Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 4 - Big Bay

March 26, 2019:

Observations:
Pearl Harbour: March 26, small scratches throughout.
Fortune Pt: March 26, small scratches.
Cunningham Pass: March 26, small, broken schools in the lower half above Otter 
anchorage.  Small schools holding adjacent along the eastern shore of 
Cunningham Pass from Otter Anchorage to Rose Island.
Haida Bay: March 26, small surface scratches of small, juvenile herring.
Bernie Island: March 26, NFF.
Rushbrook Passage: March 26, NFF.
Stumaun Bay: March 26, NFF.
Finlayson Island: March 26, bird activity observed at Gordon Pt.
Northeastern shore of Finlayson: March 21, broken schools.
West of Burnt Cliff: March 25, NFF.
Venn Passage: March 25, small school estimated 75 t.
Inskip: March 24, NFF.
Parkins Island: March 24, NFF.
Sparrowhawk Rock: March 24, estimated 400 t.
West of Swamp Island: March 23, numerous small to medium schools holding 
offshore.
West of Tree Bluff: March 20, estimated 5000 t.
West of Tree Bluff: March 21, small school estimated 100 t.
West of Hogan's Ledge: March 20, estimated 500 t.
Between Flat Top and Mist Island: March 20, scratches.
Pearl Harbour: March 22, small broken scratches throughout the bay that are 
most likely spawned out fish from Burnt Cliff and Mist Island.
Grassy Pt: March 21, NFF.
Otter Anchorage: March 20, small, broken scratches.
South End of Burnt Cliff Island: March 20, increased bird activity.

Total estimate: 10,000 t.

Test Sets: 
March 16; west of Tree Bluff;8.7%;183mm;62:60;41-5-14-0-0;(roe 867g:21.25g)
March 17; west of Escape reefs/South Passage;9.3%;183mm;62:57;44-3-10-0-1;(roe 
933g:84.9g)
March 18; West of Haida Bay, 4%;168mm;72:78;29-11-38-0-4(13.65g:65g)
March 19; 1 mile west of Burnt Cliff Island, 12.2%;188mm;50:62;54-3-5-0-0
(22.68g:89.22g)
March 19; West of Escape Reefs, 11%;189mm;51:46;42-2-2-0-0(26.11g:103.14g)
March 21; northeast shore of Finlayson, 1%;162mm;74:74;7-17-51-7-38
(15.48g:52.32g)

The next notice will be March 28.  

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 - FN0286
Sent March 27, 2019 at 1210

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