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Federal Fisheries in the North Aleutian Basin

Federal Fisheries in the North Aleutian Basin. Diana Evans North Pacific Fishery Management Council November 27, 2006. Plan for talk. Background the Council Federal fisheries management Fishery distribution within the proposed Sale 92 area of the North Aleutian Basin Groundfish Halibut

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Federal Fisheries in the North Aleutian Basin

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  1. Federal Fisheries in the North Aleutian Basin Diana Evans North Pacific Fishery Management Council November 27, 2006

  2. Plan for talk • Background • the Council • Federal fisheries management • Fishery distribution within the proposed Sale 92 area of the North Aleutian Basin • Groundfish • Halibut • Crab • Scallop

  3. Fishery Management Process Council recommends management measures for each fishery (Fishery Management Plan and amendments) Secretary of Commerce approves or disapproves Council recommendation NMFS implements management measures through regulation NMFS monitors fishery and enforces management measures

  4. What is the Council? Responsibilities under MSA: • Prepare a Fishery Management Plan for each fishery under its authority • Submit amendments to FMPs as necessary • Conduct public hearings to allow all interested persons to be heard regarding FMPs and their implementation • Review stock assessments and harvest specifications

  5. Council membership • 11 voting members • (1) NMFS RA; • (3) WA, OR, AK State Fishery Dept heads; • (5) AK ‘at large’ seats appointed by AK governor; • (2) WA ‘at large’ seats appoint by WA governor • 4 non-voting members (USFWS, USCG, PSMFC, Dept of State)

  6. Council Structure Council Committees Advisory Panel Scientific and Statistical Committee Plan Teams Public Comment

  7. Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) • BSAI Groundfish • GOA Groundfish • BSAI King and Tanner Crab • Alaska-wide Scallop • Alaska-wide Salmon • Halibut

  8. Setting Harvest Levels 1expressed as a range

  9. North Aleutian Basin area

  10. Pink polygon represents Sale 92

  11. Groundfish

  12. Overlap with N. Aleutian Basin

  13. Groundfish fisheries • Target fisheries occurring in the area:

  14. Fishery Harvest - 2005

  15. 2005 Pelagic Trawl Fisherypollock target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  16. 2005 Pelagic Trawl Fisherypollock target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  17. 2005 Bottom Trawl FisheriesPacific cod, flatfish targets Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  18. 2005 Bottom Trawl FisheriesPacific cod, flatfish targets Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  19. 2005 Longline FisheryPacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  20. 2005 Longline FisheryPacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  21. 2005 Pot FisheryPacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  22. 2005 Pot FisheryPacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

  23. Halibut

  24. Halibut Fishery • Sale 92 area is closed to commercial fishing

  25. BSAI King and Tanner Crab

  26. General location of BSAI commercial shellfish fisheries in 1998 Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab FMP

  27. General location of BSAI commercial shellfish fisheries in 1998 Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab FMP

  28. Bristol Bay Red King Crab Fishery 2005/06 • Blue box represents vast majority of 2005 landings • Fishery season: 10/23/05 – 1/7/06 (intensive in Nov) • Crab rationalization changed fishery patterns Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab SAFE report

  29. Bristol Bay Red King Crab Fishery 2005/06 • By week, anywhere from 1-51 vessels participating • 2.5 million crabs harvested, 16.5 million lbs Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab SAFE report

  30. Bering Sea Tanner crab • Fishery closed 1997-2004 • 2005 – no overlap • Fishery occurred west of the North Aleutian Basin • Early/mid-1990s, some incidental harvest of Tanner crab in BBRKC fishery Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab SAFE report

  31. Weathervane Scallop

  32. Closed to scallop fishing Scallop fishing effort Scallop fishery in 2004/05 Bering Sea  NMFS trawl survey stations  ADF&G trawl survey stations  Stations with scallops Unimak I North Pacific Ocean Source: Scallop SAFE report

  33. Closed to scallop fishing Scallop fishing effort Scallop fishery in 2004/05 Bering Sea  NMFS trawl survey stations  ADF&G trawl survey stations  Stations with scallops Unimak I North Pacific Ocean Source: Scallop SAFE report

  34. Bering Sea scallop fishery • Fishery occurs north of Unimak Island • stock occurs over a wide area at low densities • Fishing season: July 1 – February 15 • Voluntary cooperative since 2000 • 1 vessel fished in 2004/5 Source: Scallop SAFE report

  35. Bering Sea Area scallop fishery summary statistics aConfidential data released by vessel operators • 2% of total Alaska scallop catch for 2004/5 Source: Scallop SAFE report

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