Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 07

DATE: Feb 27, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA
AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Feb 26: 3,000 tons at Oyster River
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 27:35,000 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 27: Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 26: NFF
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Feb 27: A few scratches
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Feb 27: A few small schools
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Feb 27: 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:  38,0000 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Feb 25: 200 tons
Inner Nanoose-----------------Feb 27: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Feb 22: 225 tons 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Feb 22: A few small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Feb 27: Not assessed
TOTAL AREA 17N:  1,100 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 SOUTH-----------------Feb 27: Not assessed
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. The herring industry test vessel Viking Cavalier was   assessing on 
Feb 22 and 23, and will be back on charter starting today. 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 were no tests samples available from the sets 
made last night or this morning, however there are still an estimated 35,000 
tons in the EC of Denman area. There are plans to sample and test these fish 
again tonight with three vessels assisting.  A few small scratches have been 
seen in Baynes Sound, and no significant stocks located between Parksville and 
Deep Bay. There was 3,000 tons located in the area above Cape Lazo at Oyster 
River Feb 26, and weather hampered assessment. The Baynes Sound cable ferry 
the "Baynes Sound Connector" is in operation and vessels transiting the area 
are reminded to follow the protocol for crossing the cable corridor.  

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 - FN0154
Sent February 27, 2017 at 1036

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