Fishery Notice

Central Coast Herring Bulletin #6
March 25, 2019: 
 

The second herring flight was carried out 13:00 hours - 17:00 hours and flew 
both North and Southern flight paths.  

New spawn was observed near the entrance to Ellerslie Bay in Spiller Channel, 
approximately 0.24nm long starting at 52° 30.732'N and 128° 4.300'W toward the 
East.  Spawn was also observed in two bays; Cheenis (52° 29.156'N and 128° 
6.352'W) and the bay to the South ( 52° 27.777'N  128° and 7.405'W).

New spawn was observed on the Eastern shore entrance to Neekas Cove, 52° 
26.670'N and 128° 8.977', extending 0.35nm toward Spiller Channel.  

The spawn in Kitasu Bay has extended into the head of Parsons Anchorage and 
into Osment Inlet, and around Marvin Islands. 

The Spiller Channel spawn also continues to grow with new spawn in several bays 
from the bay 1.5nm North of Neekas (52° 27.777'N and 128° 7.405'W) outward to 
Tankeeah. 

The Norman Morrison spawn continues to expand, with evidence of spawn or milt 
showing from near Kintail Point around the bay to  52° 11.400'N  128° and 
12.888'W, approximately 3.75nm.

One herring school was observed in East Higgins Passage, there was no new 
spawn, nor significant bird/wildlife activity observed anywhere else. 


Test Set Summary:

March 21; Percival Narrows;10.3%;17.8cm;70:67;57-2-8-0-2; (18g:73g)(adjusted 
roe yield= 10.0%)

March 21;SE Corner Neekas Inlet;10.5%;18.8cm;63:58;43-4-2-0-1;(20g:82g) 
(adjusted roe yield=11.5%) 
 
March 22; Upper Spiller Channel;10.3%;18.3cm;70:69;60-9-1-0-0;(11g:72g) 
(adjusted roe yield=10.4%)
 
March 23;Hose Point;6.6%;18.2cm;62:59;39-9-10-6-24;(17g:66g)
(adjusted roe yield - 6.8%) 

March 20;Kitasu Bay(pond;2.9%18.3cm;53:78;16-9-54-1-2;(19gm:74g)(adjusted roe 
yield - 2.4%)
 

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 - FN0289
Sent March 27, 2019 at 1322

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