ECVI Herring 2014......

[finaddict]

More than 2400 tonnes already harvested

 

[GLG]

It's early yet to push the panic button.
I don't like fishing the herring hard by a long shot but we still need a few more days to see what happens.
Area 14 is the last of the herring holdouts on the BC coast.
We watch this area and DFO knows our thoughts on this matter.
Problem is we are up against the weight of a ton of money.
We all know that money seems to buy out any good common sense.
Andrew P ... PM incoming...

 

[woodsnose]

Any reports of herring in Dodds Narrows yet.

 

[islander55]

any reports on the herring showing up around ladysmith area?

 

[Andrew P]

It's early yet to push the panic button.
I don't like fishing the herring hard by a long shot but we still need a few more days to see what happens.
Area 14 is the last of the herring holdouts on the BC coast.
We watch this area and DFO knows our thoughts on this matter.
Problem is we are up against the weight of a ton of money.
We all know that money seems to buy out any good common sense.
Andrew P ... PM incoming...

GLG, you are a popular guy; inbox full! I have some info for you on sample taking for the DNA study!

 

[GLG]

cleaning up the PM inbox.... Didn't make it out and I'm swamped in paperwork.

 

[Andrew P]

I just started a new thread for mapping herring spawning; let's see those reports!

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum...-Mapping-of-Pacific-Herring-in-the-Salish-Sea

 

[Andrew P]

Here is the course of Ante B, today, doing assessments of the herring in the area. There should be a DFO update this evening as a result.

 

[Bugs]

Andrew pm sent

 

[finaddict]

Up to 13,200 tonnes out of Strait fo Georgia so far. North Coast/ Rupert is next on the hit list.

 

[Seafever]

Am I missing something here? Last year herring were spawning around FC Marina on march 4th.

I've been going down to the marina fairly consistently the last little while. No "milky" water......no nothing, except the commercial boats showing up and offloading catch from someplace.

Supposedly it went great guns up around Comox/ Hornby for quite awhile.....

 

[Charter Tofino]

They don't always spawn in the same areas.

 

[Cuba Libre]

They don't always spawn in the same areas.

Thats right.. somewhere I have a CD that shows the location of spawns over the last 20 years. I will see if I can find it. Andrew, ask DFO for a copy-- it was made by them and I am sure they still exist.

 

[Charter Tofino]

Thats right.. somewhere I have a CD that shows the location of spawns over the last 20 years. I will see if I can find it. Andrew, ask DFO for a copy-- it was made by them and I am sure they still exist.

That would great to see.

 

[GLG]

It's on the Internet and I posted last year.
I'll have a look for the link
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Some avi files are at the bottom of this page.
Sad looking from 1930's to 2013.

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/scienc...rring-hareng/herspawn/pages/default2-eng.html

See if this link works,,,,
[video]http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/species-especes/pelagic-pelagique/herring-hareng/herspawn/AVI/BCS_SPA.AVI

 

[Scouse]

Herring spawn going on Colombia Beach ,French Creek ,Parksville Bay today. Late this year

 

[LowTide]

It looks like there are large ribbons of white in the water out from shore in North Nanaimo. I can see a lot of Sealion and bird activity going on right now from my deck.

 

[LowTide]

There is definitely some interest from the birds.

 

[islander55]

do any of you guys know when the herring should be showing up around area 17 like around ladysmith yellow point area?
thanks

 

[firelight]

Any minute now Matt
They are north and south of us, if you see any sign post up so we can get a couple.