Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #16
March 21, 2017: 

The Proud Canadian moved from the East Higgins area yesterday, through Moss 
Passage and the Powell Anchorage area, before moving into Spiller Channel.  
They attempted a test set but were unsuccessful.  They will remain in the 
Spiller Channel area today.

The gill net charter Three Girls 2 continued their sounding program yesterday 
working through the Spiller Channel and Spiller Inlet area.  They will be 
heading south into the Troup Passage and Gunboat Pass area before returning to 
the Bella Bella area tomorrow.  

The CCGS Vector was in the Kildidt Sound area yesterday, before moving south 
into the Kwakshua Channel area, and then to the Illahie Inlet area. They will 
be working northwards in the Nalau Passage and Namu area today. 

The first spawn flight for the Central Coast has been delayed, as weather 
conditions have not been suitable.  It will be attempted tomorrow morning. No 
spawn has been reported.  


Soundings and Roe Tests:

Area 6

Larkin Pt to Wilby Pt --------- Mar 05, NFF
Meyers Passage ---------------- Mar 19, NFF
Palmer Anchorage -------------- Mar 19, 10 tons
Thistle Passage --------------- Mar 05, Fish on bottom
Trahey Inlet ------------------ Mar 19, 40 tons
Jamieson Point ---------------- Mar 18, 3000+ tons
March 18; Jamieson Point;6.3%;20.2cm;53:44; 24-3-18-1-0; (26.7g:101.7g)
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
Price Island ------------------ Mar 19, NFF
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	     3800 tons

Area 7

Lower Spiller Channel --------- Mar 20, 350 tons; skimmed out and deep
Upper Spiller Channel --------- Mar 20, 150 tons; very active fish
Spiller Inlet ----------------- Mar 20, 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)
Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 20, 300 tons
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 20, NFF
Berry Inlet ------------------- Mar 20, NFF
Rait Narrows/Idol Point ------- Mar 18, 100 tons, FOB, sea lions
Troup Passage ----------------- Mar 18, 50 tons; scratches
March 2; Troup Passage; 0%; 19.4cm; 52:52; 0-8-44-0-44; (0g:83g)
Moss Passage ------------------ Mar 20, 150 tons
Lower Mathieson Channel ------- Mar 20, NFF
Price Island ------------------ Mar 19, NFF
East Higgins Passage ---------- Mar 20, 1000 tons
Thompson Bay ------------------ Mar 19; NFF
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 19; NFF
Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Mar 19; scratches
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 19; scratches
Stryker Bay ------------------- Mar 19, 40 tons, FOB, Sea Lions
Spider Channel ---------------- Mar 19, Fish on Bottom
Brydon Channel ---------------- Mar 19, scratches
Sans Peur Passage ------------- Mar 19, 50 tons; fish on bottom
Kildidt Sound ----------------- Mar 20, Est. 1 mile of skimmer at 60fa

Area 7 Soundings Total          2320 tons

Area 8

Pruth Bay --------------------- Mar 20, scratches
Kwakshua Channel -------------- Mar 20, Est 2.5nm skimmer at 70-80fa


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 - FN0248
Sent March 21, 2017 at 1025

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