Fishery Notice

Area F Troll Update - August 1, 2017

CHINOOK
The 2017 Area F troll chinook TAC is 108,500 pieces, and will be managed to the 
maximum 3.2% exploitation objective on WCVI chinook using an Effort / Harvest 
Relationship Management Tool. The troll fishery will close to retention of 
chinook on August 4, 2017 (FN0689). The estimated total catch to date is 84,300 
chinook, which is 78% of the 2017 Area F Troll TAC. The total chinook validated 
to date is 78,046 pieces. The estimated harvest rate of WCVI chinook is 2.1% as 
estimated by fishing effort using the Effort Harvest Management Tool.

Stock proportions of troll catch from DNA samples are as follows:

Sample #1 
- from 377 fish (30 vessel landings) caught between June 21 and July 3  
- 28.5% South Thompson, 21.5% Upper Columbia Summer/Fall, 15.6% North & Central 
Oregon, 7.0% Coastal Washington, 4.1% WCVI, 1.1% Skeena and 0.0% Nass

Sample #2
- from 546 (26 vessel landings) caught between June 26 and July 8  
- 40.2% South Thompson, 15.3% Upper Columbia Summer/Fall, 12.6% North & Central 
Oregon, 7.4% Coastal Washington, 2.5% WCVI, 2.0% Skeena and 0.0% Nass

Sample #3
- from 307 fish (20 vessel landings) caught between July 7 and 14  
- 36.5% South Thompson, 22.6% Upper Columbia Summer/Fall, 17.7% North & Central 
Oregon, 8.6% Coastal Washington, 2.6% WCVI, 0.7% Skeena and 0.0% Nass

COHO, PINK
The Dixon Entrance targeted coho fishery opened July 10, 2017 (FN0590). The 
current catch is estimated to be 218,000 coho and 24,000 pink. Average coho 
CPUE has remained over 110 coho per vessel per day since the opening on July 
10. Observed coho CPUE has remained very high and well above the decadal 
average to date.

Area 3 Coho
The Nisga'a Lisims Government monitors Nass River coho abundance in-season 
using fishwheels. The department will be reviewing returns of coho past the 
fishwheels in the coming week to determine if run strength of coho in Area 3 is 
sufficient for a troll opening.     

Central Coast Limited Entry Coho Demonstration Fishery
This fishery is scheduled to open on August 1 (FN0723) until August 31, 2017 
with a restricted number of vessels permitted to operate in Areas 6 to 8. Area 
F Harvest Committee members assisted the department with random selections of 
applicants on July 6. Vessels permitted to participate in this demonstration 
fishery are listed in FN0723.   


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Peter Katinic
Area F Troll Manager
250-559-8330

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0754
Sent August 1, 2017 at 0923

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