Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #05
March 06, 2017: 

The charter vessel Franciscan No. 1 continued in Area 6 yesterday, working from 
the west shore of Aristazabal Island back to Kitasu Bay.  They were able to 
conduct a successful test set on 3000 tons at Jamieson Point. They will be 
heading back into Area 7 today, and are working towards East Higgins Passage.  
No spawn has been reported.

Soundings and Roe Tests:

Area 6

Larkin Pt to Wilby Pt --------- Mar 05, NFF
Meyers Passage ---------------- Mar 05, Fish on bottom
Thistle Passage --------------- Mar 05, Fish on bottom
Jamieson Point ---------------- Mar 05, 3000 tons
March 5; Jamieson Point; 0%; 20.0cm; 51:51; 1-18-33-0-0; (1g:96.91g)
West Higgins Passage ---------- Mar 04, 50 tons; three schools
Normansell Islands ------------ Mar 04, scratches; fish close to beach
Beauchemin Channel ------------ Mar 04, 700 tons; too deep to test 
Clifford Bay ------------------ Mar 04, NFF; Bird and whale activity

Area 6 Total			  3750 tons

Area 7

Lower Spiller Channel --------- Mar 01, 25+ tons; scratches 
Upper Spiller Channel --------- Mar 01, scratches
Spiller Inlet ----------------- Mar 01, NFF
Ellerslie Bay ----------------- Mar 01, 65 tons
Neekas Inlet ------------------ Mar 02, 20 tons; Fish on bottom
Lower Return Channel ---------- Mar 02, 2000 tons
Inner Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 01, 2550 tons
Troup Passage ----------------- Mar 02, 1000 tons
March 2; Troup Passage; 0%; 19.4cm; 52:52; 0-8-44-0-44; (0g:83g)
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 02, 100 tons; scratches
Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 03, NFF
Berry Inlet ------------------- Mar 03, 25 tons
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 03, scratches
Moss Passage ------------------ Mar 03, scratches

Area 7 Total                    5785 tons

Definitions:
Scratches - Herring present in small schools 1 to 2 tons
Skimmer - Herring spread out near the surface, difficult to quantify
Fish on bottom (FOB) - Herring too close to the bottom to quantify
NFF - No Fish Found
Washed out spawn - Spawn that is coming to an end
Miles - Means nautical miles for this bulletin

ROE TEST CODE: Date;Location;roe yield;fish size;males:females;#1-#2-#3-
#spawned-#juvenile;(roe weight g:fish weight g)

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jeff Radford 250-799-5127 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0174
Sent March 6, 2017 at 0918

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