Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #24
March 27, 2016: 

The commercial seine fishery is complete as of last night, and achieved their 
quota with a hailed catch of 234 tons. The commercial roe seine fishery is 
closed for the balance of the season.

The test boat F/V Proud Canadian was in the Stryker Island area yesterday, and 
will be proceeding through the Kildidt Sound area today before moving onto 
Nalau Passage. The gill net charter F/V Lagoon Bay sounded in the Moss Pass and 
Powell Anchorage area yesterday.  This was the last day of their charter.  The 
charter vessel F/V Three Girls II was in the Gunboat Pass area before heading 
through Boddy/Joassa and onto Stryker Island area.  They will be proceeding 
southwards into the Kildidt Sound area.  The F/V Star King was in the Outer 
Seaforth channel area before moving into Spiller Channel.  They will be heading 
into Gunboat Pass to investigate a reported spot spawn, before heading into 
Troup/Return. The CCGS Vector is proceeding to the Bella Bella area today.  

The next scheduled spawn flight will be later today. 
 
Area 6 
Kitasu Bay -------------------- Mar 18, 1000+ tons
March 08, 2016; Jamieson Point;0%;19.9cm;52:50;0-47-3-0-5;(0g:93.73g)
March 18, 2016; Kitasu Bay;9.3%;20.5com;51:53;36-4-13-0-1;(26.0g:95.0g)
Parsons Anchorage ------------- Mar 19, 100 tons
Osment Inlet ------------------ Mar 19, 30 tons
Cann Inlet -------------------- Mar 19, 100 tons
Thistle Passage --------------- Mar 19, 145 tons 
March 8, 2016;Thistle Passage;0%;19.0cm;54:63;0-49-15-0-4;(0g:82.43g)
Meyers Passage ---------------- Mar 19, 30 tons
Clifford Bay ------------------ Mar 24, active spawn spreading
Area 6 Total                    1405+ tons

Area 7
East Higgins ------------------ Mar 26, 2200 tons
March 05; East Higgins;0%; 20.1cm, 44:54;1-38-15-0-1;(0.1g:102.32g)
March 17; East Higgins;5.2%;19.8cm,34:61;18-6-37-1-1;(28.0g:103.0g)
March 22; East Higgins;11.8%;20.0cm,48:54;43-3-6-0-0;(27.0g:100.0g)
Lower Mathieson --------------- Mar 23, NFF
Moss Pass --------------------- Mar 26, 70 tons
Lambard Inlet ----------------- Mar 25, 850 tons
Bird Point -------------------- Mar 25, 170 tons
Seaforth Channel (Fisher Pt)--- Mar 25, 200 tons
Seaforth Channel -------------- Mar 23, 150 tons
Reid Passage ------------------ Mar 22, NFF
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 26, 300 tons, Sea Lions
Berry Inlet ------------------- Mar 25, 90 tons
Neekas Inlet ------------------ Mar 24, 625 tons
Lower Spiller Channel --------- Mar 26, 1595 tons
March 16; Lower Spiller;4%; 17.9cm, 47:73;19-16-48-1-6;(22.0g:79.0g)
March 20; Near Spiller Lagoon;8.1%;19.3cm;50:54;28-6-20-5-7; (28.0g:87.0g)
March 20; Near Mosquito Bay;9.7%;19.1cm;45:59;47-6-6-2-4; (21.0g:91.0g)
Upper Spiller Channel --------- Mar 26, 1050 tons
Return Channel ---------------- Mar 21, NFF 
March 09, 2016; Noon Point;0%;19.6cm;54:54;0-46-8-0-3;(0g:89.82g)
Briggs Inlet ------------------ Mar 18, 5 tons
Troup Passage ----------------- Mar 25, 725 tons
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 26, 200 tons
March 24;Dundivan Inlet;11.5%;20.1cm;51:47;41-2-4-3-5;(28.0g:95.0g)
Norman Morison Bay ------------ Mar 21, 10 tons, Fish on Bottom
Gunboat Passage --------------- Mar 26, 300+ tons
Thompson Bay ------------------ Mar 25, 240 tons
Waskesiu Passage -------------- Mar 25, 800 tons
March 25;East Waskesiu;12.7%;22.8cm;42:46;44-1-1-0-1;(29.2g:114.6g)
Raymond Passage (+Hose Pt) ---- Mar 24, 740 tons
Codfish Pass/Creery Islands --- Mar 25, 395 tons
Joassa Channel ---------------- Mar 25, 560 tons
Stryker Island ---------------- Mar 26, 110 tons, Sea Lions
Spider Island ----------------- Mar 26, NFF
Spitfire Island --------------- Mar 26, 10 tons
Goodlad Bay ------------------- Mar 26, 300 tons
Kittyhawk Group --------------- Mar 26, 250 tons
Stewart Inlet ----------------- Mar 23, 40 tons
Area 7 Total                    11985 tons

Area 8
Mustang Bay ------------------- Mar 25, Fish on Bottom
Seafire Island ---------------- Mar 23, NFF
Nalau Passage ----------------- Mar 25, 900 tons
Herges Point ------------------ Mar 21, 20 tons
Kwakume to Namu --------------- Mar 25, 30 tons 
Uganda Point ------------------ Mar 22, 310 tons
Warrior Cove ------------------ Mar 25, 100 tons on outside
Fairmile Pass ----------------- Mar 22, Fish on bottom
Illahie Inlet ----------------- Mar 24, 120 tons
Area 8 Total                    1480 tons

Definitions:
Scratches - Herring present in small schools 1 to 2 tons
Skimmer - Herring spread out near the surface, difficult to quantify
Fish on bottom - Herring too close to the bottom to quantify
NFF - No Fish Found
Washed out spawn - Spawn that is coming to an end
Miles - Means nautical miles for this bulletin

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
Jeff Radford 250-799-5127

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0251
Sent March 27, 2016 at 1036

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