Other finfish

Tuna - Pacific bluefin

Open for retention in 29 of the 29 zones that list tuna - pacific bluefin. Click through to a zone for the full detail.

Rules merged from DFO baseline + notices, refreshed 35 min ago

Open now

29 total
ZoneRuleSource
Area 25Nootka Sound, Esperanza InletTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 25,125 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 11Bramham Point, Cape CautionTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 11,111 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 121West Coast Vancouver Island offshore including Switftsure BankTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 121 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 13Campbell River, Cortes Island, Quadra Island, Sonora IslandTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 13 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 9Rivers InletTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 9,109 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 24Tofino, Flores Island, Meares Island, Vargas IslandTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 24,124 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 28Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, SquamishTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 28 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source
Area 20Port Renfrew, SookeTuna - Pacific bluefin is open in 20 (daily limit 20, angling, spear fishing while diving required).view source

Everywhere else

Every zone that lists tuna - pacific bluefin shows it open right now. Nothing closed or restricted in the 29 zones on record.

This is a plain-language summary, not the regulation itself. Always confirm at the source link before you fish. Rules can change without notice.
You need a licence before you fishSaltwater / tidal waters (salmon, halibut, rockfish, crab, prawn): get a BC Tidal Waters sport fishing licence (DFO).

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