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Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update
Pre-season forecast:
Somass (Great Central and Sproat) - 1.6 Million
Henderson Lake sockeye outlook ~ 10,000
Escapement to June 12: ~ 17,000
Test Fishery: Seine vessel Nita Maria June 9 and 10th (not restricted by seine free
zone) Estimated outside Ten Mile Point 4000-6,000 inside - 8000 -10,000
First in-season reforecast: June 26
Catch Estimate: ~ 13,403 adults
Somass First Nations – 8467
Maanulth First Nations Domestic harvest – 304
Area D Gillnet - 3800
Recreational - 832
NEXT WEEK'S FISHING PLANS:
First Nations
Tsu-ma-uss (Hupacasath, Tseshaht) gill-nets – Sunday June 15th 12 pm to Thursday
June 19th 12 pm from Papermill Dam to Hook Bay.
Hook and Line – 7 days a week from Papermill Dam to Hook Bay except for Papermill
Dam Pool.
Tseshaht Communal Drag Seine – Papermill Dam Pool Friday June 13th and Saturday
June 14th daily 5 am to 2 pm and, Sunday June 15th 5 am to 12 pm
Hupacasath communal gillnet - Fri June 13th 10 pm to Sat June 14th 5am from Polly
Point to Ten mile Point, Saturday June 14th 5 am to 2 pm and Sunday June 15th 5 am to
12 pm from the Hupacasath canoe dock in the Somass River downstream into the Inlet
to Ten Mile Point. (Limited to designated boats only)
Maa-nulth – June 13th to June 19th The harvest plan includes the contracting of
designated Area D Gillnet vessels to harvest sockeye. These vessels will be displaying
Maa-nulth identification flags.
Commercial
Area D Gill - Tuesday June 17th net fishery will open 14 hours from 6 am to 8 pm, from
the Bamfield line to the Pocahontas line.
Area B Seine - Possible fishery week of June 23rd depending on escapement and catch
levels. There will be a closed area for seines as agreed to by the Area 23 Harvest
Committee. This area is subject to adjustment by the committee in-season. The
current seine closed area will be bounded in the north by a line from Dunsmuir Point to
the pilings north of China Creek and, in the south by a line drawn from Hocking Point
easterly to the opposite shore.
Recreational
• May 1 until further notice 4 sockeye per day in Area 23 except the tidal portions
of the Somass River which are 2 per day. The tidal portion of the Somass River
is closed 10 pm to 5 am daily.
• June 11 Finfish closure Papermill Dam Park pool
• June 15 -30 experimental sockeye fishery near service Road Somass Park
For more information please contact the DFO office in Port Alberni at 250 720-4440
Pre-season forecast:
Somass (Great Central and Sproat) - 1.6 Million
Henderson Lake sockeye outlook ~ 10,000
Escapement to June 12: ~ 17,000
Test Fishery: Seine vessel Nita Maria June 9 and 10th (not restricted by seine free
zone) Estimated outside Ten Mile Point 4000-6,000 inside - 8000 -10,000
First in-season reforecast: June 26
Catch Estimate: ~ 13,403 adults
Somass First Nations – 8467
Maanulth First Nations Domestic harvest – 304
Area D Gillnet - 3800
Recreational - 832
NEXT WEEK'S FISHING PLANS:
First Nations
Tsu-ma-uss (Hupacasath, Tseshaht) gill-nets – Sunday June 15th 12 pm to Thursday
June 19th 12 pm from Papermill Dam to Hook Bay.
Hook and Line – 7 days a week from Papermill Dam to Hook Bay except for Papermill
Dam Pool.
Tseshaht Communal Drag Seine – Papermill Dam Pool Friday June 13th and Saturday
June 14th daily 5 am to 2 pm and, Sunday June 15th 5 am to 12 pm
Hupacasath communal gillnet - Fri June 13th 10 pm to Sat June 14th 5am from Polly
Point to Ten mile Point, Saturday June 14th 5 am to 2 pm and Sunday June 15th 5 am to
12 pm from the Hupacasath canoe dock in the Somass River downstream into the Inlet
to Ten Mile Point. (Limited to designated boats only)
Maa-nulth – June 13th to June 19th The harvest plan includes the contracting of
designated Area D Gillnet vessels to harvest sockeye. These vessels will be displaying
Maa-nulth identification flags.
Commercial
Area D Gill - Tuesday June 17th net fishery will open 14 hours from 6 am to 8 pm, from
the Bamfield line to the Pocahontas line.
Area B Seine - Possible fishery week of June 23rd depending on escapement and catch
levels. There will be a closed area for seines as agreed to by the Area 23 Harvest
Committee. This area is subject to adjustment by the committee in-season. The
current seine closed area will be bounded in the north by a line from Dunsmuir Point to
the pilings north of China Creek and, in the south by a line drawn from Hocking Point
easterly to the opposite shore.
Recreational
• May 1 until further notice 4 sockeye per day in Area 23 except the tidal portions
of the Somass River which are 2 per day. The tidal portion of the Somass River
is closed 10 pm to 5 am daily.
• June 11 Finfish closure Papermill Dam Park pool
• June 15 -30 experimental sockeye fishery near service Road Somass Park
For more information please contact the DFO office in Port Alberni at 250 720-4440
