Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #23
March 28, 2017: 

The Proud Canadian worked through the Kwakume and Koeye River area before 
moving into Gunboat Passage, and finally into Spiller Channel.  They were able 
to complete two test sets in Spiller Channel.  They will be heading back to 
Bella Bella this morning, and then into the Boddy/Joassa area later today.  The 
Franciscan No.1 worked through the Dundivan area before moving to the Berry 
Inlet side and working through the Powell Anchorage area.  They found a 
significant biomass of fish near Ivory Island, but were unable to perform a 
set. They will be working in the Lower Mathieson Channel area today.

The gill net charter Three Girls 2 continued their sounding program in the Rait 
Narrows area before heading into the Stryker Bay area and back through the 
Thompson Bay area.  They will be heading up Spiller Channel today.  The gill 
net charter Star King continued their sounding program in Spiller Channel 
yesterday, and will be heading into the Berry Inlet/Powell Anchorage area today.

The next spawn flight is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, weather dependant.

No spawn has been reported or observed in the area.  

Soundings and Roe Tests:

Area 6

Meyers Passage ---------------- Mar 24, Est. 200 tons and predators 
Palmer Anchorage -------------- Mar 19, 10 tons
Thistle Passage --------------- Mar 24, 50 tons + 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)
Wilby Point to Jamieson Point - Mar 23, estimated 600 tons
West Higgins Passage ---------- Mar 25, 20 tons
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	     4620 tons

Area 7

Lower Spiller Channel --------- Mar 28, 1310 tons; lots of predators 
March 28; Shingle Rk; 11.2%; 19.6cm; 56:49; 46-0-3-3-0; (24.5g:92.6g)
March 27;S of Mosquito; 11.5%; 19.9cm; 59:43; 41-1-2-0-0; (28.3g:98.2g)
Upper Spiller Channel --------- Mar 27, 400 tons, FOB
Spiller Inlet ----------------- Mar 21, 75 tons in narrows
Lower Return Channel ---------- Mar 25, 60 tons, small schools
March 8; Return Channel; 0%; 20.3cm; 49:51; 0-18-33-0-0; (0.3g:101.04g)
Bullock Channel --------------- Mar 21, 15 tons
Johnson Channel --------------- Mar 21, NFF
Gunboat Passage --------------- Mar 26, 250 tons, scratches
Troup Passage ----------------- Mar 26, 145 tons, scratches, birds
March 2; Troup Passage; 0%; 19.4cm; 52:52; 0-8-44-0-44; (0g:83g)
Inner Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 27, 150 tons near Thornburn Is 
Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 28, 2000 tons, Robb Pt. Ivory Is.
Idol Point -------------------- Mar 27, 35 tons
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 27, 60 tons
Berry Inlet ------------------- Mar 28, FOB, Sea Lions 
Port Blackney ----------------- Mar 26, 15 tons
Moss Passage ------------------ Mar 20, 150 tons
Lower Mathieson Channel ------- Mar 25, scratches, whale activity
Price Island ------------------ Mar 19, NFF
East Higgins Passage ---------- Mar 20, 1000 tons
March 20; East Higgins; 8.8%; 19.0cm; 47:51; 33-3-14-1-2; (26.6g:99.4g)
March 8; East Higgins; 0%; 20.6cm; 50:50; 2-8-40-0-1; (0g:99.38g)
Raymond Passage --------------- Mar 28, 320 tons near Hose Pt.
Odin Cove --------------------- Mar 28, 70 tons, skimmers,"seems fishy"
Norman Morrison --------------- Mar 22, scratches near beach
Little Thompson Bay ----------- Mar 27, 120 tons 
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 27, 30 tons
Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Mar 27, 75 tons
March 22;Boddy Narrows; 11.3%; 19.3cm; 64:54; 50-0-4-1-0; (23.3g:84.9g)
Peter Bay --------------------- Mar 23, 40 tons
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 27, 100 tons
Stryker Bay ------------------- Mar 27, 150 tons
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 25, 200 tons

Area 7 Soundings Total          6745 tons

Area 8

Pruth Bay --------------------- Mar 20, Scratches
Kwakshua Channel -------------- Mar 25, 100 tons
Fish Egg Inlet ---------------- Mar 21, 50 tons
Fairmile Passage -------------- Mar 25, 800 tons
Naulau Passage ---------------- Mar 25, 75 tons, fast moving
Mustang Bay ------------------- Mar 27, 225 tons in deep out front
Kwakume ----------------------- Mar 27, NFF
Warrior Cove to Namu ---------- Mar 27, NFF
Kiwash Cove ------------------- Mar 21, NFF


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 - FN0293
Sent March 28, 2017 at 1041

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