Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 11

DATE: Mar 3, 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 3: 30,000 tons Horseshoe to Komas
TEST:Mar 3am Outer(E)of Comox Bar 2.1%;17.2cm;79m:63f 10-4-50-0-8(23gm:96gm)
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Mar 3: Schools along East Denman Isle 
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Mar 3: Assessing
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Mar 3: Not assessed
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Mar 3: A few small schools on the bottom
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Mar 3: NFF
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Mar 3: Assessing
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 3: Assessing
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 3: Assessing
Total 14:  60,000 tons assessment underway

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Mar 3: Assessing
Inner Nanoose-----------------Mar 3: Assessing
Outer Nanoose-----------------Mar 3: Assessing 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Mar 3: Assessing
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Mar 2: NFF
TOTAL AREA 17N:  1,100 tons assessment underway

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 
vessels "Viking Cavalier" and "Western King" are assessing Area 14 and 17 North 
today. There is a large biomass of fish in the EC of Denman Island area between 
Komas Bluff and Cape Lazo in the Horseshoe, and schools in Lambert Channel and 
along Eagle Rock out to the scallop farm. There were a few schools also sounded 
off Cape Lazo early this morning, and a few small scratches and schools have 
been seen in Upper Baynes Sound. The test boats will be setting up to test the 
fish from Lambert to scallop farm tonight, and in the Horseshoe in the morning. 

There was a light spawn 0.7 nautical miles reported yesterday morning above 
Cape Lazo, in the area of Kin Beach to Little River. There was a spawn 
overflight which departed Nanaimo at 0910 hours this morning and covered 
Nanaimo to Powell River, over to Shelter Point, Cape Lazo, Denman and Hornby 
Islands, Baynes Sound and the Vancouver Island shore to Nanoose. No spawn was 
observed. The next spawn flight is planned for planned Monday March 6.   


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 - FN0170
Sent March 3, 2017 at 1319

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