Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 08

DATE: Feb 28, 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)
E.C. Denman Island------------Feb 28: 35,000 tons Horseshoe to Komas
TEST:Feb 28am 2.5mi E Longbeak Pt 5.0% 19.6cm 67m:44f 22-6-13-0-1(22.8gm:92.3gm)
TEST:Feb 27pm Komas 3.7% 19.7cm 66m:55f 15-10-20-0-1(25.6gm:89.6gm)
TEST:Feb 25pm Komas 1.1% 19.6cm 78m:47f 5-16-26-0-1(22.5gm:79.7gm)
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Feb 28: NFF 
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Feb 27: Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 28: Assessing
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 28: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Feb 22: 225 tons 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Feb 22: A few small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Feb 28: 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 and herring industry test vessel Viking 
Cavalier have been assessing areas 14 and 17 North. A large 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 set last night and this morning on these fish, 
3.7% and 5.0%. The fish have moved westerly closer to the outside of the Comox 
bar this morning. There are plans to sample and test these fish again tonight 
or tomorrow morning, weather permitting.  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 in the Northwest Bay area.  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 - FN0156
Sent February 28, 2017 at 1117

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