Fishery Notice

Haida Gwaii Herring Update #1
2018-03-14
 
TEST CHARTER

The Charter Patrol vessel Queens Reach is currently operating in Area 2.  From 
March 09-12 they sounded from Louscoone Inlet to Cumshewa Inlet, there were no 
fish found. They are currently working in the Juan Perez area, and have found 
no significant biomass of fish.  No test sets have been conducted.

Spawn was reported on the North West shore of Louscoone Inlet, and is estimated 
to have occurred between February 28 and March 2.  The spawn was light, and 
extended approximately 250m along the west shore ending near the Guardian Cabin.

SOUNDINGS/TEST RESULTS:

NOTE: Sounding information is not a complete representation of herring biomass 
and only represents a subjective estimate of what was observed by the test 
vessel.

Haida Gwaii Assessment Area

Louscoone Inlet --------------------------------  Mar 12, NFF
Cumshewa Inlet ---------------------------------  Mar 12, NFF
Juan Perez Sound -------------------------------  Mar 13, 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 - 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:

Darren Chow
250-627-3441

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0191
Sent March 14, 2018 at 1419

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