Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
March 21, 2017: 

Area 4 - Big Bay

The 2017 Herring fishery by gill net closed as of 1000 hours on Tuesday March 
21. The quota has been met. See Fishery Notice FN0246 for details.


Area 5 - Kitkatla

The charter vessel Franciscan No. 1 continued sounding in Kitkatla yesterday.  
A biomass of fish was sounded near Gurd Point, and they were able to perform a 
test set. No spawn has been reported.  Assessment continues.  The seine fleet 
is requested to stay out of the area until advised otherwise.

Roe Test:
March 21; Gurd Point; 10.8%; 20.3cm; 39:47; 42-3-1-0-0; (25.6g:116.32g)
Comments: still blood in roe, males starting to soften

March 20; Near Dries Inlet; 9.7%; 20.4cm; 46:41, 35-5-1-0-0; (27.59g:114.55g)

March 17; Coquitlam Island; 7.6%, 20.0cm; 44:48; 29-11-5-0-0;(26.73g:108.88g)

March 16; Red Can Cove; 8.4%; 20.4cm; 49:38; 31-4-3-38-49;(27.48g:115.79g)

Soundings:

Snass Point to Kitkatla Creek ------ Mar 20, NFF
Kitkatla Creek to Dries Inlet ------ Mar 20, scratches
Gurd Point ------------------------- Mar 20, 1000 tons; three schools
Top of Gurd Island to Gravel Pit --- Mar 20, 250 tons
Robert Island to Freeman Pass ------ Mar 20, NFF

Area 5 (Estimated) Total             1300-1500 tons in whole area

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
Karen Kimura-Miller 250-627-3020
Corey Martens 250-627-3404

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0249
Sent March 21, 2017 at 1236

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