SOMASS SOCKEYE BULLETIN # 1 – 2020 Date: May 29, 2020

Somass Sockeye Stock Assessment Update Pre-season forecast: Somass (Great Central and Sproat) – 169,000 Henderson Lake sockeye outlook < 15,000 Escapement to May 23: Stamp: 10 Sproat: 900 Total: 910 Test

Fishery:

Seine vessel testing June 8th - 10th

First in-season re-forecast: June 25th

Catch Estimate: 0

Somass First Nations – 0

Maa-nulth First Nations – 0

Area D Gillnet – 0

Area B Seine - 0 Recreational – 0

NEXT WEEK’S FISHING PLANS:

All Fishing plans are subject to change depending on weekly meetings.

First Nations
Hupacasath & Tseshaht – Sockeye FSC closed, EO - closed.
Maa-nulth – Sockeye FSC closed

Commercial
Area D Gillnet – closed.
Area B Seine – closed.

Recreational
Sockeye closed

Upcoming : As a precaution to prevent incidental mortality of released Sockeye a full finfish closure to all sectors is expected to be implemented shortly. The area to be closed is from the tidal section of the Somass River at Paper Mill Dam downstream into the inlet and south to Hocking Point. This measure and any future changes will be announced in Fishery Notices and this bulletin.

For more info please call the Port Alberni DFO office at 250 720 4440