Tidal Area 23

Port Alberni, Bamfield, Ucluelet

The current rule for salmon, halibut, rockfish, lingcod, and crab in this zone, merged from DFO's baseline regulations and any active Fishery Notice. Source and effective date shown for every line.

You need a licence before you fishSaltwater / tidal waters (salmon, halibut, rockfish, crab, prawn): get a BC Tidal Waters sport fishing licence (DFO).

Current rule, by species

Salmon

Chinook salmonopen

Chinook salmon is open in 23,123 (daily limit 2, minimum size 45cm, barbless hook and line required).

Baseline regulation · view source

Chum salmonopen

Chum salmon is catch-and-release only (non-retention) in 23; open in 123 (daily limit 2, minimum size 30cm, barbless hook and line required).

Baseline regulation · view source

Coho salmonopen

Coho salmon is open in 23-1 to 23-3 (daily limit 4 Combined Total, minimum size 30cm, barbless hook and line required); open in 23-4 to 23-11 (daily limit 2 Combined Total, minimum size 30cm, barbless hook and line required); open in 123 (daily limit 2 Combined Total, minimum size 30cm, barbless hook and line required).

Baseline regulation · view source

Pink salmonopen

Pink salmon is catch-and-release only (non-retention) in 23; open in 123 (daily limit 4, minimum size 30cm, barbless hook and line required).

Baseline regulation · view source

Sockeye salmonopen

Sockeye salmon is open in 23 (daily limit 4, minimum size 30cm, barbless hook and line required); catch-and-release only (non-retention) in 123.

Baseline regulation · view source

This is a plain-language summary, not the regulation itself. Always confirm at the source link before you fish. Rules can change without notice.

Where, within Area 23

Several species above have a different rule depending which subarea you're in. Pick a species to see exactly which subareas are open, closed, or non-retention.

Open Non retention Closed No rule on record

Full baseline regulation table

Species	Subarea	Min size	Gear	Daily limit	Status
Chinook salmon	23,123	45cm	barbless hook and line	2	Open
Chum salmon	123	30cm	barbless hook and line	2	Open
Chum salmon	23	30cm	barbless hook and line	0	Non Retention
Coho salmon	123	30cm	barbless hook and line	2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 0 - Wild - unmarked	Open
Coho salmon	23-1 to 23-3	30cm	barbless hook and line	4 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 4 - Hatchery - marked 1 - Wild - unmarked	Open
Coho salmon	23-4 to 23-11	30cm	barbless hook and line	2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 1 - Wild - unmarked	Open
Pink salmon	123	30cm	barbless hook and line	4	Open
Pink salmon	23	30cm	barbless hook and line	0	Non Retention
Sockeye salmon	123	30cm	barbless hook and line	0	Non Retention
Sockeye salmon	23	30cm	barbless hook and line	4	Open
Codfish	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	8	Open
Eulachon	23,123	n/a	n/a	0kg	Closed
Finfish - all other species	23,123	n/a	angling, dip net, herring jig, herring rake, spear fishing while diving	20	Open
Greenling	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	3	Open
Halibut	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	1	Open
Herring	23,123	n/a	cast net, dip net, herring jig, herring rake	20kg	Open
Lingcod	23,123	65cm	angling, spear fishing while diving	3	Open
Mackerel	23,123	n/a	angling, dip net, herring jig, herring rake, spear fishing while diving	100	Open
Northern Anchovy	23,123	n/a	cast net, dip net, herring jig, herring rake	20kg	Open
Pacific sand lance	23,123	n/a	cast net, dip net, herring jig, herring rake	5kg	Open
Pacific sardine	23,123	n/a	angling, dip net, herring jig, herring rake, spear fishing while diving	100	Open
Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	3	Open
Rockfish - Yelloweye	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	0	Non Retention
Sablefish	23,123	n/a	angling	4	Open
Sculpin	23,123	n/a	angling	8	Open
Shark - all other species	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Shark - Basking	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Shark - Blue	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Shark - Brown Cat	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Shark - Great White	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Shark - Salmon	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	1	Open
Shark - Sixgill	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Shark - Tope	23,123	n/a	n/a	0	Closed
Skate	23,123	n/a	angling	1	Open
Smelt	23,123	n/a	dip net, gill net	20kg	Open
Sole or Flounder	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	8	Open
Spiny Dogfish	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	0	Non Retention
Surfperch	23,123	n/a	angling	8	Open
Tuna - Albacore	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	20	Open
Tuna - all other species	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	20	Open
Tuna - Pacific bluefin	23,123	n/a	angling, spear fishing while diving	20	Open
White Sturgeon	23,123	n/a	angling	0	Non Retention
Wolf Eel	23,123	n/a	angling	0	Non Retention
Crab - Box	23,123	n/a	dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap	1	Open
Crab - Dungeness	23,123	165mm	dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap	6	Open
Crab - Dungeness, Red Rock and King combined	23,123	n/a	dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap	6	Open
Crab - King	23,123	n/a	dip net, diving, ring net, trap	2	Open
Crab - other	23,123	n/a	dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap	4	Open
Crab - Puget Sound King	23,123	n/a	dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap	1	Open
Crab - Red Rock	23,123	115mm	dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap	6	Open
Crab - Shore	23,123	n/a	hand picking	25	Open

