Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 15

DATE: Mar 6, 2017

STRAIT OF GEORGIA
AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------Mar 6: 12,000 tons  
TEST:Mar6 Ferry crossing 11.1% 55m:58f 49-5-3-0-0
TEST:Mar 6 Miracle Beach small fish
TEST:Mar 6 Little River 11.0% 60m:41f 5 imm
TEST:Mar 6 Kitty Coleman not rep 51m:47f 
TEST:Mar5pm Cowanga Bch 10.2% 20.7cm 49m:50f 46-6-0-2(23gm:96gm)
E.C. Denman Island------------Mar 6: Small schools 
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------Mar 6: Small schools 
E.C. Hornby Is----------------Mar 5I: 3,000 tons broken schools
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------Mar 3: 1,000 tons
Upper Baynes Sd---------------Mar 6: Assessing Viking Cavalier
Lower Baynes Sd---------------Mar 6: Assessing Nita Maria 
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------Mar 5: Skimmed out
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 5: Skimmed out
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 5: 5,000 to 6,000 tons NWBay
TEST:Mar 5 NWBay 4.8%;18.4cm; 81m:61f 29-8-24-2-3(16.6gm:68.2gm) 
TEST:Mar 5 S French Cr 5.7% 18.7cm52m:54f 27-8-18-13-3(20.1gm:81.9gm)
Total 14:  60,000 tons 

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Mar 5: 1,200 tons, fish in the shallows Nuttal Bay
Inner Nanoose-----------------Mar 5: Not assessed
Outer Nanoose-----------------Mar 5: 1,000 tons 
Blunden to Neck Point---------Mar 5: Small schools
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Mar 5: Small schools
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.

There are five test vessels assessing the area from Cape Lazo to Nanaimo today 
for seine fishery set up and sample collection. There have been significant 
stocks observed from Miracle Beach to Cape Lazo last night and this morning.
  
Pursuant to Pacifc Region Close Time Variation Order number  
2017-HS-GULF-01 PFMA 14-1 To 14-13 and 14-15 are open to roe herring fishing by 
means of purse seine until further notice. Set approvals and fishing will be 
undertaken in PFMA 14-13, in the area from Cape Lazo to Little River. 

The roe herring gill net fishery opened at 11:00 hours on March 4, 2017 in 
portions of Areas 14 and 17 from Shelter Point to Horsewell Bluff Northerly of 
Nanaimo including Hornby and Denman Islands. Comox Harbour, Nanoose Bay, and 
Nanaimo Harbour are closed to gill net fishing. The catch estimate is 4,200 
tons of the 15,171 ton quota with approximately 80 skiffs fishing. The fishery 
continues between the Big Q and Parksville Bay. Reports are that fishing rate 
has slowed this morning but spawn has expanded.

Spawn flight today observed 19.2 NM spawn from NW Bay to Mapleguard Pt.  The 
spawn was heavy at NW Bay to Brandt Pt, and lighter through Parksville Bay to 
French Creek; medium to heavy from French Creek through Columbia Beach with 
lighter spawning starting in Qualicum beach. Little Qualicum to Bowser; medium 
to heavy with very heavy spawning between Bowser and Mapleguard Pt.  
 
There will be a spawn flight tomorrow at 09:00 hours, weather permitting. Total 
miles of spawn to date observed from the flights are 20 NM. 


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 - FN0177
Sent March 6, 2017 at 1357

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