Fishery Notice

Roe Herring Bulletin: 13
DATE: Mar 7am, 2014

STRAIT OF GEORGIA

AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo----------Mar 7:Not assessed
E.C. Denman Island---------------Mar 7:Not assessed 
Lambert to Chrome----------------Mar 7:20,000 tons
E.C. Hornby Is-------------------Mar 7:Not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby---------Mar 7:Not assessed
Upper Baynes Sd------------------Mar 7:small schools 
Lower Baynes Sd------------------Mar 7: 5,000 tons 
Mapleguard to Nile Cr------------Mar 7:Not assessed
Nile Creek to French Cr----------Mar 7:6,500 to 9,500 tons 
French Cr to NW Bay--------------Mar 7:Currently assessing

Total Area 14:  60,000 tons

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove------------Mar 7:Not assessed
Inner Nanoose----------------------Mar 7:Not assessed
Outer Nanoose----------------------Mar 7:Not assessed 
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows------------Mar 7:Not assessed
TOTAL AREA 17N: Not assessed

AREA 17 SOUTH----------------------Mar 7: Not assessed

Total Area 17: Not assessed

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: 75,000 tons.

The seine fishery will be closed in the Strait of Georgia at 13:00 hours today, 
March 7, 2014. There were two clean up sets made this morning with limited 
catch, and it appears the fishery is at or near the quota.
 
The gillnet fishery is open in Area 14 and Area 17 north and is open until 
further notice. Weather hampered fishing yesterday morning but improved later 
in the day. Most of the fishing activity is in the Cape Lazo to Seal Bay Area 
and Komass Bluff area. Current hailed catch is 2,600 tons of the 6,090 ton 
quota. 

There is a spawn flight this morning which observed 19 miles of spawn: 
-Qualicum Beach (East) - Spot Spawn  
-Willimar Bluff - 1.0 NM - washed
-Cape Lazo- 2.8 NM - medium
-Seal Bay - 2.3 NM - heavy
-Kitty Coleman Beach - 0.4 NM - light/medium
-East coast of Denman Island - Komas to Fillongly - 6.0 NM medium
-East Coast of Hornby Island:
-Shingle Spit towards Collishaw Pt - 1.5 NM - light/medium
-Collishaw Pt to St John Pt - 5.0 NM - light/medium

The test vessel Ante B is assessing the Vancouver Island shore from Lambert 
Channel to Northwest Bay today. The weather forecast is SE 20-30 late this 
afternoon, increasing 30-40 early Saturday morning then dimishing to SE 15 to 
25 Saturday evening. 









ROE TEST CODE:Date; Location; roe yield; fish size; males; females; #1-#2-#3-# 
spawned; juvenile;(roe weight:fish weight)

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0172
Sent March 7, 2014 at 1547

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