Restrictions & gear rules

Species	Where	Type	Detail
General	Numukamis Bay	Closed	any gear or method (Aug 1 to Sep 30)
General	Paper Mill Dam Pool Closure	Closed	(May 1 to Sep 30)
General	Tidal Portion of Somass River and Portion of Alberni Harbour	Closed	From 22:00 h until 05:00 h only - (year round )
General	Tidal Portion of Somass River and Portion of Alberni Harbour	Closed	any gear or method (Jul 24 to Sep 30)
General	Toquart Bay	Closed	any gear or method (Aug 1 to Sep 30)
General	Uchucklesit Alberni Inlet	Closed	any gear or method (Jun 30 to Oct 31)
General	Nahmint Bay	Closed	any gear or method (Aug 1 to Sep 30)
General	Nahmint Bay	Closed	any gear or method (Aug 1 to Sep 30)
General	Numukamis Bay	Closed	any gear or method (Aug 1 to Sep 30)
General	Paper Mill Dam Pool Closure	Closed	(May 1 to Sep 30)
General	Tidal Portion of Somass River and Portion of Alberni Harbour	Closed	From 22:00 h until 05:00 h only - (year round )
General	Tidal Portion of Somass River and Portion of Alberni Harbour	Closed	any gear or method (Jul 24 to Sep 30)
General	Toquart Bay	Closed	any gear or method (Aug 1 to Sep 30)
General	Uchucklesit Alberni Inlet	Closed	any gear or method (Jun 30 to Oct 31)
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Coeur d'Alene Creek	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Effingham Inlet West	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Geer Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Kookswiis (Sarita River)	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Maggie River	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Meade Islets	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Northeast Numukamis Bay	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Toquart River Flats	Closed	hand digging (year round ), hand picking (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
General	Coastwide	Daily Limit Pieces	4 - The daily limit for all species of Pacific salmon from tidal and fresh waters combined is four. Individual species limits also apply.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	12
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	8
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	3
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	12
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	12
General	Coastwide	Daily Limit Pieces	60 - When open, all species aggregate daily limit combined Areas 1 to 27 is 60, except Pacific Rim National Park where the all-species aggregate limit is 24.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Daily Limit Pieces	0
General	Tidal Portion of Somass River and Portion of Alberni Harbour	Gear Restriction	You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: a hook having more than one point (Apr 1 to Aug 31)
General	23,123	Gear Restriction	You are not allowed to harvest using the following gears and methods: barbed hook (year round )
General	23,123	Packaging and Transporting	Avoid transfer of green crab - Harvesters are encouraged to shuck oysters on the beach and leave the shells there, or return oyster shells to the beach from where you collected them whenever possible. In order to avoid the transfer of European green crab, please dispose of any oyster shell harvested from the west coast of Vancouver Island back to the beach from where it came or with your household garbage. Consult your local DFO Office. You will need permission to harvest oysters from marked oyster farms.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	48
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	6
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	0
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	48
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	24
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	48
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	48
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	48
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Possession Limit Pieces	16
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Only aquaculture operators are allowed to harvest within the boundaries of licenced aquaculture facilities. Please be aware of the location of aquaculture facilities in the areas close to where you are intending to harvest.
General	23	Reminder	The following Intertidal Bivalve Harvest Areas are recognized under the Maa-nulth First Nations Treaty for exclusive use by Maa-nulth First Nations citizens only: Coeur d'Alene Creek, Effingham Inlet West, Geer Islets, Kookswiis (Sarita River), Maggie River, Meade Islets, Northeast Numukamis Bay, and Toquart River Flats.
General	23,123	Reminder	Combined daily limit for all mussel species is 75.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	When Open, the Possession Limit for crab is twice the Daily Limit.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As a Condition of Licence, crab traps are required to have two unobstructed circular escape holes or rings, measuring a minimum of 105 mm in diameter.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - Traps must be marked with a tag, float or buoy that has your name and telephone number on it. This includes traps tied to a boat or dock or fished from shore. If two traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator's name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Crab, prawn and shrimp floats - As a Condition of Licence, the primary float attached to crab traps must be cylindrical in shape (includes bullet shaped) and a minimum of 27 cm in length and 12 cm in diameter; an optional secondary float may be used of any shape or size other than spherical. The primary float attached to prawn and shrimp traps must be spherical in shape and a minimum of 27 cm in diameter; an optional secondary float may be used of any shape or size other than cylindrical.