Daily limits, minimum size and closures by DFO area · updated daily
The prawn trap fishery targets the spot prawn, BC’s prime shellfish, dropped deep (200 to 300 ft) over soft bottom on a weighted line. The recreational opening is usually strongest in spring and summer, egg-bearing (berried) females must be released, and the daily limit below is a combined shrimp-and-prawn count.
28 closures affecting Prawn & Shrimp are in effect. A closure overrides the area-wide limit wherever the two overlap.
… and 18 more — see the area pages linked below.
| Area | Species | Subareas | Min size | Daily limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 1 | Shrimp including prawn | 1,101 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 2 | Shrimp including prawn | 2,102,130,142 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 4 | Shrimp including prawn | 4,104 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 7 | Shrimp including prawn | 7,107 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 8 | Shrimp including prawn | 8,108 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 13 | Shrimp including prawn | 13 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 14 | Shrimp including prawn | 14 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 15 | Shrimp including prawn | 15 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 16 | Shrimp including prawn | 16 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 17 | Shrimp including prawn | 17-1 to 17-4,17-7,17-8 and 17-10 to 17-21 | — | 125 | Open |
| Shrimp including prawn | 17-5,17-6 and 17-9 | — | 0 | Closed | |
| Area 18 | Shrimp including prawn | 18 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 19 | Shrimp including prawn | 19-1 to 19-6 | — | 125 | Open |
| Shrimp including prawn | 19-7 to 19-12 | — | 0 | Closed | |
| Area 20 | Shrimp including prawn | 20 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 23 | Shrimp including prawn | 23-1 to 23-3 | — | 0 | Closed |
| Shrimp including prawn | 23-4 to 23-11 and 123 | — | 125 | Open | |
| Area 24 | Shrimp including prawn | 24,124 | — | 125 | Open |
| Area 28 | Shrimp including prawn | 28-1 to 28-7,28-9 and 28-11 to 28-14 | — | 125 | Open |
| Shrimp including prawn | 28-8,28-10 | — | 0 | Closed | |
| Area 29 | Shrimp including prawn | 29 | — | 125 | Open |
Read from DFO’s per-area recreational fishing pages and refreshed daily. Openings change in-season and subarea boundaries are set by coordinates, so this is a reading of DFO’s pages, not a substitute for them. Check the Fishery Notices for changes newer than the update dates, and always confirm on DFO before fishing.
Pick calm water first: see which areas are fishable tomorrow or this weekend, or open any fishing area for its live wind, waves, tides and hourly fishing score. The full rules for a place are on its area regulations page.