Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 4 - Big Bay

March 16, 2019: 

Whales observed west of Tree Bluff, Big Bay, and Finlayson Island along the 60 
fm edge.
Herring observed west of Tree Bluff/Red Canbouy in 40 fm, estimated 750 t

Tugwell Island (along 60 fm edge): NFF
Trenham Pt./Hogans Ledge: 1500 t 40-50 fm
Slippery Rock (along 60 fm edge): NFF
Big Bay: estimated 1000 t west of South Passage
Cunningham Pass (south): broken scratches
East of Gordon Pt./North End of Finlayson Island: estimated 400 t
Sparrowhawk Rock: Scratches

Test Set: March 16; west of Tree Bluff;8.7%;183mm;62:60;41-5-14-0-0;(roe 
867g:21.25g)

Estimated 10,000 t in area west of Hogan Ledge, South Passage and Tree Bluff

March 17, 2019:
Broken Schools 40 to 50 fm west of Tree Bluff estimated 6000 t.
Broken surface scratches out deep west of Tree Bluff.
Broken scratches north of Tugwell Island.
Broken schools west of Trenham Pt./South Passed estimated 1500 t 40 to 50 fm.

Observations:
Cunningham Pass: NFF
Harbour Reefs west of Lax Kw'alaams: estimated 600 t.
Sparrowhawk Rock: estimated 200 t.

Test Set: March 17; west of Escape reefs/South Passage;9.3%;183mm;62:57;44-3-10-
0-1;(roe 933g:84.9g)

Test Set west of Tree Bluff/Red Canbouy estimated 9000 t in immediate area.

The next notice will be March 19th.  

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
Jessica Ottley 250-627-3007

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0236
Sent March 18, 2019 at 1348

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