Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 4 - Big Bay
March 18, 2019: 

The Nita Maria is continuing to sound in the Big Bay area.  Seeing large bodies 
of fish around Tree Bluff, west of Burnt Cliff Island and in Haida Bay.  Fish 
appear to be moving south through Big Bay proper.

Observations:
West of Tree Bluff/Red Canbouy: March 16, estimated 750 t. 
West of Tree Bluff: March 17, 40 to 50 fm broken schools estimated 6000 t, 
broken scratches out deep. 
Tugwell Island: March 17, broken scratches.
Trenham Pt./Hogans Ledge: March 16, 1500 t 40-50 fm.
West of Hogans Ledge: March 18, estimated 6500 t.
West of Trenham Pt./South Passage: March 17, broken schools estimated 1500 t 40 
to 50 fm. 
Slippery Rock (along 60 fm edge): March 16, NFF.
Big Bay west of South Passage: March 16, estimated 1000 t.
Big Bay Proper: March 18, birds working surface scratches. 
Cunningham Pass (south): March 16, broken scratches.
Cunningham Pass: March 18, NFF
Rushbrook Passage: March 18, NFF
East of Gordon Pt./North End of Finlayson Island: March 16, estimated 400 t.
Sparrowhawk Rock: March 18, estimated 75 t.
Harbour Reefs west of Lax Kw'alaams: March 17, estimated 600 t.
South of Flat Top Island: March 18, estimated 150 t.
West of Pearl Harbour: March 18, NFF

Total estimate: 10,000 t.

Test Sets: 
March 16; west of Tree Bluff;8.7%;183mm;62:60;41-5-14-0-0;(roe 867g:21.25g)
March 17; west of Escape reefs/South Passage;9.3%;183mm;62:57;44-3-10-0-1;(roe 
933g:84.9g)
March 18; West of Haida bay, 4%;168mm;72:78;29-11-38-0-4(400g:65g)

The next notice will be March 20.  

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 - FN0242
Sent March 19, 2019 at 1443

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