DFO Pacific Area 7 recreational fishing regulations

Current tidal-water recreational limits, sizes and closures for DFO Pacific Area 7, read from DFO’s own area page and refreshed daily. Last updated 2026-09-01. Openings change in-season and subarea boundaries are set by coordinates — always confirm on DFO before fishing.

Closures in effect today (September 16, 2026)

Eleven closure areas are in effect. A closure overrides the area-wide limits wherever the two overlap.

Salmon — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Chinook salmon (hatchery and wild combined)7,10745cm2Open
Chum salmon7,10730cm4Open
Coho salmon (hatchery and wild combined)7,10730cm4Open
Pink salmon7,10730cm4Open
Sockeye salmon7,1070Closed

Finfish other than salmon — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Codfish7,1078Open
Eulachon7,1070kgClosed
Finfish - all other species7,10720Open
Greenling7,1073Open
Halibut7,1072Open
Herring7,10720kgOpen
Lingcod7,10765cm3Open
Mackerel7,107100Open
Northern Anchovy7,10720kgOpen
Pacific sand lance7,1075kgOpen
Pacific sardine7,107100Open
Rockfish - Yelloweye7,1070Non Retention
Rockfish - all species except Yelloweye7,1073Open
Sablefish7,1074Open
Sculpin7,1078Open
Shark - Basking7,1070Closed
Shark - Blue7,1070Closed
Shark - Brown Cat7,1070Closed
Shark - Great White7,1070Closed
Shark - Salmon7,1071Open
Shark - Sixgill7,1070Closed
Shark - Tope7,1070Closed
Shark - all other species7,1070Closed
Skate7,1071Open
Smelt7,10720kgOpen
Sole or Flounder7,1078Open
Spiny Dogfish7,1070Non Retention
Surfperch7,1078Open
Tuna - Albacore7,10720Open
Tuna - Pacific bluefin7,10720Open
Tuna - all other species7,10720Open
White Sturgeon7,1070Non Retention
Wolf Eel7,1070Non Retention
Trout (hatchery and wild combined)7,10730cm2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 50cm or less; 1 - Hatchery - marked over 50cm; 2 - Wild - unmarked 50cm or less; 0 - Wild - unmarked over 50cmOpen

Bivalve shellfish and snails — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Clam - Butter7,1070
Clam - Horse7,1070
Clam - Littleneck7,1070
Clam - Manila7,1070
Clam - Razor7,1070
Clam - Softshell7,1070
Clam - Varnish7,1070
Clam - all species combined7,1070
Cockles7,1070
Geoduck7,1070
Mussel - Blue7,1070
Mussel - California7,1070
Mussels - all species combined7,1070
Oyster - Olympia7,1070
Oyster - all species except Olympia7,1070
Scallop - Pink and Spiny7,1070
Scallop - Purple-hinged rock7,1070
Scallop - Weathervane7,1070
Scallop - Weathervane and Purple-hinged rock combined7,1070
Snail - Moon7,1072
Snail - other7,10775
Whelks7,10775

Crab — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Crab - Box7,1071Open
Crab - Dungeness7,107165mm6Open
Crab - Dungeness, Red Rock and King combined7,1076Open
Crab - King7,1072Open
Crab - Puget Sound King7,1071Open
Crab - Red Rock7,107115mm6Open
Crab - Shore7,10725Open
Crab - other7,1074Open

Other invertebrates — area-wide limits

SpeciesSubareasMin sizeDailyStatus
Abalone7,1070Closed
Barnacles - Giant7,1076Open
Barnacles - Goose7,1072kgOpen
Invertebrates - all other species7,10720Open
Limpet7,10775Open
Octopus7,1071Open
Sand Dollar7,1076Open
Sea Cucumber7,10712Open
Sea Star or Starfish7,1076Open
Sea Urchin7,10712Open
Shellfish - all other species7,10720Open
Shrimp - Ghost7,10750Open
Shrimp including prawn7,107125Open
Squid - Opal7,107200Open
Squid - all other species7,10720Open

Source: DFO Pacific Area 7 recreational fishing. Check the Fishery Notices for changes newer than the update date. This page is a reading of DFO’s page, not a substitute for it, and does not reproduce the coordinate-defined subarea boundaries.

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