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
That makes about as much "sense" as the "management" regime that got them to where they are today...
Nog
Yeah, in my opinion it's a problem.
When they publish data of any salmon recovery, commercial fisheries immediately jump on the run to beat it back.
Everyone is watching these numbers and jumping on them as soon as they show any sign of recovery.
There is a reason why our fisheries can't recover.
Population pressures, commercial fisheries etc...
We won't let them.
1. Human over population
2. Government burden and overreach
Yeah, in my opinion it's a problem.
When they publish data of any salmon recovery, commercial fisheries immediately jump on the run to beat it back.
Everyone is watching these numbers and jumping on them as soon as they show any sign of recovery.
There is a reason why our fisheries can't recover.
Population pressures, commercial fisheries etc...
We won't let them.
If you are that uninformed you ought to do some studying
Totally Delusional, and especially so in this particular case.
What these numbers are indicating is the near COLLAPSE of the Somas sockeye run, following a few years of "normal" abundance.
There are a host of reasons for this, all unrelated to your uninformed "opinion".
At this point, all sectors are at the table, and all sectors are standing firm in their position that NO-ONE should or will be fishing this run this year.
Pre-season forecast: Somass (Great Central and Sproat) – 169,000 Henderson Lake sockeye outlook < 15,000
Escapement to June 2: Stamp: 250 Sproat: 2028 Total: 2278
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 Treaty closed
Commercial
Area D Gillnet – closed.
Area B Seine – closed.
Recreational
Sockeye closed
New Measures
Due to lower than expected escapement of Sockeye the following areas will be closed to fishing for finfish effective 00:01h June 4, 2020 until midnight July 14, 2020:
Portions of subarea 23-1 and subarea 23-2 from the tidal boundary signs at Paper Mill Dam in the Somass River then downstream south into the Inlet to Hocking Point light. Portions of the Freshwater section of the Somass River Region 1 from Somass Park to Paper Mill Dam. See Fishery Notices links below.
FN 506 Finfish Closure upper Alberni Inlet
FN 505 Portion of the freshwater section of the Somass River closed to fishing for salmon
The above management measures may change on short notice depending on in-season information.
For more info please call the Port Alberni DFO office at 250 720 4440
Yeah, in my opinion it's a problem.
When they publish data of any salmon recovery, commercial fisheries immediately jump on the run to beat it back.
Everyone is watching these numbers and jumping on them as soon as they show any sign of recovery.
There is a reason why our fisheries can't recover.
Population pressures, commercial fisheries etc...
We won't let them.
Do you really think the government should keep wildlife population information a secret?
Should this apply to moose and bears too, or just sockeye?
Pre-season forecast: Somass (Great Central and Sproat) – 169,000 Henderson Lake sockeye outlook < 15,000
Escapement to June 10: Stamp: 1,030 Sproat: 7,219 Total: 8,249
Test Fishery: Seine vessel Nita Maria testing June 7th - 8th estimated 3,000 inside 10 Mile Point and 9,000 outside.
First in-season re-forecast: June 25th
Catch Estimate: 211 Somass First Nations – 0 Maa-nulth First Nations – 0 Area D Gillnet – 0 Area B Seine - 0 Recreational – 0 Test Fishery - 211
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 Treaty closed
Commercial
Area D Gillnet – closed.
Area B Seine – closed.
Recreational
Sockeye closed
New Measures
Due to lower than expected escapement of Sockeye the following areas are closed to all sectors for fishing for finfish effective 00:01h June 4, 2020 until midnight July 14, 2020:
Portions of subarea 23-1 and subarea 23-2 from the tidal boundary signs at Paper Mill Dam in the Somass River then downstream south into the Inlet to Hocking Point light. Portions of the Freshwater section of the Somass River Region 1 from Somass Park to Paper Mill Dam.
See Fishery Notices links below.
FN 506 Finfish Closure upper Alberni Inlet
FN 505 Portion of the freshwater section of the Somass River closed to fishing for salmon
The above management measures may change on short notice depending on in-season information.
For more info please call the Port Alberni DFO office at 250 720 4440