Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 09

DATE: Mar 1, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA
AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Mar 1: 4,000 tons at Oyster River and below ferry
E.C. Denman Island------------Mar 1: 35,000 tons Horseshoe to Komas
TEST:Mar 1am Outer(E)of Comox Bar 6.5%;19.2cm;56m:49f 29-9-11-0-0(23gm:96gm)
TEST:Feb 28am 2.5mi E Longbeak Pt 5.0%;19.6cm;67m:44f;22-6-13-0-1(23gm:92gm)
TEST:Feb 27pm Komas 3.7%;19.7cm;66m:55f;15-10-20-0-1(26gm:90gm)
E.C. Denman Island------------20,000 tons N and E of Shields Pt
TEST:Mar 1 2 Mi NE Shields Pt 5.3% 20.2cm 57:42 22-6-14-0-2(25:99gm)
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Feb 28: NFF 
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Mar 1: Assessing
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 28: NFF
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Mar 1: A few scratches
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Mar 1: A few scratches
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Mar 1: Assessing
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 1: Assessing
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 1: Assessing tons
TEST Feb 25am NWBay 0.1%;19.5cm;63m:63f;1-19-43-0-2(-:79gm)
Total 14:  60,000 tons assessment incomplete

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

AREA 17 SOUTH-----------------Mar 1: Not assessed
Total Area 17N: Not assessed

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: Assessment underway.

The DFO charter test vessel "Denman Isle" and herring industry test 
vessel "Viking Cavalier" have been assessing Area 14 over the past several 
days. There is a large biomass of fish in the EC of Denman Island area between 
Komas Bluff and Cape Lazo in the Horseshoe. There was a test set this morning 
on fish just to the East of Comox bar on the outside of the bar; they were 6.5% 
19.2cm. The test set in the Horseshoe yesterday morning was and 5.0% and 19.6 
cm. Also this morning another large body of fish has been sounded NE of Hornby 
Island, assessment is underway however preliminary estimate is 20,000 tons. A 
test on these fish this morning was 5.2%, 20.2 cm. A few small scratches have 
been seen in Baynes Sound, and the "Denman Isle" is assessing from outer Hornby 
to Northwest Bay tonight. The "Viking Cavalier" is assessing Cape Lazo to 
Oyster River, 1,000 tons located between Lazo and the ferry crossing, and 3,000 
tons Oyster River to Kuhushan Pt. 

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. There has been no spawn reported to date and there are no 
spawn flights planned at this time.  Weather forecast is winds light increasing 
to southeast 10 to 15 knots early this afternoon and to southeast 15 to 20 late 
this afternoon. Wind increasing to southeast 20 to 30 late overnight.

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 - FN0163
Sent March 1, 2017 at 1515

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