Fishery Notice

Central Coast Bulletin #5
March 27, 2018: 

Spawn Flight:
The third spawn flight on Monday March 26, 2018 was rescheduled for Wednesday 
March 29, 2018 due to poor weather.

The next notice will be March 29, 2018.

Soundings and Roe Tests:

Area 6
No spawn has been observed or reported 
Kitasu Bay -------------------- Mar 21, 5000 tons
Sn Test Mar 22;Kitasu Bay;9.4%;20.1cm;49:46;33-6-6-0-0;(28gm:105gm)
Meyers Passage ---------------- Mar 17, 100 tons 

Area 6 Soundings Total		  5,100 tons

Area 7
No spawn has been observed or reported 
Moss Pass --------------------- Mar 23, 350 tons 
Lambard Inlet ----------------- Mar 23, NFF
Reid Passage ------------------ Mar 23, NFF
Powell Anchorage -------------- Mar 23, NFF  
Dundivan Inlet ---------------- Mar 24, 150tons 
Lower Spiller Channel --------- Mar 23, 2200 tons  
Sn Test Mar 25; Outside Tate Lagoon; 9.2%;20.1cm;43:52;35-11-6-0-2;26g;102g  
Bullen Rock to Dryad Point ---- Mar 23, 85 tons
Odin Cove to Kintail Point----- Mar 24, FOB
Norman Morrison --------------- Mar 23, 110 tons
Lockhard Bay to McGown Point--- Mar 24, 2500 tons 
Lockhard Bay to Rait Narrows -- Mar 25, 110 tons
Boddy Pass/Joassa ------------- Mar 24, FOB
Clarie Island ----------------- Mar 22, 40 tons, FOB
Yates Island to Dunn Point ---- Mar 24, 1000 tons  
Dumas Point to Dunn Point ----- Mar 24, 235 tons 
Pear Island ------------------- Mar 24, 105 tons
Manson Point ------------------ Mar 24, 80 tons
Lower Troup Passage ----------- Mar 23, 420 tons
Sn Test March 19; South of Noon Pt; 2.8%; 20.0cm; 45:54; 11-10-33-0-0; 
(26gm:101gm)
Noon Point -------------------- Mar 26, 150 tons
Law Islands ------------------- Mar 26, 180 tons

Area 7 Soundings Total          7,715 tons

Area 8:
No spawn has been observed or reported
Kwakume ------------------------ Mar 25, 350 tons
Whidbey Point to Warrior Cove -- Mar 25, 100 tons
South Boundary ----------------- Mar 25, 600 tons 
Warrior Cove ------------------- Mar 25, 75 tons
Illahie (1 mile North) --------- Mar 25, 300 tons 
Mustang Bay to Nalau Passage --- Mar 25, 1200 tons

Area 8 Soundings Total 		   2,625 tons

Definitions:
Scratches - Herring present in small schools 1 to 2 tons
Skimmer - Herring spread out near the surface, difficult to quantify
Fish on bottom - 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 WILL BE REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING CODE:
Date;Location;roe yield;fish size;males:females;#1-#2-#3-#spawned-
#juvenile;(roe weight gm:fish weight gm)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Brad Koroluk, 250-799-5729	

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0250
Sent March 27, 2018 at 1025

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