Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 11

DATE: Mar 6, 2018


STRAIT OF GEORGIA

AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Not assessed
E.C. Denman Island------------Mar 6: 2,000 tons
TEST: Mar 6; Horseshoe on 1,200 tons; 9.4%19.9cm;58m:53f;47-2-4-2-1; 
(20.1g,88.4g)
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Mar 6: 3,000 tons
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Mar 4: 600 tons
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Mar 6: assessing
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Mar 6: 100 tons
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Mar 6: 200 tons
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Mar 6: 5,000 tons
TEST: off the scallop farm.  Results not available.
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 4: Not assessed
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 3: 5,000 tons


AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Mar 6: Assessing
Inner Nanoose-----------------Mar 6: not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Mar 6: No fish found
Blunden to Neck Point---------Mar 6: 5,000 tons
TEST: Mar 6; 0.25 mile off Neck Point: 6.7%;19.5cm;37m:46f;29-5-11-30-10;
(22.6g:82.3g)
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Mar 6: 3,000 tons


AREA 17 SOUTH-----------------Not assessed to date

Test sets have been completed in the Horseshoe, off the scallop farm and Neck 
point.  Results are not yet available with the exception of Neck point which 
was 6.7%

The seine fishery opened yesterday at 12:00 in area 14-15 off the Scallop 
farm.  The total estimated catch for the seine fishery yesterday was 105 tons.

The gillnet fishery opened March 2 at 12:00 hours in portions of Areas 14 and 
17 and remains open until further notice.  Catch to this morning is estimated 
at approximately 10,000 tons.

The next flight will be departing Campbell River this afternoon.

The Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges exercise area Whiskey 
Golf in central Georgia Strait will be closed to all vessel traffic on Tuesday 
March 6th and Wednesday March 7th from 0700 to 1700.  Listen to the marine 
broadcast on VHF 16 and Weather Channels 1&3 for updates.  Contact Winchelsea 
Island Control on VHF 10 for further information.

Assessment and tonnage estimates are incomplete.


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


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bryan Rusch (250) 618-4066

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0166
Sent March 6, 2018 at 1222

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