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Herring Information Bulletin
Central Coast #19
April 02, 2012


Area 6
Meyers Passage ----------Mar 28, 50 tons
Thistle Passage ---------Mar 29, 1,000 tons
Sn Test Mar 29 - 10.8% 19.5cm, 57:53 49-1-3 0;0 (22.8gm:91.29gm)
Kitasu Bay --------------Mar 28, 5,000 tons 
Sn Test Mar 30 - 11.4% 19.4cm, 56:57 55-1-1 0;0 (20.79gm:88.78gm)

Total: 6,050 tons

Area 7
East Higgins Passage ----Mar 31, 900 tons
Sn Test Mar 31 - 11.9% 19.1cm, 54:61 57-2-2 0;1 (20.7gm:86.28gm)
Mathieson Channel -------Mar 27, 200 tons 
Powell Anchorage --------Mar 29, 230 tons
Berry Inlet -------------Mar 31, 100 tons 
Lower Spiller Channel ---Mar 30, 130 tons, near Bullen Rocks
Outer Seaforth Channel --Mar 28, 300 tons
Return Channel ----------Mar 30, Fish on the bottom 
Troup Passage -----------Apr 01, 100 tons
Gunboat Passage ---------Apr 01, 300 tons, spot spawn in Hampden Bay  
Norman Morrison ---------Mar 29, 120 tons
Dundivan Inlet ----------Mar 31, 100 tons
West Waskesiu -----------Mar 31, No fish found
East Waskesiu -----------Mar 31, No fish found
Little Thompson ---------Mar 31, Fish on bottom	
Stryker Bay -------------Mar 31, 180 tons
Boddy/Joassa-------------Mar 30, 140 tons 
Spider Anchorage --------Mar 30, No fish found
Kildidt Sound -----------Mar 31, 250 tons, in Stewart Inlet

Total: 3,050 tons

Area 8
Namu to Whidbey Pt ------Mar 30, No fish found
Kwakume Inlet -----------Mar 30, No fish found, sea lions outside entrance
Illahie Inlet -----------Mar 31, Fish on bottom
Fairmile Passage --------Apr 01, 600 tons
Sn Test Apr 01 - 7.1% 17.6cm, 92:68 54-5-9 0;9 (13.3gm:48 gm)
Nalau Passage -----------Mar 29, 200 tons

Total: 800 tons 

Central Coast Stock Total: 9,900 tons

Area 9*
Darby Channel -----------Mar 31, 20 tons
Kilbella Bay ------------Mar 31, birds on beach 

Total: 20 tons 
 
Area 10 *

Takush Harbour -----------Mar 31, No fish found
McBride Bay --------------Mar 31, Scratches
Rippon Pt ----------------Mar 31, No fish found

Total: Scratches

Spawn Reports April 01: 

Clifford Bay - March 31 fish in shallows around islands south of the bay. One 
active spot spawn in same area. 

Kitasu Bay - March 31 ¾ mile long spawn half between Wilby Pt and Parsons 
Anchorage.

East Higgins Passage - No active spawn April 01, but fish in shallows inside 
the large lagoon at the north end of Price Island and on Price Island east of 
Lohbrunner Island.

Mathieson Channel/Powell Anchorage - No spawn to-date but marine life continues 
to indicate presence of fish in the area.

Gunboat Passage - spot spawn April 01 in Hampden Bay, not much fish sounded 
near the spawning area. 

Kwakume Inlet - A 1.2 mile spawn April 01 extending from Kwakume Point Light 
southward.

Joassa Channel - March 30th a spot spawn at Quinoot Pt.

Spiller Channel - To-date the total spawn area extends from the entrance of 
Spiller Inlet to about 1.5 miles south of the Lagoon. Estimate 11 miles of 
spawn in total, 1 to 2 layers thick. 

Spiller Inlet - A narrow band, two miles long of light spawn found on the 
western shore south of the narrows. Could be more spawn north of the narrows 
but inlet is currently iced up.
  
Troup Passage - Dive survey assessment found 11 miles of spawn, estimate 2 to 3 
layers and 10 meter wide on average. 

*Not included in major stock area
Scratches - Herring present in small schools 1 to 2 tons
Skimmer - Herring spread out near the surface, difficult to quantify
Fish on bottom - Herring too close to the bottom to quantify
Washed out spawn - Spawn that is coming to an end
Miles - Means nautical miles for this bulletin 

Sooke Post in Bella Bella weathering storm, Christav and Franciscan No 1 
finished for the year. Ocean Cloud in Spiller Channel for spawn assessment. 

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Dan Wagner 250 799 5345

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0269
Sent April 2, 2012 at 1110

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