Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #13
March 18, 2017: 

The Proud Canadian moved from Spiller Channel yesterday through lower Mathieson 
Channel and into the East Higgins Passage area.  They report that fish are 
still very 'wild' and difficult to assess tonnage.  The gill net charter Three 
Girls 2 began their sounding program yesterday working through the Boddy 
Narrows area into the Thompson Bay area.  The CCGS Vector is also in East 
Higgins working with the Proud Canadian.  They will be in the area today before 
heading southward towards the Bella Bella area.  The first spawn flight for the 
Central Coast has been delayed, 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 fishing has commenced.

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 Soundings Total	    3750 tons

Area 7

Thompson Bay ------------------ Mar 17; 50 ton, small schools
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 17; NFF
Peter Bay --------------------- Mar 09; 250 tons
Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Mar 17; scratches, but seems 'fishy'
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
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
Rait Narrows/Idol Point ------- Mar 17, 110 tons, scratches, sea lions
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 17, 200 tons
Lower Mathieson Channel ------- Mar 17, 425 tons
East Higgins Passage ---------- Mar 17, Fish too deep
March 8; East Higgins; 0%; 20.6cm; 50:50; 2-8-40-0-1; (0g:99.38g)

Area 7 Soundings Total          3055 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 - FN0234
Sent March 18, 2017 at 0856

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