Anglers will only be allowed to retain one chinook a day. Charter-boat operators worry clients will cancel visits.
Port Renfrew sports fishing companies say they’ve been blindsided by a sudden decision that will see their chinook salmon catch cut in half.
Size restrictions of between 45 and 80 centimetres were also announced, with the largest equating to about 15 pounds. The chinook retention limit is in place in Areas 20-1 and 20-2 — a stretch of Juan de Fuca Strait from Port Renfrew to the Bonilla Point Lighthouse — until July 31. Boats from Sooke and Ucluelet are also expected to flood into the area.There has been a zero- retention policy since April 1 for all chinook fishing.
The measures are meant to protect Fraser River stocks of concern that are migrating through the area, said Mark Frisson, DFO recreational fishing co-ordinator. Due to recent productivity declines and environmental uncertainty, “our priority remains conservation; a precautionary approach suggests that we need to maintain a low level of impact.”
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