Fishery Notice

North Coast Herring Update
Area 5 - Kitkatla

March 29, 2019 (12:00 hours):
This morning a test set was made on skimmer schools at Coquitlam Island. No new 
fish appear to be coming into the inlet at this time, with an active spawn on 
the outside of Freeman Pass. Test operations will conclude today. This is the 
last fisheries notice for the 2019 DFO Herring Test Charter for Kitkatla Inlet.

Observations:
Gasboat Pass - March 25: FOB
Chief Point - March 25: FOB
Gravel Pit - March 25: Skimmers
Gravel Pit - March 26: Scratches
Gurd Island East - March 27: High abundance of skimmer schools
Gurd Island West - March 26: NFF  
Gurd Point - March 27: Numerous skimmer schools
Top of Gurd - March 26: Scratches and FOB 
Bottom of Gurd - March 29: NFF 
Freeman Pass - March 25: Scratches
Winter Rock - March 29: NFF
Serpentine Inlet  March 27: High abundance of skimmer schools
Kitkatla Creek - March 27: Skimmer schools
Dries Inlet - March 26: Active spawn, approx. 2 miles 
Snass Point - March 27: Scratches 
Coquitlam Island - March 29: Skimmers 
Absalom Island - March 29: Skimmers, test set completed 
Porcher Peninsula - March 25: Numerous FOB
Porcher Peninsula - March 26: Skimmers, increasing in density towards Freeman 
Pass
Freeman Pass - March 27: 1700t-1800t 
Clamshell Island - March 26: NFF
Robert Island - March 26: Scratches

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)
Coquitlam Island - March 27: Skimmers; 7.5%; 183 mm; 61:64; 53-6-5; 35-0; 
(14.19g:62.43g)
Absalom Island - March 29: Skimmers; 0.3%; 182mm; 4:4; 1-1-2; 198-0; (17g: 
48.65g)    

Total measured stocks in Area 5 to date: 6000t - 6500t

This is the last scheduled notice, future notices will be posted as/when 
required.  

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 - FN0305
Sent March 29, 2019 at 1525

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