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - Maximum 4 traps or ring nets or combination of these per fisher.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	The use of sharp pointed instruments or chemicals is prohibited.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - A line or rope attached to a trap must be submerged in such a manner that the line or rope does not come into contact with a person or a boat.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Reminder	A complete description of the park boundaries is at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/n-14.01/ - see Schedule 2 - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Keep navigation channels clear of buoys and lines. Any fishing gear that interferes with safe navigation can be removed under the Navigation Protection Act.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	When Open, the Possession Limit for other invertebrates is twice the Daily Limit.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	When Open, the Possession Limit for salmon is twice the Daily Limit.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Hatchery (marked) salmon - Chinook and coho salmon with a healed scar in place of the adipose fin.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Reminder	A complete description of the park boundaries is at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/n-14.01/ - see Schedule 2 - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - Maximum of 2 ring nets, dip nets or traps or combination of these per fisher. Ensure gear is properly marked. Hand picking is permitted including by diving. No sharp-pointed instruments are permitted for harvesting crab. It is illegal to use snares in catching or attempting to catch crabs.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Rot Cord - As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996, all crab traps must have a section in the top or sidewall that has been secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than No. 120 (approximately 5 mm or 3/16 inch diameter). This twine is often referred to as rot cord. On deterioration this must produce a rectangular opening with a minimum size of 7 cm x 20 cm, or a square opening with a minimum size of 11 cm x 11 cm. This regulation is intended to ensure that if the trap is lost, the section secured by the cord will rot, allowing captive crabs to escape, and preventing the trap from continuing to fish. On traps with a rigid frame and a freely opening hinged lid, the trap lid must be secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than No. 120 so that the trap lid will open freely when the rot cord is broken. No other fastenings may impede the hinged lid of the trap from opening.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Reminder	A complete description of the park boundaries is at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/n-14.01/ - see Schedule 2 - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Crab, prawn and shrimp floats - As a Condition of Licence, the primary float attached to crab traps must be cylindrical in shape (includes bullet shaped) and a minimum of 27 cm in length and 12 cm in diameter; an optional secondary float may be used of any shape or size other than spherical. The primary float attached to prawn and shrimp traps must be spherical in shape and a minimum of 27 cm in diameter; an optional secondary float may be used of any shape or size other than cylindrical.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Floats must be made of a durable material and suitable for operation in marine waters. Floats/materials not suitable for use in marine waters are prohibited.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - Traps must be marked with a tag, float or buoy that has your name and telephone number on it. This includes traps tied to a boat or dock or fished from shore. If two traps are attached to one ground-line, it is sufficient to attach a tag, float or buoy that bears the operator's name and telephone number to one end of the ground-line.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 - A line or rope attached to a trap must be submerged in such a manner that the line or rope does not come into contact with a person or a boat.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	When Open, the Possession Limit for finfish other than salmon is twice the Daily Limit – except for Halibut (see Restrictions section).
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Reminder	Pacific Rim National Park combined daily limit - 8 razors, 3 geoducks, 12 horse clams, 24 littleneck or manila clams, and 0 butter clams, and maximum of all clam species combined is 24.
General	23,123	Reminder	Clam harvesters are encouraged to fill in holes to reduce predation on exposed juvenile clams.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Includes kelp, shiner and pile perch, and all species of surf and sea perch.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Anglers in vessels shall immediately return all rockfish that are not being retained to the water and to a similar depth from which they were caught by use of an inverted weighted barbless hook or other purpose-built descender device.
