Fishery Notice

HAIDA GWAII

Area 2 East

Louscoone Inlet-----------------------------Mar 13:1,000
TEST: Mar 13 near Skindaskun Is 11% 20.8cm 41:39 39-1-1-1-3 (28gm:119gm)
Light to moderate spawn occurred between Mar 4-6 along 2 km of shoreline north 
of Skindaskun Island.  
Huston Inlet--------------------------------Mar 14:1,200 tons
TEST: Mar 9 ¾ way in to head 9.7% 20.7cm 48:52 49-3-1-0-0 (19gm:100gm)
Lower Burnaby-------------------------------Mar 14:600 tons
TEST: Mar 9 outside Bag Hbr 12% 20.5cm 42:53 50-3-1-.3-0 (24gm:105gm)
Upper Burnaby-------------------------------Mar 15: 2,400 tons
TEST: Mar 12 south of Section Is 7.9% 19.3cm 66:45 38-2-5-0-0 (21gm:90gm)
Upper Juan Perez Sd-------------------------Mar 15:no fish found
Atli Inlet----------------------------------Mar 10:no fish found
Selwyn Inlet--------------------------------Mar 16:2,400 tons
TEST: Mar 11 outside Lagoon Inlet 11% 19cm 49:46 42-3-2-0-0 (26gm:105gm)
Cumshewa Inlet------------------------------Mar 16:no fish found

No recent updates as the Queens Reach has been in Area 2W over the past week. 
Queens Reach moved to 2E on March 26.

Total 2E: estimate 7,600 tons

Area 2 West

Port Louis ---------------------------------Mar 19:3,300 tons
Spawning began Thursday, Mar 22, and was complete Sunday, Mar 25.
One SOK operator set up to do 2 licences. Will be relocating to Port Chanal.
Port Chanal---------------------------------Mar 21:800 tons
TEST: Mar 21 near Celestial Bluff 10.3% 21cm 46:39 36-1-2-0-0(29gm:118gm)
Nesto Inlet---------------------------------Mar 17:no fish found
Seal Inlet----------------------------------Mar 22:scratches
Rennell Sound-------------------------------Mar 23:150 tons
TEST: Mar 22 Clapp Basin 8.3% 19.3cm 66:41 36-3-3-0-1(23gm:93gm)
Kano Inlet----------------------------------Mar 23:no fish found
West Skidegate/Dawson Hbr-------------------Mar 25:500 tons
Inskip Channel/Security Inlet---------------Mar 24:750 tons
TEST: Mar 24 near Bland Pt 8% 20.3cm 62:38 37-1-0-0-0 (22gm:100gm)

Total 2W: estimate 5,500 tons


PRINCE RUPERT

Area 3 and 4

Validated landings of 1,010 tons reported for the 2012 Big Bay Roe Herring 
gillnet fishery. Dive survey to commence March 30th. This will be the last Area 
3/4 update for the 2012 season.


Area 5 - Kitkatla

Charter vessel "Snow Drift" began assessments on March 12th.

Winter Rocks to Absalom Island---------------Mar 25, 7,000+ tons
TEST: Mar 12 Coquitlam Island 1% 19.2cm 62:46 2-7-37 0;8 (113gm:86.7gm
TEST: Mar 25 N Absalom Is 10.6% 19.7cm 61:53 48-3-2 0;0 (22.2gm:88.3gm)
TEST: Mar 25 Gurd-Absalom 9.3% 19.0cm 66:52 43-5-4 0;2 (21.5gm:83.4gm)
East Side------------------------------------Mar 19, NFF
Dries Inlet----------------------------------Mar 19, NFF
TEST: Mar 17 SE of Gurd Inlet 8.8% 19.6cm 51:56 30-5-9 0;0 (23.5gm:93.9gm)
TEST: Mar 18 S of Gurd Inlet 8.6% 19.8cm 61:48 39-5-5 0;0 (22.3gm:92.2gm)
TEST: Mar 26 Gravel Pit 13.3% 20.1cm 49:54 52-2-0 0;0 (25.5gm:97.1gm)
TEST: Mar 27 E of Gurd Inlet 10.2% 19.3cm 60:57 48-3-2 0;0 (21.2gm:88.5gm)
West side of Gurd Inlet----------------------Mar 25, 300-400 tons

Total: 7,400+ tons

Weather hampering testing but hope to obtain sample later this afternoon. If 
the sample is acceptable to industry the fishery will open. Mature fish mixing 
with immature fish so roe percentage has fallen. 7,000 ton school on west side 
of Gurd Island has not moved. No spawns observed to date.


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


FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Steven Groves: steven.groves@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or 250 627 3455

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0261
Sent March 29, 2012 at 1122

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