All Species, Closures and Special Measures

Note: From June to October, Alberni Inlet north of Uchucklesit Inlet is congested with commercial, aboriginal and recreational fishing vessels. In addition other large commercial ships and tugboat traffic are present. Please travel with care and follow safe rules of navigation when fishing or transiting in Area 23.

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve closed to scuba and skin diving for all species, all year. Includes all tidal waters within the park.

Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents - Marine Protected Area: Check with the Port Alberni DFO office for permitted fishing activities: 4706 Tebo Avenue, 250-720-4440.

Nighttime closure for all finfish 11 PM to 5 AM:

• Subarea 23-1 from the tidal boundary signs at Paper Mill Dam on the Somass River downstream to a line commencing at a boundary sign in upper Alberni Harbour then through the southern most point of Hoik Island thence to the flashing green light at the mouth of the Somass River the east to a boundary sign on the opposite shore.

June 30 to October 31 closed to fishing for all finfish:

• Uchucklesit Inlet northwest of a line drawn between Brooksby Point and Burrough Point.

July 24 to September 30 closed to fishing for all finfish:

• That portion of Subarea 23-1 south of square, white fishing boundary sign at the tidal limit of the Somass River near the Paper Mill Dam and north of a line commencing at a boundary sign in upper Alberni Harbour situated then through the southern most point of Hoik Island then to the flashing green light at the mouth of the Somass River then due east to a boundary sign on the opposite shore

• A single barbless hook restriction applies to this area throughout the remainder of the year.

 August 1 to September 30 closed to fishing for all finfish:

• Subarea 23-2: Those waters of Alberni Inlet bounded on the north by line drawn 66° true from Hocking Point to a square white fishing boundary sign on the eastern shore of Alberni Inlet, and on the south by a line from a square white fishing boundary sign at Chesnucknuw Creek to a square white fishing boundary sign on the western shore of Alberni Inlet
  Subarea 23-3: Those portions of 23-3 bounded on the south by a line from a boundary sign on Vancouver Island on Mutine Pt. to the Chup Pt. Navigation Light and on the north by a line from Star Point to a boundary sign at the mouth of Handy Creek
  Subarea 23-4: In Subarea 23-4 that portion of Rainy Bay inside a line commencing at a boundary sign on Seddall Island, south of Ecoole, to a boundary sign on Chup Point
  Subarea 23-4: Inside a line from a square white fishing boundary sign near the entrance to Poett Nook, thence to San Jose Islets, thence to the boundary sign on Vancouver Island easterly of the south end of Congreve Island