General	23,123	Reminder	It is illegal to use any mechanical apparatus or dredge for harvesting clams.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Note: (1) Trout - means Brook trout, Brown trout, Cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden, Lake trout, Rainbow trout, Steelhead, and includes Bull trout. (2) Steelhead - in waters where anadromous Rainbow trout are found, Steelhead means a Rainbow trout that is greater than 50cm in overall length. (3) Anadromous means migrating from the sea up rivers or streams to spawn.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Reminder	A complete description of the park boundaries is at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/n-14.01/ - see Schedule 2 - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	When Open, the Possession Limit for bivalve shellfish is twice the Daily Limit.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Because of the risk of contamination, you are not allowed to harvest bivalve shellfish (for any purpose) within: (1) 300 metres around industrial, municipal and sewage treatment plant outfall discharges (2) 125 metres around a marina, ferry wharf, floating living accommodation, or any finfish net pen (exceptions described as follows) (3) 25 meters around any floating living accommodation facility located within a shellfish aquaculture tenure where a zero-discharge and appropriate waste management plan is a condition of the Aquaculture Licence and is approved by the Regional Interdepartmental Committee (4) 0 meters of any finfish net pen within an aquaculture tenure where an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Management Plan approved by the Regional Interdepartmental Committee is in operation.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Clams - No person shall retain a Manila Clam or Littleneck Clam smaller than 35 mm, nor a Butter Clam smaller than 55 mm.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Spot Prawns (Pandalus platyceros) with eggs - No person shall retain prawns carrying eggs, or remove eggs from the underside of prawns carrying eggs. All prawns carrying eggs externally on the underside of the tail shall be returned to the water immediately and in the manner that causes the least harm.
General	Pacific Rim National Park	Reminder	A complete description of the park boundaries is at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/n-14.01/ - see Schedule 2 - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	To avoid inadvertently harvesting Olympia oysters while you are harvesting Pacific oysters, do not harvest any oyster less than 5 cm in diameter.
General	23,123	Reminder	Moon snails may be subject to PSP, check for closures. Consult your local DFO office for details.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Rot Cord - As per the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996, all open mesh octopus traps and shrimp/prawn traps must have a section in the top or sidewall that has been secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than No. 120 (approximately 5 mm or 3/16 inch diameter). This twine is often referred to as rot cord. On deterioration this must produce a rectangular opening with a minimum size of 7 cm x 20 cm, or a square opening with a minimum size of 11 cm x 11 cm. This regulation is intended to ensure that if the trap is lost, the section secured by the cord will rot, allowing captive crabs to escape, and preventing the trap from continuing to fish. On traps with a rigid frame and a freely opening hinged lid the trap lid must be secured by a single length of untreated cotton twine no greater than No. 120 so that the trap lid will open freely when the rot cord is broken. No other fastenings may impede the hinged lid of the trap from opening.
General	Coastwide	Reminder	Floats must be made of a durable material and suitable for operation in marine waters. Floats/materials not suitable for use in marine waters are prohibited.
General	Coastwide	Season Planning	For planning purposes only: For in-season requirements, please see current regulations/restrictions for specific areas, gear and individual species limits, and closures/exceptions. INSIDE WATERS - Generally open May 1 to September 30, for Areas 13 to 19 and Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5. Closed year round - Area 28 and Subareas 29-1 to 29-4 and 29-6 to 29-17. OUTSIDE WATERS - Generally Open April 1 to November 15, for Areas 1 to 10, 101 to 110, 130, 142, 11, 21 to 27, 111, 123 to 127, Subareas 12-14 and 20-1 to 20-4, and Area 121 (portion).
General	Coastwide	Sex Restriction	As a Condition of Licence, it is prohibited to possess female Brown Box Crab.
Chinook salmon	Coastwide	Annual Limit Pieces	10 - The coastwide total annual limit for chinook salmon is 10 from all tidal waters that are open to chinook retention.
Sockeye salmon	San Mateo Bay and entrance to Alberni Inlet	Daily Limit Pieces	0
Chinook salmon	Effingham Inlet	Daily Limit Pieces	0
Sockeye salmon	Tidal Portion of Somass River and Portion of Alberni Harbour	Daily Limit Pieces	0
Chinook salmon	Approach Waters to Nahmint	Daily Limit Pieces	0
Chinook salmon	Coastwide	Reminder	Keeping your chinook salmon? You must permanently record all retained chinook salmon (head-on length) on your Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence. The licence holder may alternatively record retained catch immediately in an electronic licence held in an approved third-party application linked to their National Recreational Licensing System (NRLS) account, or if mobile internet access is immediately available, directly in their NRLS account. The licence holder shall ensure that all mandatory catch records for the current licence year are produced, either on the licence (paper or electronic), or from the licence holder's NRLS account at the time of inspection.
