point.
Regulations
Prohibited fisheries activities
The fisheries activities listed below are restricted in order to help protect rockfish from mortality and to support their conservation. By following regulations in Rockfish Conservation Areas, you are actively helping to protect these species.
Commercial harvesters may not fish for:
- salmon by troll
- groundfish by means of bottom trawl, hook and line, mid-water trawl, or trap
- tuna by hook and line
- shrimp by trawl
Recreational fishers may not fish for:
- any species by spearfishing
- groundfish by angling
- salmon by trolling, jigging or mooching
- octopus by angling
- squid by jigging
Permitted fisheries activities
Some other fisheries activities may be allowed in RCAs. Check our fishery notice system and our sport fishing guide for current details about fishing opportunities, closures and regulations in the area you want to fish in. Make sure you know and follow your conditions of licence every time you head out to fish.
The use of descending devices is mandatory when recreational anglers release rockfish. Learn more about barotrauma and how you can help protect rockfish.
Related links
Click on the map above to see other RCAs in this region.
- Date modified: