Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 5 - Kitkatla

March 21, 2019 (2100 hours): 
Spawn continues at Dries Inlet from Camp Creek to past Kitkatla Creek. Sounding 
continued along Porcher Peninsula and along the top side of Gurd.

March 22, 2019 (1100 hrs):
Sounding continued on the top end of Gurd this morning. Fish were flipping on 
surface along Porcher Peninsula down to Absalom Island but too close to the 
beach to quantify. 

Observations:
Porcher Peninsula - March 20: 75 t.
Porcher Peninsula - March 21: NFF
Porcher Peninsula - March 22: 300 - 400 t plus FOB.
Gravel Pit - March 21: NFF
Gurd Inlet - March 22: scratches and FOB
Gurd Island East - March 21: numerous scratches 
Gurd Island West - March 16: scratches 
Gurd Island West - March 17: NFF 
Gurd Island South - March 17: NFF 
Gurd Point - March 21: NFF 
Top of Gurd - March 22: small scratches 
Absalon Island - March 22: NFF 
Coquitlam Island - March 20: NFF  
Coquitlam Island - March 22: estimated 50 t.
Freeman Passage - March 19: 150t plus numerous scratch schools towards Nubble 
Point 
Snass Point - March 20: 125 t.
Snass Point - March 21: NFF.
Winter Rock - March 20: 20 - 25 t.
Dries Inlet - March 20: 1000t
Serpentine Inlet  March 19: NFF  
Kitkatla Creek - March 19: 800-1000t
Kitkatla Creek - March 21: 25 - 30 t.
Wilcox Group - March 20: 400t - 500t
Wilcox Group - March 21: NFF
Cessford Island - March 20: 50 t.
Winter Rock - March 21: NFF.

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)
Porcher Penninsula - March 21: 650t-850t; 12.0%; 193mm; 59:68; 63-2-2; 0-0; 
(18.87g:78.89g)    

Total measured stocks in Area 5 to date: 4500 - 5000t

The next notice will be March 25th.  

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 - FN0271
Sent March 22, 2019 at 1512

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