August 30, 2019
Notice to PEI Herring Fish Harvesters - HFA
16G
ACOUSTIC SOUNDINGS & VARIABLE MESH NET
HERRING PROJECT
PEIFA/DFO are seeking 2 participants for the annual project:
2) Captain/vessel for hire – provide samples of herring using a variable mesh/panel testnet in Fishermen’s Bank.
A draw of qualified Captains will take place following the deadline.
The following are a list of details/qualifications for the new participants in the Herring project:
1)
Captain/Vessel
for hire – Acoustic Sounding of designated grid in both North Lake and
Fishermen’s Bank (HFA 16G)
·
Fisher must be
reliable, experienced in the herring fishery in HFA 16G
·
Fisher must be
available to survey the area before and after the fishing season (acoustic) as
well as up to 3 samples throughout the season but on the weekends when the
fishery is closed..
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The location for
the scientific equipment must be clean and dry at all times.
·
Fisher must
install a DFO transducer in the hull of their fishing boat prior to
installation of the logging system (start of the season) and run the cable to
the location where the scientific equipment will be housed.
·
The fishing boat
sounder used by the captain must be of a different frequency than 120 KHz.
·
Fishing boat must
be in good condition; with good 12 Volt electrical system and batteries, and
must allow hookup of scientific equipment on his electrical system, as well as
a hookup to his GPS navigation system.
·
Fishing vessel
must not have or use a generator on board during fishing activities if it
interferes with the scientific equipment.
·
Fisher must fill
out a logbook.
·
Captain is
responsible person to download the acoustic data regularly from the computer on
board to a memory stick and download the data to an ftp site for project
verification.
· (NEW RATE):
Payment is $1,800.00
per survey night (one survey night includes one grid in North Lake and 2 grids
in Fishermen’s Bank). Up to 5 survey
samples will be requested total in HFA 16G.
·
A T4A will be
issued to the Captain upon completion of the survey samples.
2)
Captain/vessel
for hire – Sample herring using a variable mesh panel testnet in
Fishermen’s Bank.
·
Captain must be
reliable, experienced and participating in the 2019 herring fishery in HFA 16G
in Fishermen’s Bank.
·
Captain will be
expected to fish a variable mesh test net (provided to them) up to 5 times
throughout the season and no more than once a week unless instructed otherwise. The net contains 5 different panels with a
different mesh size for each panel. Fisher must also separate the catch from these 5 panels into different
fish pans onboard his boat and clearly indicate which mesh size corresponds to
each fish pan.
·
Fisher must
communicate with a hired technician, who will meet the Captain on shore for
further data collection of the fish.
·
Captain must fill
out a logbook when he fishes the experimental net with details of the catch by
mesh size.
·
Captain will be
issued a section 52 permit to accompany the net and project.
·
Payment is
$600.00 per testnet sample, with a total of 5 testnet samples requested per
season.
·
A T4A will be
issued to the Captain upon completion of the samples.
Deadline to submit your name to Laura/Melanie by: Friday, August
9th, 2019
A draw of qualified Captains
will take place following the deadline.
Telephone: (902) 566-4050
Fax: 902-368-3748
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