Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 10

DATE: Mar 2, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA
AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Mar 1: 3,000 tons at Oyster River and 1,000 tons 
below ferry
E.C. Denman Island------------Mar 1: 50,000 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)
E.C. Denman Island------------Mar 1am: 8,000 tons N and E of Shields Pt
TEST:Mar 1am 2 Mi NE Shields Pt 5.3%;20.2cm;57m:42f;22-6-14-0-2(25:99gm)
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Feb 28: NFF 
TEST: 0.6 mi NE Cape Gurney 6.5%;19.2cm;54m:52f;27-1-23-0-2(24gm:93gm)
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Feb 28: NFF
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Mar 2am: A few scratches
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Mar 1: A few scratches
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Mar 2: Not assessed
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 2: Not assessed
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 2: Not assessed
Total 14:  60,000 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Feb 25: 200 tons
Inner Nanoose-----------------Mar 2: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Feb 22: 225 tons 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Feb 22: A few small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Mar 2: Not assessed
TOTAL AREA 17N:  1,100 tons assessment incomplete

AREA 17 SOUTH-----------------Mar 2: 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, and also NE of Hornby Island. There 
was a test set yesterday on fish just to the East of Comox bar on the outside 
of the bar; they were 6.5% 19.2cm. Also another large body of fish was sounded 
NE of Hornby Island, the test of these fish in the morning was 5.3% 20.2cm, and 
later in the evening and SE of that location 6.5% 19.2 cm. A few small 
scratches have been seen in Baynes Sound. Weather is hampering assessment 
today. 

There is a confirmed light spawn reported this morning above Cape Lazo, 
approximately 0.7 nautical miles in the area of Kin Beach to Little River. 
There is a spawn overflight planned to depart Nanaimo at 09:00 hours tomorrow. 
Weather forecast is winds southeast 20 to 30 knots increasing to southeast 30 
to 35 late this afternoon then diminishing to southeast 15 to 25 near midnight.
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 - FN0165
Sent March 2, 2017 at 1352

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