Nisg̱a’a Fisheries | Nisga’a Economic Treaty Fishery
Press Release
PUBLIC NOTICE
Treaty and Demonstration Allocation DFO Approved Fishery (12.07 % CTAC)
Nisga’a Economic Corporations – Allocation Sale Fisheries
Gingolx/ Laxgalts’ap/ Gitwinksihlkw Economic Corporations – Treaty Sale Fishery
Tuesday Aug 12th and Wednesday Aug 13th, 2025, – 15 Hrs. – 5:00 to 20:00 (In River and Marine Area 3-12)
Gitlaxt’aamiks Economic Corporation – Treaty Sale Fishery
Tuesday Aug 12th and Wednesday Aug 13th, 2025, -15 Hrs. – 5:00 to 20:00 (In River)
Participants are required to possess a valid
Nisga’a Fisheries Licence
All vessels must be Nisga’a owned.
The boundary for all Marine Treaty Fishery’s is the DFO Salmon management Area 3-12 in front of Gingolx
Nisga’a Fisheries management has instructed DFO Enforcement and NLG-Compliance & Enforcement, to not permit, vessels on the marine fishing grounds that:
- are less than 24 feet in length in the marine fishery
- do not have PFDs for each person on board,
- have no operational VHF marine radio
Any vessels not meeting one of these requirements will be sent to shore to remedy the lack of any of these essential safety or regulatory requirements before being allowed to continue participating in any marine IS fishery.
The downstream boundary for all In-River Treaty Fishery’s is at Red Bluff. The area above Grease Harbour at the entrance to the canyon near Fishwheel 3 Will be CLOSED for these fisheries.
Nisga’a Fisheries management has instructed DFO Enforcement and NLG-Compliance & Enforcement, to not permit vessels on the in river fishing grounds that:
- are less than 16 feet in length in the in-river fishery
- do not have PFDs for each person on board,
- have no operational VHF marine radio
Any vessels not meeting one of these requirements will be sent to shore to remedy the lack of any of these essential safety or regulatory requirements before being allowed to continue participating in any In River Treaty fishery.
Sockeye and Coho Salmon will be the target species for this Treaty and Demonstration Fishery. Pink and Chum Salmon will be under the discretion of your buyer whether they will be purchased. Fish will be refused if it does not meet the quality standards established in Nisga’a Fisheries Regulations 2002. Fish will be purchased only if:
Bled immediately after removal from net, and
Placed immediately in slush after bleeding
Any Steelhead or Chinook caught, should be released if healthy or otherwise taken as food and reported to a NFWD catch monitor.
NOTE:
The Nisga’a Fisheries and Wildlife Department Reminder: Domestic Harvesting will be closed 24 hours prior to the start of the Economic Fisheries and remain close until 12 hours after fishery closes.
All catch must be reported to a NFWD catch monitor. Any Steelhead, Chinook, caught should be released if healthy or otherwise taken as food and reported to a NFWD catch monitor. Please return any tags recovered or record tag numbers from released fish, including radio-tagged Chinook, to Nisga’a Fisheries for entry into a tag lottery draw (Seven draws of $100).
Harvesting requirements: Section 33. Fisheries and Wildlife Regulations
(1) This section applies to an individual sale fishery.
(2) No person harvesting in a fishery may leave their nets unattended.
(3) No person harvesting in a fishery may set more than one net from each fishing vessel.
(4) No person harvesting
(a) in an in river or in a marine fishery may have their fishing gear in the water
during the 24-hour period before the opening of the fishery or during the 12-hour
period after the closing of the fishery, or
(b) for domestic purposes may have their fishing gear in the water during the 24-hour
period before the opening of a fishery or during the 12-hour period after the
closing of a fishery.
(5) A person harvesting in a fishery must have their fishing gear out of the water before the end of the closing of the fishery.
(6) An enforcement officer may remove and confiscate any fishing gear that are in use in contravention of subsection (2) to (5).
Sincerely,
Harry Nyce Sr. – Director of Fisheries and Wildlife
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