Fishery Notice

Central Coast Herring Bulletin # 10
April 3, 2019: 

Area 6
No new sounding information in Area 6.  
Spawn was observed in Clifford Bay March 31 during the herring flight.  The 
Kitasu Bay spawn continues to grow to the North, the dive charter Ocean Cloud 
is assessing the spawn.    

 
Area 7
Dive charter Pachena is assessing the Spiller Channel spawn. 

Soundings:
East Higgins Passage ------------ April 2, 1000 tons, spawn at 52° 27.851'N and 
128° 37.045'W  

Cockle Bay to Moss Pass --------- April 2, 150 tons
Lambard Inlet ------------------- April 2, 65 tons   
Reid Passage to Lambard --------- March 29, 75 tons, small schools
Bullen Rock --------------------- April 2, NFF
Watch Island -------------------- March 28, Spawn on West side 
Ivory Island -------------------- April 2, NFF 
Percival Narrows ---------------- April 1, 150 tons, juveniles
Inner Seaforth Channel ---------- April 1, 260 tons
Raymond Passage ----------------- April 1, 115 tons, small schools
Troup Passage ------------------- March 28, 30 tons, light skimmers
Rait Narrows -------------------- March 30, 35 tons
Quinoot Point ------------------- April 2, Small schools, juveniles
Thompson Bay -------------------- March 28, Spawned out fish 
Little Thompson Bay ------------- March 28, 400 tons, set  
March 28; West of Waskesiu Passage;9.1%;18.5cm;69:61;46-14-1-1-1;(20g:76g) 
(adjusted roe yield=9.7%)

Area 7 Total 			    1,280 tons


Area 8
Harlequin Basin ----------------- March 28, Scratches
Warrior Cove to Uganda Point ---- April 2, 40 tons
Kwakume Point ------------------- April 2, 85 tons, spawn starting 51° 42.050'N 
and 127° 53.204'W and extending 2.8 nm to the South. No fish backing.

Nalau Passage ------------------- March 30, 1800 tons, FOB
Mustang Bay --------------------- April 1, 1500 tons, spawning at head of bay
March 27; Mustang Bay;7.4%;17.9cm;83:65;50-15-1-0-4;(15g:66g) (adjusted roe 
yield=8.4%)

April 1; Mustang Bay;7.3%;17.6cm;78:67;49-18-1-2-6;(15g:66g) (adjusted roe 
yield=6.8%)


Spider Channel ------------------ March 29, 80 tons 
Pruth Bay ----------------------- March 31, Spawn at 51° 39.213'N and 128° 
7.709'W 

Area 8 Total			    3,505 tons


Area 10:
Area 10 Spawn: The spawn which was observed March 25 on the North shore of 
Boswell Inlet across from Olive Point and on the North side of Denison Island 
is being assessed.   

 
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 - FN0321
Sent April 3, 2019 at 1454

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