Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #24
March 29, 2017: 

The Proud Canadian worked through the Spiller Channel area yesterday, before 
moving into the Raymond Passage and Stryker Bay area.  They will be working 
into the Thompson Bay area before moving south towards Cultus Sound.  The 
Franciscan No.1 worked the Lower Mathieson Channel area yesterday, and then 
back through the Reid Passage area into outer Seaforth Channel.  They conducted 
two test sets, one in Lower Mathieson and one in Outer Seaforth, near Harmston 
Island.  The test in Lower Mathieson was not representative, and will not be 
included in the notice.

The gill net charter Three Girls 2 continued their sounding program in upper 
Spiller Channel and Spiller Inlet yesterday.  They will be working in Spiller 
Channel today.  The gill net charter Star King continued their sounding program 
in the Powell Anchorage and Lower Mathieson area, and will be heading into the 
Thompson Bay and Stryker Island area today.

The next spawn flight is scheduled for Wednesday, March 29, weather dependant.

A spawn has been reported in Kitasu Bay.

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 27;S of Mosquito; 11.5%; 19.9cm; 59:43; 41-1-2-0-0; (28.3g:98.2g)
March 28; Shingle Rk; 11.2%; 19.6cm; 56:49; 46-0-3-3-0; (24.5g:92.6g)
Upper Spiller Channel --------- Mar 28, 400 tons, FOB
Spiller Inlet ----------------- Mar 28, NFF
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 22, 1000+ tons in several schools
March 29; E Harmston Is; 13.1%; 41:42; 40-1-1-0-0; (32.91g:121.15g)
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 28, 75 tons
Lower Mathieson Channel ------- Mar 28, 2500 tons
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 28, 20 tons, scratches
Little Thompson Bay ----------- Mar 27, 120 tons 
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 27, 30 tons
Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Mar 28, 150 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 28, 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          8265 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 - FN0298
Sent March 29, 2017 at 0942

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