Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #30
April 04, 2017: 

The Proud Canadian worked through the through Spiller Channel yesterday.  They 
will be continuing in the area today before moving into Bella Bella.  Today is 
the final day of their charter. 

The gill net charter Star King continued their sounding program in Spiller 
Channel yesterday.  They will be continuing in the area today.  The Lady Raven 
began their charter yesterday in the Boddy/Joassa area, before moving through 
Thompson Bay and then into Troup Passage. They will be working through Troup 
Passage into Gunboat Passage, before moving into the Powell Anchorage area 
tomorrow. The Vector was in the lower Mathieson Channel area yesterday, and is 
in Bella Bella today.  They are scheduled to be heading south tomorrow, heading 
for Area 10, and onto Port Hardy.

The next spawn fight is scheduled for Thursday April 6, weather dependant.
 
The dive charters will be starting later this week.

The heaviest concentration of predators and sounded fish are in lower Spiller 
Channel and outer Seaforth Channel.  A large biomass of fish has moved into 
Spiller Channel, with reports of fish close to the beach along much of the 
shoreline south of Mosquito Bay, and around Cheenis Creek.

Soundings and Roe Tests:

Area 6

Meyers Passage ---------------- Apr 02, Fish on Bottom 
Palmer Anchorage -------------- Mar 19, 10 tons
Thistle Passage --------------- Apr 02, Scratches + Fish on Bottom
Trahey Inlet ------------------ Mar 19, 40 tons
Kitasu Bay -------------------- Apr 02, 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)
Price Island ------------------ Mar 19, NFF
Normansell Islands ------------ Mar 04, scratches; fish close to beach
Clifford Bay ------------------ Mar 04, NFF; Bird and whale activity

Area 6 Soundings Total		  3050 tons

Area 6 Spawn Summary:
Mar 29: The spawn observed in Clifford Bay ended on the same day it was 
observed; however it has been reported to have begun again, and expanded along 
the southern shore of the bay.  

Mar 28 - Apr 03: The spawn in Kitasu Bay continues, and is expaning.  Currently 
estimated at 3.9 miles of spawn.


Area 7

Lower Spiller Channel --------- Apr 03, 1470 tons; lots of predators 
March 31; N of Tankeeah; 15.6%; 19.7cm;44:56; 54-1-1-1-0; (28.8g:99.8g)
Adjusted Percentage for Male:Female Ratio = 14%

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 --------- Apr 03, 1865 tons 
April 03; Neekas; 13.7%; 19.4cm; 49:60; 59-1-0-2-0; (23.2g:89.9g)
Adjusted Percentage for Male:Female Ratio = 12.5%

Spiller Inlet ----------------- Apr 03, 50 tons, Fish on Bottom
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 30, 140 tons
Troup Passage ----------------- Apr 04, 340 tons
March 2; Troup Passage; 0%; 19.4cm; 52:52; 0-8-44-0-44; (0g:83g)
Inner Seaforth Channel -------- Mar 30, 715 tons, 500 at Idol Pt. 
Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Apr 01, 2000 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 -------------- Apr 01, 150 tons
Berry Inlet ------------------- Apr 01, 25 tons 
Moss Passage ------------------ Apr 01, 130 tons, skimmers
Lower Mathieson Channel ------- Mar 29, NFF
East Higgins Passage ---------- Apr 01, 500+ tons estimated
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 --------------- Apr 01, 150 tons
Norman Morrison --------------- Apr 01, 15 tons, scratches
Thompson Bay ------------------ Apr 03, 130 tons 
Waskesui Passage -------------- Mar 29, 10 tons
Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Apr 03, 140 tons, FOB
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 ---------------- Apr 03, Fish on Bottom
Stryker Bay ------------------- Apr 03, NFF
Spider Channel ---------------- Mar 29, 35 tons
Kildidt Sound ----------------- Mar 30, 90 tons

Area 7 Soundings Total          8070 tons

Area 7 Spawn Summary:
Apr 02: East Higgins Passage: Spawn reported starting behind the SOK operation.

Apr 03: Spot spawns reported in several places in Upper Spiller Channel: two in 
Ellerslie Bay, and one near Cheenis Creek.


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 30, 150 tons
Mustang Bay ------------------- Mar 30, NFF
Kwakume ----------------------- Mar 27, NFF
Warrior Cove to Namu ---------- Mar 30, NFF
Kiwash Cove ------------------- Mar 30, NFF

Apr 03: Spotty spawns reported in Fitz Hugh Sound, on the eastern shoreline 
near Kwakume Inlet.

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 - FN0327
Sent April 4, 2017 at 1021

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