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British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 (SOR/96-137)

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Regulations are current to 2024-10-14 and last amended on 2024-06-17. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE V(Sections 34, 35 and 38)

Gear, Close Times and Quotas for Molluscs, Echinoderms, Crustaceans and Shellfish in Tidal Waters

Item	Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV
Item	Species	Daily Quota	Type of Gear or Method	Close Time
1	Abalone	1	(a) Hand picking while diving	(a) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
			(b) Hand picking while snorkelling	(b) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
			(c) Hand picking	(c) Jan. 1 to Dec. 31
2	Clam
	(1) Butter	(1) 25	(1) Hand picking or hand digging	(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(2) Geoduck	(2) 3	(2) Hand picking or hand digging	(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(3) Horse	(3) 6	(3) Hand picking or hand digging	(3) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(4) Littleneck	(4) 75	(4) Hand digging	(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(5) Manila	(5) 75	(5) Hand digging	(5) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(6) Razor	(6) 12	(6) Hand digging	(6) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(7) Softshell	(7) 25	(7) Hand digging	(7) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(8) Cockles	(8) 25	(8) Hand picking or hand digging	(8) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
3	Crab
	(1) Dungeness	(1) 4	(a) Dip net	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Ring net	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Trap	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Hand picking while diving	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(e) Hand picking	(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(2) Red rock	(2) 4	(a) Dip net	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Ring net	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Trap	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Hand picking while diving	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(e) Hand picking	(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(3) King	(3) 2	(a) Dip net	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Ring net	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Trap	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Diving	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(4) Shore	(4) 75	(4) Hand picking	(4) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(5) Box	(5) 1	(a) Dip net	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Ring net	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Trap	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Hand picking while diving	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(e) Hand picking	(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(6) Any species of crab not referred to in subitems (1) to (5)	(6) 4	(a) Dip net	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Ring net	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Trap	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Hand picking	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(e) Hand picking while diving	(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
4	Ghost shrimp	50	(a) Hand digging	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
4	Ghost shrimp	50	(b) Hand pump	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
5	Giant barnacles	6	Diving	From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
6	Goose barnacle	2 kg	Hand picking	From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
7	Limpets	75	Hand picking	From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
8	Mussel
	(1) Blue	(1) 75	(1) Hand picking	(1) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(2) California	(2) 25	(2) Hand picking	(2) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
9	Octopus	1	(a) Hand picking while diving	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Hand picking	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Trap	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Angling	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
10	Oysters	15 oysters or 1/2 L. shucked	Hand picking	From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
11	Sand dollars	6	Hand picking	From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
12	Scallop
	(1) Purple-hinged rock	(1) 6	(a) Hand picking, using a knife to remove the adductor muscle while diving	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(1) Purple-hinged rock	(1) 6	(b) Hand picking	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(2) Pink and spiny	(2) 75	(a) Hand picking while diving	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(2) Pink and spiny	(2) 75	(b) Hand picking	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(3) Weather-vane	(3) 6	(a) Hand picking while diving	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
	(3) Weather-vane	(3) 6	(b) Hand picking	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
13	Sea cucumber	12	(a) Hand picking while diving	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
13	Sea cucumber	12	(b) Hand picking	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
14	Sea urchin	12	(a) Hand picking while diving	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
14	Sea urchin	12	(b) Hand picking	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
15	Shrimp	200	(a) Trap	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Spear fishing while diving	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Ring net	(c) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
16	Squid	5 kg	(a) Jigging	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
16	Squid	5 kg	(b) Cast net	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
17	Starfish	6	(a) Hand picking	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
17	Starfish	6	(b) Diving	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
18	Whelks	75	Hand picking	From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
19	Any species of fish not referred to in items 1 to 18	20	(a) Angling	(a) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(b) Hand picking while diving	(b) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(c) Dip net	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(d) Ring net	(d) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(e) Trap	(e) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(f) Hand picking or hand digging	(f) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(g) Spear fishing while diving	(g) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(h) Hand pump	(h) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31
			(i) Hand picking while snorkelling	(i) From 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs on December 31

SOR/98-545, s. 5
SOR/2001-156, ss. 15 to 17(F)
SOR/2002-380, s. 11

Date modified:: 2024-11-01