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ABORIGINAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Seine
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery
COMMERCIAL - Herring: Spawn on Kelp
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Seine
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery
COMMERCIAL - Herring: Spawn on Kelp
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FN0353-ABORIGINAL and COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe - Areas 6 to 10 - Central Coast - Update April 10, 2017
Central Coast Bulletin #36 April 10, 2017: The Lady Raven continued their charter yesterday in the Seaforth Channel and Spiller Channel area. Today they will be working in the same areas, monitoring for spawn. The dive charter Ocean Cloud will be continuing operations in Kitasu Bay today. The dive charter Pachena will be heading towards Troup Passage and Spiller Channel. There have been several reports of spawn starting around Ivory Island, Cecilia Island, and near the Lagoon in Spiller Channel. The next spawn fight is scheduled for this afternoon, weather dependant. The heaviest concentration of predators and sounded fish are in Spiller Channel and Seaforth Channel. A large biomass of fish had moved into lower Spiller Channel, but with the recent poor weather seems to have moved into deeper water. A large school of fish has been observed inshore near Odin Cove. Soundings and Roe Tests: Area 6 Meyers Passage ---------------- Apr 02, Fish on Bottom Thistle Passage --------------- Apr 02, Scratches + Fish on Bottom 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) 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. April 6 - spawn over. Mar 28 - Apr 06: The spawn in Kitasu Bay continues, and is expanding north to Jamieson Point. As of April 3, it was estimated at 3.9 miles of spawn. Area 7 Lower Spiller Channel --------- Apr 09, 2440 tons 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 09, 720 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 04, NFF Lower Return Channel ---------- Apr 07, 180 March 8; Return Channel; 0%; 20.3cm; 49:51; 0-18-33-0-0; (0.3g:101.04g) Gunboat Passage --------------- Apr 06, 170 tons Troup Passage ----------------- Apr 07, 220 tons March 2; Troup Passage; 0%; 19.4cm; 52:52; 0-8-44-0-44; (0g:83g) Inner Seaforth Channel -------- Apr 08, 1600 tons, mostly near Odin Cove Outer Seaforth Channel -------- Apr 09, 1870 tons 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 09, 60 tons Reid Passage ------------------ Apr 09, 205 tons Berry Inlet ------------------- Apr 05, Skimmers Lambard Inlet ----------------- Apr 09, 160 tons Moss Passage ------------------ Apr 05, 60 tons East Higgins Passage 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 -------------- Apr 03, NFF Boddy/Joassa ------------------ Apr 08, 80 tons, FOB March 22;Boddy Narrows; 11.3%; 19.3cm; 64:54; 50-0-4-1-0; (23.3g:84.9g) Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Apr 05, 240 tons Stryker Bay ------------------- Apr 03, NFF Spider Channel ---------------- Mar 29, 35 tons Kildidt Sound ----------------- Mar 30, 90 tons Area 7 Soundings Total 8425 tons Area 7 Spawn Summary: Apr 02 - April 05: East Higgins Passage: Spawn reported starting behind the SOK operation. As of April 6 the spawn was reported as no longer active. Apr 03: Spot spawns reported in several places in Upper Spiller Channel: two in Ellerslie Bay, and one near Cheenis Creek. Apr 04: Spot spawn reported in Troup Narrows, estimated 100 meters, no fish to back up and already washing out. Apr 06: Spot spawn in Spiller Channel between Mosquito Bay and Neekas Inlet. April 7, reported continuing but no expansion. Apr 06: Spot spawn in Thompson Bay north of Cree Point, and south of Gale Passage. April 7, spawn reported washing out Apr 09: Spawns reported around Ivory Island and Cecilia Island, and near the Lagoon in Spiller Channel. Area 8 Apr 03: Spotty spawns reported in Fitz Hugh Sound, on the eastern shoreline near Kwakume Inlet. April 6: spawn reported to be expanded in Kwakume Inlet proper, with an estimated 1.5 miles of spawn in the inlet, several layers thick, and continuing. Apr 09: Spawn reported beginning near the SOK operations in Mustang Bay. Area 9 Goose Bay was surveyed, no fish found, no spawn observed. Area 10 Apr 05: Active spawn reported beginning April 5, and continuing. Smith Inlet had an active spawn from Birkby Point for 1.2 miles to the East. April 7, the spawn is reported to have expanded and intensified. 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 - FN0353
Sent April 10, 2017 at 1021
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