Finfish Species and Limits Table
(Other than salmon)

Codfish

1 to 29

8

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, spear

Includes: Pacific Cod, Pollock and Hake. Does not include Lingcod.

Eulachon

1 to 29

0

Closed

N/A

Due to conservation concerns harvesting of eulachon is prohibited.

Greenling

1 to 29

3

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, spear

Halibut

1 to 29

See coastwide halibut measures for 2013.

Herring

1 to 29

20 kg

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Dip net, herring jib, herring rake, cast net

Harvesting of herring roe from marine plants or plants placed in the water for the purpose of harvesting herring roe is prohibited.

Lingcod

1 to 10, 101 to 110, 130 & 142

3

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, spear

12-1 to 12-3, 12-5 to 12-48, 20

1

TBA

Hook and line, spear

Annual limit of ten (10). Minimum length is 65 cm with head on and 53 cm for head off including the tail. Subarea 12-4 excluded. Area 20 east of a line from Sheringham Point to the International Boundary.

13 to 19, Subarea 29-5

1

TBA

Hook and line, spear

Annual limit of ten (10). Minimum length is 65 cm with head on and 53 cm for head off including the tail. Record catch on your licence.

11, 12-4, 20* to 27

3

Apr 1 - Nov 15

Hook and line, spear

* Area 20 west of a line from Sheringham Point to the International Boundary.

28, 29 (except for Subarea 29-5)

0

Closed

N/A

Due to conservation concerns there is no fishing for lingcod in these areas.

Mackerel

1 to 29

100

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, dip net, herring jig, cast net

Northern Anchovy

1 to 29

20 kg

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, dip net, herring jig, cast net

See gear in Points to Remember for restrictions that pertain to dipnets.

Pacific Sand Lance

1 to 29

5 kg

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, dip net, herring jig, cast net

Also known as Needlefish. See gear in Points to Remember for restrictions that pertain to dipnets.

Pacific Sardine

1 to 29

100

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, dip net, herring jig, cast net

Also known as Pilchard. See gear in Points to Remember for restrictions that pertain to dipnets.

Perch

1 to 29

8

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Includes all species of perch, pile perch and shiners.

Rockfish

1 to 10

5

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, spear

Aggregate daily limit for all rockfish is 5, no more than 3 may be yelloweye.

12 to 20*

1

TBA

Hook and line, spear

*Special management zone in Area 20 that applies here is east of a line from Sheringham Point to the International boundary.

13 to 19, Subarea 29-5

1

TBA

Hook and line, spear

11, 20* to 27

3

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, spear

Aggregate daily limit for all rockfish is 3, no more than 2 may be yelloweye. *Special management zone in Area 20 that applies here is west of a line from Sheringham Point to the International boundary.

28, 29-1 to 29-4 and 29-6 to 29-17

0

Closed

N/A

Due to conservation concerns, there is no fishing for rockfish.

Rockfish: Bocaccio

Management measures for bocaccio rockfish are being considered. Notice of future measures to protect bocaccio will be posted here. Details

Sablefish

1 to 29

4

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Also known as Blackcod.

Sculpin

1 to 29

8

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Includes Cabezon, Pacific Staghorn Sculpin and all other sculpin species.

Shark including Basking, Tope, Bluntnose, Sixgill, Blue, Brown Cat and Great White

1 to 29

0

Closed

N/A

There is no fishing for these species of shark.

Salmon Shark

1 to 29

1

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line,  spear fishing while diving.

Spiny Dogfish

1 to 29

4

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

All other shark species

1 to 29

0

Closed

N/A

Other shark species incidentally encountered must be released.

Skate

1 to 29

1

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Smelt

1 to 27

20 kg

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Gill net, dip net

See gear in Points to Remember for restrictions that pertain to dip nets and gill nets.

28 and 29

20 kg

Aug 16 - Dec 31

Gill net, dip net

Fishery is open only from 8 AM Thursday to 8 AM Monday. See gear in Points to Remember for restrictions that pertain to dip nets and gill nets.

Sole/Flounder

1 to 29

8

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line, spear fishing while diving

Includes all species of flounder and sole but not halibut.

Sturgeon

1 to 29

0

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Catch and release only.

Trout

1 to 10

2

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Species includes hatchery steelhead only, and hatchery or wild cutthroat, brown and dolly varden. Only 1 fish per day may be greater than 50 cm. Daily limit is 0 in the tidal waters of the Tlell River in Area 2. Minimum length is 30 cm.

11 to 29

2

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line

Retention of hatchery marked fish only. No retention of wild fish south of Cape Caution. Minimum length is 30 cm.

Tuna, Albacore

1 to 29

20

Hook and line

Tuna, All other species

1 to 29

20

Hook and line

Wolfeel

1 to 29

0

Apr 1 - Mar 31

N/A

Catch and release only.

Other species

1 to 29

20

Apr 1 - Mar 31

Hook and line