Fishery Notice

DATE: March 2, 2015

STRAIT OF GEORGIA
AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo------------Mar 2:Not assessed
E.C. Denman Island-----------------Mar 2:assessing, a few schools
Lambert Ch to Chrome Is------------Mar 2:Skimmed out 
E.C. Hornby Is---------------------Mar 2:Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby-----------Mar 2:Not assessed
Upper Baynes Sd--------------------Mar 2:A few schools
TEST Mar 2 Denman Pt 63-4-1-0-1 62m:68f
Lower Baynes Sd--------------------Mar 2:a few schools 
Mapleguard to Nile Cr--------------Mar 2:fish off the beach
TEST Mar 2 ave 2 tests  11.1% 52m:50f 
Nile Creek to French Cr------------Mar 2:Assessing
French Cr to NW Bay----------------Mar 2:Assessing
Total 14:  approx. 60,000 tons, assessment incomplete

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove------------Mar 2:assessing
Inner Nanoose----------------------Mar 2:assessing 
Outer Nanoose----------------------Mar 2:1,500 tons
TEST Mar 2: 6.3% 18.8cm  
Blunden to Neck Point--------------Mar 2:a few schools 
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows------------Mar 2:assessing
TOTAL AREA 17N:  1,000 tons assessment incomplete
AREA 17 SOUTH----------------------Mar 1: Not assessed
Total Area 17N:not assessed

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: 70,000 tons, assessment incomplete.

The roe herring seine and gillnet fisheries opened February 28, 2015 in Areas 
14 and 17 North. 

There was a seine pool captain's conference call at 1900 hours last night to 
develop a sounding and testing program for seine fishing opportunities. Pools 
have designated testing boats for each area to sound and test the fish from 
Nanaimo to Comox area. There were two sets with reported good quality fish in 
the Bowser area this morning, and the fishing continues in the Mapleguard to 
Bowser area this afternoon. The hailed and validated catch for the seine 
fishery is approximately 3,500 tons of the 15,440 tons quota. 

The estimated gillnet catch is approx 1,000 tons of the 13,975 ton quota. Most 
of the fleet is active in the Qualicum Bay area. 

On the spawn flight today spawn was observed:

From Qualicum Beach to Little Q: 1.4nm of medium to heavy
From North of Little Q to Maple Guard Point: 10.0nm of medium to heavy 
South of Denman Point: Spot spawn
From Cape Lazo to through Kye Bay: 2.1nm med to heavy
North of Kye Bay:spot spawns
Little River Ferry to Seal Bay: 3.2nm of medium
North of Seal Bay:spot spawn
North of Kitty Coleman beach:0.3nm of medium to heavy.
Total linear nautical miles of spawn to date: 14 miles

Next Flight is scheduled for 9:30 March 3, 2015, weather permitting.

ROE TEST CODE:
Date; Location; roe yield; fish size; males:females; #1-#2-#3-# spawned-
#juvenile;(roe weight:fish weight)

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0156
Sent March 2, 2015 at 1511

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