Fishery Notice

Haida Gwaii Herring Update March 16, 2017 
 
TEST CHARTER
The charter vessel Queens Reach has surveyed the Major stock assessment Area 
from Louscoone to Selwyn Inlet.  The test vessel has travelled to Queen 
Charlotte overnight and will transit though Skidegate Narrows to Area 2W on the 
evening tide.  They are expected to transit to Port Louis tonight and commence 
soundings on Friday.  The test charter is expected to return the Haida Gwaii 
Major Stock Assessment Area after March 23rd.

HAIDA AFS PATROL
The Haida Fisheries Program is planning to deploy the Haida Guardian towards 
the end of this week. The Haida Guardian will patrol the assessment area from 
Skincuttle to Selwyn and identify any accumulations of herring or spawns while 
the test vessel is out of the area. 

SOUNDINGS/TEST RESULTS:
Haida Gwaii Assessment Area

Louscoone Inlet
Outer ---------------------------------Mar 09, 500 tons
Inner ---------------------------------Mar 10, 300 tons

Skincuttle Inlet
Outer----------------------------------Mar 15, 100 tons
Huston Inlet---------------------------Mar 15, NFF
Slim to Bag Hbr------------------------Mar 15, 200 tons

Burnaby Strait
Scudder to Alder Isl.------------------Mar 11, NFF
Section Cove---------------------------Mar 13, 500 tons	
Kat to Park Isl.-----------------------Mar 13, 3000 tons
	TEST: Mar 13; Burnaby Strait; 12.1%; 20.6 cm; 44:42; 36-5-2-0-0;(31.8 
g : 116 g)
	TEST: Mar 13; Burnaby Strait; 9.0%; 20.4 cm; 45:48; 42-6-0-0-0;(21.3 
g : 107.1)

Juan Perez
Newbury Cove---------------------------Mar 13, 100 tons
N Huxley Isl.--------------------------Mar 15, 100 tons

Alti Inlet-----------------------------Mar 14, NFF

Selwyn Inlet
Louise Narrows-------------------------Mar 14, 100 tons

TOTAL HAIDA GWAII:     4900 tons

SPAWN SUMMARY

Louscoone Inlet
NE Shore---------------	Spawned Mar 5-6: 1.2 miles of light spawn.  Not 
assessed.  


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 - 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:

Peter Katinic
250-559-8330

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0220
Sent March 16, 2017 at 1255

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