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Collapse of the herring?
The herring roe fishery on the Central Coast was abruptly closed Tuesday . http://www-ops2.pac.dfompo.gc.ca/xnet/content/fns/index.cfm?pg=view_notice&lang=en&DOC_ID=99142&ID=commercial There wasn't enough fish!
Is this a sign of a collapse in the BC herring fishery? Check it out.
The 770 tons quota was not achieved. Last year the commercial l fishery took 2700 tons out of the same waters, this year and they were only able to catch 400 tons and it was shut down for lack of fish. Is any thing wrong here? Does anybody care?
The herring are repeat spawners which means that after they have laid their eggs in the inlets they return to the open Pacific to feed and live and return to spawn again .
The biomass estimates are taken prior to the fishery. A group of boats conduct a sonar search in the water of each area. In 2006 within the Central Coast area the biomass was estimated at 16,275 tons. This year the estimate prior the fishery was 6700 tons that’s a 59% drop [CUT FOR SPACE] ...
It's time to shut the roe fishery down!
Phil Millerd
April 3, 2007
pmillerd@hotmail.com
250-957-2414
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There was a great Herring return this year to Victoria. I spent several days fishing off of the Admirals bridge for them.
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