Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #12
March 17, 2017: 

The seine charter vessel Proud Canadian continued sounding in Spiller Channel 
and Spiller Inlet yesterday.  They are hoping to make a test set in the area 
today. The gill net charter F/V Three Girls 2 began their sounding program 
today and is heading towards the Berry Inlet and Powell Anchorage area.  The 
CCGS Vector arrives in the Central Coast today to act as a management 
platform.  The first spawn flight for the Central Coast has been delayed until 
this weekend, as weather conditions have not been suitable. No new test sets 
have been completed. No spawn has been reported.  Harvesters are reminded that 
the earliest seine fishery was March 11, and spawn timing is similar to the 
North Coast where a recent seine test reached 8.5%.   A spot spawn has been 
reported in Area 4 near Big Bay.  

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

Thompson Bay ------------------ Mar 09; Little Thompson 4 small schools
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 09; NFF; sea lions
Peter Bay --------------------- Mar 09; 250 tons
Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Mar 09; 35 tons; scratches
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 15; 200 tons
Stryker Bay ------------------- Mar 09, Fish on Bottom
Raymond Passage --------------- Mar 09, scratches; seagulls 
Lower Spiller Channel --------- Mar 16, 750 tons; skimmed out and deep
Upper Spiller Channel --------- Mar 16, 485 tons; very active fish
Spiller Inlet ----------------- Mar 16, 290 tons
Ellerslie Bay ----------------- Mar 01, 65 tons
Neekas Inlet ------------------ Mar 02, 20 tons; Fish on bottom
Lower Return Channel ---------- Mar 15, 130 tons
March 8; Return Channel; 0%; 20.3cm; 49:51; 0-18-33-0-0; (0.3g:101.04g)
Inner Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 08, scratches
Troup Passage ----------------- Mar 15, 65 tons
March 2; Troup Passage; 0%; 19.4cm; 52:52; 0-8-44-0-44; (0g:83g)
Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 10, 100 tons
Berry Inlet ------------------- Mar 08, scratches; sea lions and birds
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 08, scratches
Moss Passage ------------------ Mar 08, NFF; birds present
East Higgins Passage ---------- Mar 07, 1060 tons
March 8; East Higgins; 0%; 20.6cm; 50:50; 2-8-40-0-1; (0g:99.38g)

Area 7 Total                    3450 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 - FN0226
Sent March 17, 2017 at 1004

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