Finfish - all other species	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	spear fishing while diving (year round )
Eulachon	Coastwide	Closed	Due to conservation concerns the harvesting of eulachon is prohibited.
Codfish	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	spear fishing while diving (year round )
Greenling	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	spear fishing while diving (year round )
Halibut	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	spear fishing while diving (year round )
Lingcod	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	spear fishing while diving (year round )
Sole or Flounder	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	spear fishing while diving (year round )
Herring	Coastwide	Reminder	Harvesting of herring roe from marine plants or plants placed in the water for the purpose of harvesting herring roe is prohibited.
Codfish	Coastwide	Reminder	Species includes - Pacific cod, Pacific tomcod, pollock and hake but does not include lingcod.
Halibut	Coastwide	Reminder	As a Condition of Licence, no person shall catch and retain more than ten (10) Halibut in the aggregate from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. No person shall retain a Halibut greater than 112 cm head-on length (85 cm pectoral length (head-off)). The possession limit is equal to the daily limit. Head-off measurements are made from the base of the pectoral fin at its most forward point to the extreme end of the middle of the tail.
Halibut	Coastwide	Reminder	You must permanently record all retained Halibut (head-on length) on your Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence. The licence holder may alternatively record retained catch immediately in an electronic licence held in an approved third-party application linked to their National Recreational Licensing System (NRLS) account, or if mobile internet access is immediately available, directly in their NRLS account. The licence holder shall ensure that all mandatory catch records for the current licence year are produced, either on the licence (paper or electronic), or from the licence holder's NRLS account at the time of inspection.
Halibut	23,123	Reminder	Electronic licence restriction for non-residents - Only a Canadian resident may fish for halibut under an electronic licence in Areas 121, 23 and 123. Non-residents wishing to fish and retain halibut in Areas 121, 23 and 123, must obtain their licence in-person from a licence vendor in Canada (Independent Access Provider).
Lingcod	Coastwide	Reminder	The pectoral length (head -off) requirement for Lingcod is 53 cm. Pectoral length (head-off) measurements are made from the base of the pectoral fin at its most forward point to the extreme end of the middle of the tail.
Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye	23,123	Reminder	As a Condition of Licence, excluding Yelloweye, no person shall catch and retain in a day more than three (3) rockfish, only one (1) of which may be a Quillback Rockfish, a China Rockfish, or a Tiger Rockfish (Note: Not one of each species, but only one of the three).
Sculpin	Coastwide	Reminder	Cabezon is a species of sculpin; for daily and possession limits, please see the species regulations table above for sculpin.
Lingcod	Coastwide	Season Planning	For planning purposes only: For in-season requirements, please see current regulations/restrictions for specific areas, gear and individual species limits, and closures/exceptions. INSIDE WATERS - Generally open May 1 to September 30, for Areas 13 to 19 and Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48, 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5. Closed year round - Area 28 and Subareas 29-1 to 29-4 and 29-6 to 29-17. OUTSIDE WATERS - Generally open April 1 to November 15, for Areas 1 to 10, 101 to 110, 130, 142, 11, 21 to 27, 111, 123 to 127, Subareas 12-14 and 20-1 to 20-4, and Area 121 (portion).
Crab - Box	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
Crab - Dungeness	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
Crab - Red Rock	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
Crab - King	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
Crab - Puget Sound King	Pacific Rim National Park	Closed	diving (year round ), hand picking while diving (year round ), spear fishing while diving (year round )
Crab - Dungeness	Coastwide	Packaging and Transporting	In order to be accurately measured, the carapace of Dungeness crab that you catch must remain attached until the crab arrives at your residence or it is consumed.
Crab - Red Rock	Coastwide	Packaging and Transporting	In order to be accurately measured, the carapace of Red Rock crab that you catch must remain attached until the crab arrives at your residence or it is consumed.
Crab - King	Coastwide	Packaging and Transporting	In order to be accurately measured, the carapace of King crab that you catch must remain attached until the crab arrives at your residence or it is consumed.
Crab - Red Rock	Coastwide	Sex Restriction	It is prohibited to possess female Red Rock crab.
Crab - Dungeness	Coastwide	Sex Restriction	It is prohibited to possess female Dungeness crab.
Crab - Puget Sound King	Coastwide	Sex Restriction	As a Condition of Licence, it is prohibited to possess female Puget Sound King Crab.
Crab - King	Coastwide	Sex Restriction	It is prohibited to possess female King crab.

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