Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 5 - Kitkatla

March 19, 2019 (pm): 
Sounding continued at the top side of Gurd to Serpentine and Dries Inlet and in 
the evening along the East side of Gurd to the top end. 

March 20, 2019 (12:40 hours):
Sounding began towards Serpentine Inlet and along to Dries Inlet this morning.  
Bubbling schools were observed near Wilcox Group.  Temperature at Dries Inlet 
is 7.0 degrees Celsius.  Increased bird and whale activity observed at Dries 
Inlet and spawn appears to have begun along the shore.  A set was made at Dries 
Inlet at 10:30 on 300 t.

Observations:
Porcher Peninsula - March 15: 550-750 t
Porcher Peninsula - March 19: Scratches
Gravel Pit - March 19: Scratches
Gurd Island East - March 19: Scratches 
Gurd Island West - March 16: Scratches 
Gurd Island West - March 17: NFF 
Gurd Island South - March 17: NFF 
Gurd Point - March 20: Numerous scratches 
Top Gurd - March 20: Numerous scratches 
Absalom Island - March 17: Scratches
Absalon Island - March 19; NFF 
Coquitlam Island - March 17: Scratches
Coquitlam Island - March 19; NFF  
Freeman Passage - March 19: 150 t plus numerous scratch schools towards Nubble 
Point 
Snass Point - March 17: NFF
Winter Rock - March 17: NFF
Dries Inlet - March 20: 1000 t
Serpentine Inlet  March 19: NFF  
Kitkatla Creek - March 19: 800-1000 t
Kitkatla Creek - March 20: Scratches
Wilcox Group - March 20: 400 t - 500 t

Test Sets:
Kitkatla Creek - March 16: 2500 t; 11%; 195mm; 62:53; 50-1-2; 0-0; 
(21.87g:86.11)
Kitkatla Creek - March 17: 2500-3000t; 11%; 20.1cm; 56:60; 54-3-3; 0-0; 
(20.29g:85.92g)
Top Gurd - March 18; 12.1%; 202mm; 58:59; 56-2-1; 0-0; (21.76g:85.42g)
Dries Inlet - March 20: 1000t; 9.7%; 198m;73:62; 51:6:4; 0-0; (18.88g:73.86g)   

Total measured stocks in Area 5 to date: 4500 t

The next notice will be March 21.  

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 - FN0250
Sent March 20, 2019 at 1538

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