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ABORIGINAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery
COMMERCIAL - Herring: Spawn on Kelp
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery
COMMERCIAL - Herring: Spawn on Kelp
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FN0310-ABORIGINAL and COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe Test Fishery - Areas 6 to 10 - Central Coast - Update March 26, 2020
Central Coast Herring Bulletin #5 March 26, 2020: The charter vessel Windward Isle, gillnetters The Lady Raven has completed its charter days, his efforts are much appreciated. Royal Jazz continues to look for herring schools and spawn. Three Girls II is scheduled to start today. Dive Charters Pachena and Ocean Cloud are enroute to conduct spawn dive assessments. Pachena will start dive assessments in Area 8 and Ocean Cloud will start dive assessments in Area 7. Windward Isle made a successful test set near Tate Lagoon. They are sounding Northward toward Higgins Passage The spawn flight scheduled for today has been cancelled due to poor weather, it is rescheduled for tomorrow. Spawn Reports (chronologically by Area): Area 7: March 18 ---- Spawn observed 0.3 nm NW of Waskesiu Passage in the area known as 'the fingers'. Spawn in head of Eastern finger, extends approximately 0.8nm into channel. Spawn is washed out, light egg deposition at intertidal and subtidal zones. Coordinates (52° 09.981'N and 128° 26.022'W to 52° 09.478'N and 128° 26.143'W) March 18 ---- Fresh spawn observed 0.1nm West of Quinoot Point near Thompson Bay. Milt in water, spawn along Eastern shoreline for approximately 0.1nm. Significant (51)eagle and seagull presence as well as several sea lions. Coordinates 52° 10.030'N and 128° 20.715'W to 52° 10.155'N and 128° 20.648'W. March 20 ---- Spiller Channel 0.75 nm S of Tate Lagoon (Second Bay). Light spawn on beach, Coordinates 52° 21.865'N and 128° 11.611'W March 21 ---- Quinoot Point (Joassa Channel) 1.2nm spawn reported along shore. Deposition on beach, a few fish tight along beach but no significant backing. Fish on bottom at 40-50 fathoms offshore. Significant wildlife and bird activity. Coordinates 52° 10.546'N and 128° 20.161'W to 52° 09.343'N and 128° 20.424'W. March 22 ---- Tate Lagoon, two layers of spawn on shore, no fish backing. Coordinates 52° 22.181'N and 128° 11.192'W. March 23 ---- Quinoot Point (West side) spawn continues for third day in area. Spawn on beach, no backing or wildlife activity. Coordinates 52° 09.594'N and 128° 20.782'W. Update March 24 - Spawn grown to 1.9nm, medium to heavy spawn with fish backing. March 23 ---- Norman Morison Bay Spawn against shoreline, 20+ sea lions, 2 killer whales, medium to heavy bird activity. Coordinates 52° 11.634'N and 128° 11.246'W UPDATE March 24 - spawn is 3 layers with birds and whales, no milt in water. March 23 ---- Tuft Islands, 0.8nm South of Stryker Island. Spawn in kelp beds off rock formations, some bird activity. Coordinates 52° 04.274'N and 128° 22.139'W March 23 ---- Thompson Bay / NE Raymond Passage. Multiple locations with spawn on beach. 1 - 1.5 mile radius. Heavy bird activity, 59 sea lions 50. Coordinates: 52° 09.742'N and 128° 20.765'W, 52° 09.555'N and 128° 21.663'W 52° 09.917'N and 128° 22.986'W, 52° 08.471'N and 128° 24.292'W 52° 09.044'N and 128° 23.765'W March 23 ---- Spiller Channel, three small spawns of 50' square. No other wildlife activity. Coordinates 52° 20.070'N and 128° 13.140'W Area 8: March 16---- Spawn reported at Keith Anchorage in Kwakshua Channel. Small spot spawn approximately 10 meters square, approximate coordinates 51° 38.759'N and 128° 05.663'W. March 23 ---- Namu area, medium to heavy bird activity, medium sea lion activity (approx. 15), 5 - 10 seals. Coordinates: 51° 50.391'N and 127° 52.70'W March 23 ---- Warrior Cove, small spawn at head of Cove. Coordinates 51° 50.487'N and 127° 52.518'W Soundings: Area 6 Meyers Passage ----------------- March 15, 75 tons Kitasu Bay -------------------- March 23, 6,200 tons, a few schools March 15; Kitasu Bay(Marvin Islands);8.1%;19.4cm;58:51;35-14-2-0-0; (23g:91g) (adjusted roe yield= 8.6%) Note: Many #2s were close to #1s. Area 6 Total: 6,275 tons Area 7 Higgins Passage(East) ---------- March 16, 700 tons Ellerslie Lagoon --------------- March 19, NFF Snass Lake --------------------- March 21, NFF Cheenis to Neekas Inlet -------- March 19, 200 tons Tankeeah to Tate Lagoon -------- March 21, NFF Tate Lagoon -------------------- March 23, 90 tons spawned out Tate Lagoon -------------------- March 24, 410 tons 6 school First Bay Tate Lagoon -------------------- March 24, 260 tons 3 school Second Bay Snass Lake --------------------- March 21, NFF Foote Islets to Tate Lagoon ---- March 18, 250 tons Yeo Cove ----------------------- March 18, 40 tons Bullen Rock to Idol Point ------ March 17, 90 tons Locke Island ------------------- March 25, 160 tons, 6 schools Berry Inlet -------------------- March 18, 35 tons Berry Inlet to Harmston Island - March 17, 800 tons offshore Powell Anchorage --------------- March 23, 20 tons Lambard Inlet ------------------ March 17, NFF Troup Narrows ------------------ March 25, 20 tons, birds and porpoises Strom Cove --------------------- March 23, 70 tons 2 schools Gunboat Passage ---------------- March 23, 20 tons 2 schools, fast moving Georgie Point ------------------ March 23, 30 tons Noon Point --------------------- March 19, NFF Christiansen Point ------------- March 19, NFF Muir Island -------------------- March 21, 160 tons, 4 schools Lockhart Bay ------------------- March 24, 65 tons Dundivan Inlet ----------------- March 19, 2000 tons, 1000 tons outside McGown Point ------------------- March 17, 50 tons Rait Narrows ------------------- March 24, 55 tons Clarie Island ------------------ March 22, 75 tons, 2 schools, 50 seals, whale Raymond Passage ---------------- March 22, NFF Hose Point ----------------------March 22, FOB Norman Morison Bay ------------- March 24, 40 tons, fish outside bay Mosquito Bay ------------------- March 25, 150 tons, fish gone next morning (March 26) March 16; East Higgins Passage;6.3%;18.5cm;57:68;29-25-13-0-0; (22g:80g) Adjusted roe = 5.8% NOTE: Males green, worms in fish. March 17;Spiller Channel;6.0%;19.5cm;54:46;26-18-3-0-1;(23g:99g) Adjusted Roe = 6.5% NOTE: Some males (10%) ripe. March 18;Dundivan Inlet;6.3%;19.1cm;54:50;27-20-3-0-0;(23g:96g) Adjusted Roe = 6.5% NOTE: Males firm. March 25;Spiller Channel;10.4%;19.1cm;52:60;43-16-1-1-1;(24g:89g) Adjusted Roe= 9.7% NOTE: Large and small fish, males ripening. Area 7 Total: 5,790 tons Area 8 Kwakume Inlet ------------------ March 13, 1200 tons Kwakume Point ------------------ March 22, 250 tons deep, moved out Mustang Bay -------------------- March 23, 450 tons Nalu Passage ------------------- March 23, 60 tons Edward Channel ----------------- March 23, 350 tons, junction of Nalau Good Lad Bay ------------------- March 23, 50 tons in 2 schools Bryden Channel ----------------- March 23, 650 tons Kwakshua Channel --------------- March 22, 175 tons Illahie Inlet ----------------- March 22, small spawn, slinks March 22;Mustang Bay;8.2%;18.3cm;75:47;36-10-1-0-0;(22.8g:81g) NOTE: Males starting to ripen. Revisiting roe grades. Area 8 Total: 3185 tons Area 10: (to date) Mud Bay ---- Herring in the shallows and flipping on surface but have not spawned. Takush Harbour ---- Light spawn in Takush Harbour, no additional spawn has followed as of March 25. Any intense fish sounding mammal, bird, whale, or herring spawn observations are requested to be reported. 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 - FN0310
Sent March 26, 2020 at 1353
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