Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 05

DATE: Feb 25, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA

AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Feb 23: 7,000 tons  
TEST:Feb 23am Kuhushan Pt 2.3% 20.4cm 56m:40f 9-10-21-1-0(27gm:104gm)
TEST:Feb 22pm 2 mi E Miracle Bch 0% 19.7cm 54m:64f 1-20-43-0-1
E.C. Denman Island------------Feb 24:20,000 tons in Horseshoe
TEST:Feb 23pm 0.2% 19.0cm;67m:60f;1-23-37-0-4 (17gm:76gm)
TEST:Feb 22am Horseshoe 0%;19.1cm;70m:53f 0-16-37-0-2
TEST:Feb 20pm on 3,000 tons Komas: 0.1%;19.9cm;64m:45f;1-5-39-0-2
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Feb 22: A few schools 
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Feb 25: Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 23: 500 tons
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Feb 25: A few snall schools
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Feb 25: NFF
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Feb 25: NFF
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Feb 25: NFF
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Feb 25:2,800 tons
TEST Feb 25am NWBay 0.1% 19.5cm;63m:63f;1-19-43-0-2 (-:79gm)
Total 14:  30,0000 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Feb 25: 200 tons
Inner Nanoose-----------------Feb 25: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Feb 22: 225 tons 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Feb 22: A few small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Feb 25: Not assessed
TOTAL AREA 17N:  1,100 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 SOUTH-----------------Feb 25 assessment incomplete
Total Area 17N: Not assessed

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: Assessment incomplete.

The DFO charter test vessel Denman Isle commenced the sample and assessment 
program in the Strait of Georgia on Feb 20, and has been assessing areas 14 and 
17 North this week. The herring industry test vessel Viking Cavalier was   
assessing on Feb 22 and 23, and is standing down until herring roe maturity 
increases in a few days. The largest biomass of fish has been sounded in the 
area between the NE side of Denman Island and Cape Lazo in the Horseshoe. There 
are plans to sample and test these fish tonight or tomorrow morning.  There 
also have been herring located in the area above Cape Lazo up to Oyster River. 
There was a test set this morning in Northwest Bay on an estimated 2,000 tons, 
the fish were 19.0cm and less than 1% #1 roe. The management vessel CCGC 
Neocaligus is assessing Baynes Sound area, with a few small scratches in Upper 
Baynes Sound. There is no spawn overflight scheduled for the next several 
days.  The Baynes Sound cable ferry the "Baynes Sound Connector" has been out 
of service for several days however, is expected to resume operations Sunday 
Feb 26.  

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

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0150
Sent February 27, 2017 at 0930

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