Fishery Notice

Spawn Summary

The last spawn flight was conducted on March 1. The flight covered Barkley 
Sound, Clayoquot Sound and Nootka Sound.  The flight was cut short at Tahsis 
Narrows due to poor visibility. No spawn was observed during this spawn 
flight.  The next scheduled spawn overflight is March 9.  

Observed Spawns

Area 23 Barkley Sound 
Feb 13 - Salmon Beach and Forbes island approximately 3/4 miles. 

Area 24 Clayoquot Sound
Jan 30 - Hesquiat Harbour approximately 3.25 miles
Feb 23 - Hesquiat Harbour approximately 1.0 mile

Area 25 Esperanza Inlet 
Feb 23 - Port Langford, approximately 1/4 mile 

Test Fishing/Sampling Summary

Area 23

The test fishing vessel F/V Proud Canadian has been in Area 23 since March 8.

Barkley Sound----------Mar 8: 7950 tons

Test:Mar 8 AM;S of David Isl;10.8.3%;19.6cm;60m:51f;50-1-1-0-0;(22.0gm:87.7gm)

Area 24

Millar Channel----------Mar 7: 900 tons
Sydney Inlet------------Mar 4: 8000 tons

Test:Mar 5 PM;Hootla Kootla Bay;12.3%;20.1cm;43m:53f;47-3-2-1-0;(26.2gm:103.6gm)
     Mar 5 AM;W of Hootla Kootla;10.3%;20.3cm;50m:46f;41-1-4-0-0;
(25.5gm:103.9gm)
     Mar 4 PM;Openit Penn.;11.8%;20.3cm;47m:54f;46-2-5-0-0;(25.7gm:99.0gm)

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

Please note that the sounding information contained in this notice is not a 
complete representation of the herring biomass in the areas noted.  It is only 
an estimate on what the skipper has observed on those dates in that area. 

For more information please contact Eamon Miyagi (250)286-5896

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0200
Sent March 10, 2017 at 1026

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