Integrated Fisheries Management Plan summary: Pacific Sardine (Sardinops Sagax), Pacific Region - September 30, 2024 to May 31, 2029

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Summary

The Pacific sardine fishery is an opportunistic fishery dependent on the migration of sardines into Canadian waters. Sardine migration and population levels are heavily influenced by oceanic conditions. This species has not been commercially harvested in British Columbia since 2012 due to reduced migration and a general absence of Pacific Sardine in BC waters; formal fishery closures have been in place since 2015. The Pacific Sardine IFMP is being maintained to describe the management approach that would be taken in the event that Pacific Sardine return to Canadian waters in harvestable quantities.

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For additional information on this IFMP summary, please contact Bryan Rusch at Bryan.Rusch@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or to view an electronic version of the full IFMP please visit waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.