Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #25
March 30, 2017: 

The Proud Canadian worked through the Thompson Bay area before moving south 
towards Cultus Sound.  They will be working in the Mustang Bay area today and 
then moving back towards Spiller Channel.  The Franciscan No.1 worked the Lower 
Mathieson Channel area yesterday, and into the outer Seaforth and Lower Spiller 
channel areas.  They will be remaining in the area today, before heading back 
into Bella Bella.  The Franciscan completed a test this morning near Wootton 
Islet.

The gill net charter Three Girls 2 continued their sounding program in lower 
Spiller Channel yesterday, before moving over towards Powell Anchorage and Reid 
Passage.  They will be working in Moss Passage and back into outer Seaforth 
Channel today.  This is the last day of their charter.  The gill net charter 
Star King continued their sounding program in the Thompson Bay and Stryker 
Island area today, before heading back up towards Gunboat Pass.  They will be 
working through Gunboat Passage and back towards Spiller Channel today.

The spawn flight yesterday observed fresh spawn in Clifford Bay and Kitasu Bay. 
The most active predator sightings were around lower Spiller Channel to Ivory 
Island.  Several whales and many sea lions were observed in the area.  The next 
spawn flight is scheduled for Friday, March 31, weather dependant.

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 29, 285, FOB, Scratches 
Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 29, 3000 tons in several schools
March 30; Wootton It; 12.3%; 47:52; 49-1-1-0-0; (24.98g:100.86g)
March 29; E Harmston Is; 13.1%; 41:42; 40-1-1-0-0; (32.91g:121.15g)
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 29, 500 tons
Berry Inlet ------------------- Mar 28, FOB, Sea Lions 
Moss Passage ------------------ Mar 28, 75 tons
Lower Mathieson Channel ------- Mar 29, 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 29, 50 tons
Norman Morrison --------------- Mar 29, 20 tons, scratches
Little Thompson Bay ----------- Mar 29, 15 tons 
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 29, 10 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 29, 40 tons
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 29, Scratches
Stryker Bay ------------------- Mar 29, NFF
Spider Channel ---------------- Mar 29, 35 tons
Kildidt Sound ----------------- Mar 29, 125 tons

Area 7 Soundings Total          7805 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 - FN0305
Sent March 30, 2017 at 1517

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