No Herring Seine Fishery in the Gulf

[Cuba Libre]

Fishery Notice

Category(s): COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Gill Net
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Seine
COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe: Test Fishery
Subject: FN0200-COMMERCIAL - Herring - Roe - Strait of Georgia - March 14, 2011 AM

ROE HERRING INFORMATION BULLETIN: 33
DATE: Mar 14AM, 2011
STRAIT OF GEORGIA

AREA 14
Shelter Pt to Cape Lazo------------Mar 5:1,000 tons
E.C. Denman Island-----------------Mar 14:not assessed
Lambert Ch. to Chrome Is-----------Mar 14:not assessed
E.C. Hornby Is---------------------Mar 14:not assessed
Tribune Bay/Lower Hornby-----------Mar 14:not assessed
Upper Baynes Sd-------------------- Mar 14:13,000 tons
TEST:Mar14am 13.1% 18.7cm 61:59 59-0-0-2-0jv (22gm:82gm) Seal Islet
Lower Baynes Sd-------------------- Mar 14:not assessed
Mapleguard to Nile Cr-------------- Mar 14:not assessed
Nile Creek to French Cr------------ Mar 14:not assessed
French Cr to NW Bay---------------- Mar 14:20,000 tons
TEST:Mar13:
TEST:Mar13pm: 13.6% 18.3cm 52:57 56-0-1-2-0jv (24gm:90gm) Seal Islet
TEST:Mar14am: underway
TOTAL 14: Approximately 105,000 to 125,000 tons on March 10

AREA 15
Mill to Myrtle Rk------------------Mar5: NFF
Mill to Atrevida-------------------Mar:5 600 tons

AREA 17 NORTH
Dorcas Pt/Schooner Cove------------ Mar 14:NFF
Inner Nanoose---------------------- Mar 14:not assessed
Outer Nanoose---------------------- Mar 14:NFF
Blunden to Neck Point-------------- Mar 14:5,000 tons
Neck Pt to Dodd Narrows------------ Mar 14:not assessed
TOTAL AREA 17N: approximately 5,000 tons on March 10

AREA 17 SOUTH
TRINCOMALI CH --------------------Feb 20 4,000 tons
Total Area 17S:4,000 tons

TOTAL STRAIT OF GEORGIA: approximately 125,000-145,000 tons on March 10

Portions of Areas 14 and 17 are open to Strait of Georgia licensed roe herring
gillnets northerly of Nanaimo including Hornby and Denman Islands and excluding
Comox Harbour, Nanoose Bay, and Nanaimo Harbour. The gillnet fishery opening
was sanctioned by the HIAB Gillnet advisors.

There is confirmed spawn from above French Creek to Parksville Bay,
approximately 5 miles in length, and spawn at Lantzville, 2.6 miles Icarus
Point and at Neck Point. A spawn overflight will be conducted today as soon as
there is a weather window. Please be advised that there may be First Nations
cedar boughs placed in areas of herring spawn such as the French Creek area,
and commercial fishing operations must be conducted in such a manner that the
First Nations harvest is not impacted.

The seine pool captains met this morning and have decided, based on current
market conditions including the recent disaster in Japan, that a seine fishing
opportunity is unlikely. Pool Captains have recommended that the industry
funded test program for seines be discontinued at this time, and the test
program will continue to survey to support the gillnet fleet.

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




Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0200
Sent March 14, 2011 at 1117

 

[Whole in the Water]

This is good news for salmon on the east coast if they limit the overeall harvest. DFO has for several years overfished herring in this area at the expense of salmon. This is one of the main causes for poor survival rates of fry leaving many of the east coast rivers and streams. There is very little for the fry to feed on with the huge biomass from herring spawns greatly reduced with over fishing. My 2 bits.

 

[Dogbreath]

This is good news for salmon on the east coast if they limit the overeall harvest. DFO has for several years overfished herring in this area at the expense of salmon. This is one of the main causes for poor survival rates of fry leaving many of the east coast rivers and streams. There is very little for the fry to feed on with the huge biomass from herring spawns greatly reduced with over fishing.....

Yes it will be very interesting to see what happens with the Salmon this season.

 

[rsj1]

Nice to see some common sense in this matter WW & DB - unfortunately not in the DFO offices.

 

[Cuba Libre]

Sorry Whole in the Water-- but I have to call you on this

This is one of the main causes for poor survival rates of fry leaving many of the east coast rivers and streams

Salmon FRY do not immediately feed on herring larvae. I spent enough time bent over a microscope early in my early career looking at what they do eat.... and herring are not what they initially need . Plankton is where its at for the fry leaving the fresh water. Yearling chinook and coho (smolts) do prey on juvenile herring, but since the roe fishery started with a maximum exploitation of 20% of total biomass, that fishery is not IMHO the root cause of poor survivals. Might be worth a review of the latest POST results to see where the losses occur.

Cheers
Me

 

[spring time]

gee I guess jimmy paterson does have a heart

 

[Fish Assassin]

I can't wait to see the future....

 

[Klob]

gee I guess jimmy paterson does have a heart

No, Jimmy has no heart or soul. Just a pulse. It was the disaster in Japan that precluded the closure. Not enough money in it for the boys. Good news for fish.

 

[tortuga]

Plus the herring were too small when the fleet was chomping at the bit.
The larger ones were hiding out under the storms. Otherwise it would have opened before the tsunami. The stars aligned so to speak.

 

[Charter Tofino]

Interesting chain of events for sure. Amazing how directly Japan controls the market conditions.

Edit-Would be nice to see ECVI herring stocks grow in size/abundance. Almost all my fish last year had only 2-4 inch herring.

 

[Copper Moon]

Sorry Whole in the Water-- but I have to call you on this

Salmon FRY do not immediately feed on herring larvae. I spent enough time bent over a microscope early in my early career looking at what they do eat.... and herring are not what they initially need . Plankton is where its at for the fry leaving the fresh water. Yearling chinook and coho (smolts) do prey on juvenile herring, but since the roe fishery started with a maximum exploitation of 20% of total biomass, that fishery is not IMHO the root cause of poor survivals. Might be worth a review of the latest POST results to see where the losses occur.

Cheers
Me

I was at a presentation last week where a DFO Biologist was suggesting the same thing.