CRABBING LOCATIONS: DFO Area 28 Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish

[John Pierce]

CRABBING LOCATIONS: DFO Area 28 Vancouver, Bowen Island, Indian Arm, Squamish

DFO AREA 28-1/2/3/4/5 HOWE SOUND (LIGHTHOUSE PARK LIGHTHOUSE NORTH TO SQUAMISH)

DFO STATUS
20191019 Open for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing.



PORTEAU COVE PARK WHARF



DFO AREA 28-6 WEST VANCOUVER (LIGHTHOUSE PARK LIGHTHOUSE TO NAVY JACK PARK ON WALKWAY)

DFO STATUS
20200108 Closed for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing.
20191019 Closed for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing.



DUNDARAVE PIER



DFO AREA 28-7 SPANISH BANKS (WRECK BEACH TO JERICHO BEACH)

DFO STATUS
20200108 Closed for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing.



JERICHO PIER
Reddit says good for Dungeness.



DFO AREA 28-9 AMBLESIDE (Navy Jack Point Park on walkway to Lions Gate Bridge)

DFO STATUS
20200108 Open for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing (max total 4).
20191019 Open for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing (max total 4).



JOHN LAWSON PARK PIER
DESCRIPTION: Short pier into shallow water with large rocks off end.
LOCATION: In park beside kids wooden playground, south of 17th Street.
ACCESS: Good, not stairs.



AMBLESIDE PIER
CRABBING: Low tide satt image shows water around main pier (unknown if rocks), and gravel around side pier.
DESCRIPTION: 50m long pier straight south off of point into deeper water, smaller side wharf to east.
LOCATION: Off south end of 14th Street.
ACCESS: Parking in area but often full, flat no stairs, washrooms 350m SE along beach at Ambleside Park (next to Sunday Artisan Market).
20191203 JohnP visits on grey winter Tuesday at 1pm. Side dock and gangway gone "for repairs", lots of crab rope grooves on pier end. One person crabbing with two trap or nets, one off pier end SW corner, one off end SE corner, couldn't answer if rings or traps, or bait type, or crabbing success (bag closed) as no English.



DFO AREA 28-10 NORTH VANCOUVER (Lions Gate to Second Narrows Bridges)

DFO STATUS
20191203 Closed for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing.



DFO AREA 28-11/12/13/14 INDIAN ARM (Second Narrows to Cates Park to end arm)

DFO STATUS
20191203 Open for Dun & Red Rock Crabbing.

CATES PARK
LOCATION: Boat launch pier (closed to crabbing April until October?).
LOCATION: Reddit "seen some people crabbing from beach"

DEEP COVE GOVT DOCK

BARNET MARINE PARK
Reports that Red Rock.

BELCARRA FLOATING DOCK
LOCATION: Belcarra, busy on weekends, park next to dock.