Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 4 - Big Bay

March 25, 2019:
Spawn appears to have turned the corner around Ryan Pt and extended into Duncan 
Bay.  Bird activity was observed on the north end of Tugwell Island.

Observations:
Pearl Harbour: March 25, estimated 150 t.
West of Burnt Cliff: March 25, NFF
Venn Passage: March 25, small school estimated 75 t.

Area 5 - Kitkatla

March 22, 2019 (18:30 hours):
Spawn appears to have subsided along Dries Inlet. Increased bird activity at 
Kitkatla Creek.  

March 25, 2019:
Operations resumed again this morning and will continue today throughout the 
inlet.

Observations:
Gasboat Pass - March 25: FOB
Chief Point - March 25: FOB
Porcher Peninsula - March 22: 1000 t.
Porcher Peninsula - March 25: Scratches
Gravel Pit - March 21: NFF
Gurd Inlet - March 22: Scratches and FOB
Gurd Island East - March 22: Scratches 
Gurd Point - March 21: NFF 
Top of Gurd - March 22: Small scratches 
Absalon Island - March 25: Scratches 
Coquitlam Island - March 22: Estimated 50 t, FOB
Coquitlam Island - March 25: Scratches
Freeman Pass - March 25: Scratches
Snass Point - March 20: 125 t.
Snass Point - March 21: NFF
Winter Rock - March 22: NFF
Dries Inlet - March 20: 1000 t.
Serpentine Inlet  March 22: NFF  
Kitkatla Creek - March 21: 25 - 30 t.
Kitkatla Creek - March 22: NFF
Wilcox Group - March 20: 400 - 500 t.
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 Peninsula - 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 - 5000 t.

The next notice will be March 27.  

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 - FN0279
Sent March 26, 2019 at 1043

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