Glass Sponge Reef Fishery Closure: Carmelo Point
This map is for information only and should not be used for fishing, navigation or other purposes.
Coordinates and description
Coordinates
That portion of Subarea 28-1 that lies inside a line that:
| begins at | 49⁰ 27.253’N | 123⁰ 23.398’W |
| then easterly to | 49⁰ 27.259’N | 123⁰ 23.028’W |
| then southwesterly to | 49⁰ 26.390’N | 123⁰ 23.315’W |
| then southwesterly to | 49⁰ 26.043’N | 123⁰ 23.610’W |
| then northwesterly to | 49⁰ 26.136’N | 123⁰ 24.003’W |
| then to the beginning point | 49⁰ 27.253’N | 123⁰ 23.398’W |
Data sources and notes
Map layers sourced from the Canadian Hydrographic service, Natural Resources Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Government of British Columbia.
Produced by the Fisheries Management Conservation Targets Team, DFO, Pacific Region.
Updated: 2024-01-11
Datum: NAD 83, Projection: BC Albers
Please check our website for current fishing regulations.
You must follow both Glass Sponge Reef and Rockfish Conservation Area regulations wherever these protected areas overlap.
Glass Sponge Reefs
Howe Sound fishing closures to protect glass sponge reefs
Fisheries closures are currently in place to protect and conserve 5 glass sponge reefs in Howe Sound, with the aim of establishing marine refuges in the future. No commercial or recreational bottom-contact fishing activities are allowed.
This includes fishing for:
- prawn by trap
- shrimp by trap and trawl
- crab by trap
- groundfish (including halibut) by trawl and hook-and-line
The use of downrigger gear in recreational salmon trolling is also prohibited in these areas due to the potential risk of damage to the shallower reefs in Howe Sound.
Rockfish Conservation Areas
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.
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