Fishery Notice

MV Queen's Reach has completed assessment of the minor stock assessment area
(2W).  The vessel is returning to the major stock assessment area to continue 
assessments starting on March 26.  MV Atlas will proceed to 2W minor stock 
assessment area on approximately March 30 to begin 6 day surface survey.  Next 
update on March 27. 


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.

Nesto Inlet; March 21; NFF. 

Seal Inlet; March 21; 500 tons (predominantly at head of Inlet); test set; 
9.0%, 18.6cm; 67m:57f; 51-2-4-1-0; (18.0g:80.1g)

Tartu Inlet; March 22; NFF.

Rennell Sound; March 22, (Morning); 200 tons.

Kano Inlet; March 22; 350 tons; test set (Givenchy Anchorage); 8.9%; 18.5cm; 
65m:59f; 52-2-5-0-0; (16.9g:81.0g).

Englefield Bay; March 23; 1200 tons (Security Inlet); test set (Fairlie Pt.); 
10.0%; 20.4cm; 48m:46f; 44-1-1-0-0; (21.9g:106.0g). 

West Skidegate Channel; March 24; 150 tons. 


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.).


Total Area 2E: 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 - FN0273
Sent March 25, 2019 at 1043

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