Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 06

DATE: Feb 26, 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 26:35,000 tons Horseshoe to Komas
TEST:Feb 25pm 1.1% 19.6cm 78m:47f 5-16-26-0-1(22.5gm:79.7gm)Komas
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 25: Scratches 
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Feb 25: Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 26: NFF
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Feb 26: A few scratches
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Feb 26: A few scratches
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 26: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Feb 22: 225 tons 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Feb 22: A few small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Feb 26: 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. The largest biomass of fish has been sounded in the EC of Denman 
area between the Komas Bluff and Cape Lazo in the Horseshoe. There was a test 
last night at Komas Bluff, the fish were 19.6cm and 1.1%, with 35,000 tons in 
the EC of Denman area. There are plans to sample and test these fish again 
tonight.  A few small scratches have been seen in Baynes Sound, and no 
significant stocks located between Parksville and Deep Bay. There have been 
herring located in the area above Cape Lazo up to Oyster River earlier in the 
week, however weather is hampering assessment of this area today. The 
management vessel CCGC Neocaligus is assessing S Hornby Island and Lambert 
Channel. 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 today.  

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 - FN0151
Sent February 27, 2017 at 0936

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