There’s a new digital tool for recreational fishers, and it’s arrived just in time for the start of fishing season.
Effective Thursday, April 1, recreational fishing licences for the Pacific region became available for the new fishing season.
Simultaneously, so has a new tool to record the fish caught – for those that are required.
Since recording of catches is required in some instances, the federal ministry has announced a digital option that is also coming available this spring, said Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) spokesperson Leri Davies.
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