Fishery Notice

The seine test vessel MV Queen's Reach arrived in Louscoone Inlet on March 9, 
2019 for a 25 day charter of Haida Gwaii major (2E) and minor (2W) stock 
assessment areas.  Sounding and test setting occurred throughout the major 
stock assessment area from March 9 to 16.
 
Queen's Reach moved to Area 2W on March 18 to assess the minor stock assessment 
area for approximately 6 days.  The vessel is expected to return to the major 
stock assessment area to continue assessments on approximately March 25.

SOUNDINGS/TEST RESULTS:

Area 2W

Port Louis; March 19 (morning), Active spawn observed from Turner Point to 
Steel Creek (approximately 4 km); Spawn subsided in afternoon and was assessed 
as light(less than half layer); Sounding March 19 and 20; 5700 tons 
predominantly on the inside (E. of Turner Pt.); Test sets; E. of Solid Is.; 
March 19; 9.5%; 19.3cm; 56m:50f; 40-5-5-0-0; (24.3g:94.0g); E. of Turner Pt.; 
March 20; 9.8%; 18.8cm; 58m:56f; 49-2-5-1-0; (20.0g:87.0g); Tingley Cove; March 
20; 11.0; 19.7cm; 50m:59f; 54-2-4-1-0; (19.8g:91.2g).

Port Chanal; March 21; Scratches.

Queen's Reach heading South to assess Nesto Inlet.   

Area 2E

Louscoone Inlet; March 9 and 10; 1400 tons (inner 700 tons, outer 700 tons); 
6.5%; 22.5cm; 42m:26f; 24-0-2-0-0

Skincuttle Inlet;   March 11; NFF (No whales, sea lions or bird abundance 
observed; March 15; NFF; bird abundance noted in Swan Bay.

Juan Perez Sound/Upper Burnaby; March 12; 3500 tons (East of Park Is., too deep 
to set); Hutton/Haswell/De La Beche Inlets; NFF; March 13 and 14; 2000 tons 
(Haswell Bay 1500 tons, Werner Pt. to Marco Is. 500 tons); 9.5%; 19.3cm; 
56m:52f; 48-3-2-0-0; (19.9g:91.1g).   

Atli Inlet; March 12 and 13; Skimmer.

Selwyn Inlet; March 12 (evening); 270 tons (170 tons near Selwyn Rocks, 100 
tons East of Kilmington Pt.).

March 15; MV Queens Reach proceeding south to reassess Skincuttle Inlet.

Total: 7200 tons (peak estimate), assessment incomplete

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 - 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:

Pat Fairweather 250-559-4467

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0257
Sent March 21, 2019 at 1320

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