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Services and information
Licensing
Apply for your B.C. tidal waters recreational fishing licence and salmon conservation stamp
Report your catch
Mandatory catch report programs including the Internet Recreational Effort and Catch (iREC) program
Integrated fisheries management plans
We use integrated fisheries management plans (IFMP) to guide the use of fisheries resources
General information
Important resources and information for recreational fishers in B.C.
Unlawful fishing
Understand what you can and can’t do while recreational fishing in tidal waters in B.C.
Maps and charts
Pacific Fisheries Management Areas, Rockfish Conservation Areas and other maps
Publications
Publications related to recreational fisheries
Contact us
Contact the fisheries management team
Fishing by species
Salmon
Information about fishing for salmon
Crab, prawn and other shellfish
Learn how to safely and legally harvest shellfish such as crabs, bivalves, prawns and octopus
Finfish
Information about fishing for groundfish, halibut and other finfish
What we are doing
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