Fishery Notice

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 24

DATE: March 18, 2019

AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo-------No recent soundings
E.C. Denman Island------------No recent soundings
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is------No recent soundings
E.C. Hornby Is----------------No recent soundings
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby------No recent soundings
Upper Baynes Sd---------------No recent soundings
Lower Baynes Sd---------------No recent soundings
Mapleguard to Nile Cr---------No recent soundings
Nile Creek to French Cr-------Mar 18: Assessing 
French Cr to NW Bay-----------Mar 18: 8,000 tons

TOTAL AREA 14: 90,000 tons (peak estimate), assessment incomplete

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove-------Mar 18: Assessed
Inner Nanoose-----------------Mar 18: 2,000
Outer Nanoose-----------------Mar 18: 3,500 tons
Blunden to Neck Point---------Mar 18: No fish found
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows-------Mar 18: Not assessed

TOTAL AREA 17N:  5,500 tons (peak estimate), assessment incomplete

AREA 17 SOUTH
Pylades Channel-------------- Mar 18: 350 tons
Upper Stuart Channel--------- Mar 16: 1,800 tons
TEST: March 16, 1 mile NW of Danger Reef: 10%;17.3cm;77m:80f;74-2-4-0-2; 
(13.6gm:63.42gm).
Lower Stuart Channel----------Mar 17: 4,000 tons 
Satellite Channel-------------Mar 17: 1,000 tons
Trincomali Channel------------Mar 18: No fish found
Poirier Pass------------------Mar 18: No fish found
Flattop to Thrasher---------- Mar 18: Not assessed

TOTAL AREA 17S: 7,150 tons (peak estimate), assessment incomplete

Total Area 17: 12,650 tons (peak estimate), assessment incomplete

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: 100,000 tons (peak estimate), assessment incomplete.

The roe herring gill net fishery opened at 07:30 hours March 15 and remains 
open until further notice.  Fishing has been concentrated in recent days on 
spawn occurring along the East Coast of Denman Island.  Total estimated catch 
based on validations and hails to this morning is approximately 6,000 tons of 
the 11,472 ton quota.

The roe herring seine fishery closed March 15 at 16:00 hours with a total 
validated catch of 7,178 tons of the 8,311 ton quota.

A spawn flight departed at 9:00AM this morning from Nanaimo. Spawn 
observations: 
0.2	NM light spawn north of Big Qualicum estuary,
0.3	NM light/med spots from Chrome Island along the west side of Denman 
Island,
Washed out spawn at Gartley Point
Washed out spawn Goose Spit to Cape Lazo,
Washed out spawn Tree Island to Gravelly Bay on the East Coast of Denman Island,
2 spot spawns between Gravelly Bay and Eagle Rock.
1.5 NM light spawn from Shields Point along the east side of Hornby.

The next spawn flight is scheduled for tomorrow, March 19 at 9:30 a.m. 
departing from Nanaimo.   

Industry Test vessel Western King is assessing from Nanoose to Mapleguard today 
and tomorrow.  Soundings so far today indicate bodies of unspawned fish in the 
North West Bay to French Creek area and off of Qualicum Beach and Qualicum Bay.
  
Test vessel Denman Isle assessed in Area 17 south of Dodds narrows.  Total 
soundings from the southern area are approximately 7,150 tons with some of 
these stocks appearing to be juvenile fish.  One test set was completed near 
Danger Reef in Upper Sturt Channel which was 10% and 17.3cm fish.  Today is the 
last charter day for the Denman Isle charter.

Assessment and tonnage estimates are incomplete.

ROE TEST CODE:Date;Location;roe yield;fish size;males:females;#1-#2-#3-#spawned-
#juvenile;(roe weight gm:fish weight gm)

PUBLIC HEALTH AND AQUACULTURE:

Vessel Masters are reminded that there are numerous clam and oyster leases in 
Baynes Sound. Disposal of human waste into waters near shellfish harvest areas 
creates potentially serious health risks for shellfish consumers. The discharge 
of untreated sewage into all Canadian inland waters and Canadian coastal waters 
within 3 nautical miles of land is banned under the Canada Shipping Act. 
Vessels participating in the herring fishery are required to abide by sewage 
discharge regulations and are requested to minimize impact to aquaculture sites 
by utilizing marinas, anchoring in existing sanitary closures and minimizing 
congregations of vessels near shellfish aquaculture sites as much as possible.

NANAIMO HARBOUR NOTICE:

TO ALL CFVs participating in the HERRING FISHERY IN AND AROUND THE NANAIMO AREA 
in FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019
 
Please be advised that the EAST SIDE of the Concrete pier (Visiting Vessel 
Pier) is closed to all Transient Vessel Traffic. The east side is the outside 
of the Pier, the side closet to Protection/ Newcastle Islands.
 
Under NO circumstances are ANY TRANSIENT vessels allowed to tie on that side. 
This includes CFVs.
 
All CFVs are required to HAIL the Marina Office on VHF Channel 67 or call in by 
phone at 250-754-5053 for moorage assignment


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Bryan Rusch (250) 618-4066
Amber Neuman (250) 618-1022

Gill nets:
Terry Palfrey (250) 616-8217

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0234
Sent March 18, 2019 at 1307

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