Fishery Notice

Central Coast Herring Bulletin #5
March 24, 2019: 

The charter vessel Windward Isle sounded Spiller Channel, Return Passage, Troup 
Passage and Dundivan Inlet, they made successful sets in Spiller Channel near 
Cheenis, and a second successful set at Dundivan Inlet near  Hose Point.  
Windward Isle is headed to East Higgins Pass.  

CCG Vector workboat conducted shoreline assessments of Moss Passage, Lady 
Trutch Passage, Lambard Inlet, Reid Passage, Cecelia Island, Watch Island, 
Powell Anchorage, Berry inlet and Dundivan Inlet to Rait Narrows.  No spawn was 
observed.  

The second herring flight is being conducted March 23 at 1300hrs.  It will 
cover the North and South routes.  Results of that flight will be posted soon 
after. 


Soundings:

Area 6
Clifford Bay -------------------- March 18, NFF
Wheeteeum Bay ------------------- March 18, NFF
Kitasu Bay ---------------------- March 18, 5000 tons,sealions,2 whales

Area 6 Total:  			    5000 tons
 

Area 7
East Higgins Pass --------------- March 21, NFF (flight)
Berry Inlet --------------------- March 22, scratches
Lambard Inlet ------------------- March 22, 200 tons
King Cove ----------------------- March 22, 750 tons, whales in area
Reid Passage -------------------- March 22, NFF
Ivory Island -------------------- March 22, NFF
Percival Narrows ---------------- March 23, 350 tons
March 20; Percival Narrows;10.3%;17.8cm;70:67;57-2-8-0-2; (18g:73g)(adjusted 
roe yield= 10.0%)

Powell Anchorage ---------------- March 22, 250tons near Tuno Creek
Upper Spiller Channel ----------- March 22, 575 tons
March 22; Upper Spiller Channel;10.3%;18.3cm;70:69;60-9-1-0-0;(11g:72g) 
(adjusted roe yield=10.4%)
  
Lower Spiller Channel ----------- March 20, 2500 tons
March 21;SE Corner Neekas Inlet;10.5%;18.8cm;63:58;43-4-2-0-1;(20g:82g) 
(adjusted roe yield=11.5%) 

Outer Seaforth Channel ---------- March 23, 70 tons
Troup Passage ------------------- March 22, NFF
Return Channel ------------------ March 22, NFF
Dundivan Inlet ------------------ March 23, 250 tons
Raymond Passage (entrance) ------ March 23, 200 tons 
March 23;Hose Point;6.6%;18.2cm;62:59;39-9-10-6-24;(17g:66g)
(adjusted roe yield - 6.8%)

Norman Morrison Bay ------------- March 23, 200 tons near beach, skimmers in 
West side of bay, spawn increased to 1 nm length by ¼ nm 
Ormidale Harbour ---------------- March 23, 70 tons, FOB
Rait Narrows -------------------- March 23, small schools, 75 tons
Boddy/Joassa -------------------- March 23, FOB
Little Thompson Bay ------------- March 23, FOB
Stryker Bay --------------------- March 23, NFF
Sans Peur Pass ------------------ March 21, NFF   

Area 7 Total 			    5,065 tons


Area 8
Harlequin Basin ----------------- March 22, 30 tons, scratches
Warrior Cove -------------------- March 22, FOB
Koeye Point --------------------- March 22, NFF
Kwakhume Inlet ------------------ March 22, scratches
Illahie to Kwakhume Inlet-------- March 22, FOB
Fairmile Passage ---------------- March 22, scratches to Illahie Inlet
Nalau Passage ------------------- March 22, NFF
Kitty Hawk Group ---------------- March 22, NFF
Cultus Sound -------------------- March 22, NFF

Area 8 Total			    30 tons


Area 10:
Area 10 Spawn: A spawn has been observed March 22, from Olive Point toward 
Boswell Inlet.  Spawn has also been observed at the NE Corner of Denison 
Island. 
 
 
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:

Bradley Koroluk 250-799-5127

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0288
Sent March 27, 2019 at 1320

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