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Federal Fisheries in the North Aleutian Basin
Diana Evans
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
November 27, 2006
Plan for talk
Background Background the Councilthe Council Federal fisheries managementFederal fisheries management
Fishery distribution within the proposed Fishery distribution within the proposed Sale 92 area of the North Aleutian BasinSale 92 area of the North Aleutian Basin GroundfishGroundfish HalibutHalibut CrabCrab ScallopScallop
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
What is the Council?
Responsibilities under MSA:Responsibilities under MSA:1.1. Prepare a Fishery Management Plan for Prepare a Fishery Management Plan for
each fishery under its authorityeach fishery under its authority2.2. Submit amendments to FMPs as Submit amendments to FMPs as
necessarynecessary3.3. Conduct public hearings to allow all Conduct public hearings to allow all
interested persons to be heard regarding interested persons to be heard regarding FMPs and their implementationFMPs and their implementation
4.4. Review stock assessments and harvest Review stock assessments and harvest specificationsspecifications
Council membership
11 voting members11 voting members (1) NMFS RA; (1) NMFS RA; (3) WA, OR, AK State Fishery Dept heads; (3) WA, OR, AK State Fishery Dept heads; (5) AK ‘at large’ seats appointed by AK (5) AK ‘at large’ seats appointed by AK
governor; governor; (2) WA ‘at large’ seats appoint by WA (2) WA ‘at large’ seats appoint by WA
governorgovernor 4 non-voting members (USFWS, USCG, 4 non-voting members (USFWS, USCG,
PSMFC, Dept of State)PSMFC, Dept of State)
Council Structure
Council
Scientific and Statistical Committee
Plan Teams
Advisory Panel
Committees
Public Comment
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs)
BSAI GroundfishBSAI Groundfish GOA Groundfish GOA Groundfish
BSAI King and BSAI King and Tanner CrabTanner Crab
Alaska-wide ScallopAlaska-wide Scallop
Alaska-wide SalmonAlaska-wide Salmon
HalibutHalibut
Setting Harvest Levels
Optimum Yield1 and Overfishing Levels
Actual annual harvest levels
Groundfish Council Council
Crab Council State of Alaska
Scallop Council State of Alaska
HalibutInternational Pacific Halibut Commission
International Pacific Halibut Commission
1expressed as a range
North Aleutian Basin area
Pink polygon represents Sale 92
Groundfish
Overlap with N. Aleutian Basin
Groundfish fisheries
Target fisheries occurring in the area:Target fisheries occurring in the area:
Trawl Longline Pot
Pollock
Pacific cod
Flatfish
- Yellowfin sole
- Rock sole
- Flathead sole
Pacific cod Pacific cod
Fishery Harvest - 2005
Harvested in Harvested in 509, 516, 512509, 516, 512
% of total BSAI % of total BSAI harvestharvest
Pollock trawlPollock trawl 317,089317,089 21%21%
Pacific cod trawlPacific cod trawl 26,02326,023 40%40%
Pacific cod longlinePacific cod longline 13,30013,300 11%11%
Pacific cod potPacific cod pot 4,7274,727 28%28%
Yellowfin sole trawlYellowfin sole trawl 6,6746,674 7%7%
Flathead sole trawlFlathead sole trawl 2,2922,292 55%55%
Rock sole trawlRock sole trawl 20,41820,418 14%14%
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Pelagic Trawl Fisherypollock target
2005 Pelagic Trawl Fisherypollock target
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Bottom Trawl FisheriesPacific cod, flatfish targets
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Bottom Trawl FisheriesPacific cod, flatfish targets
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Longline FisheryPacific cod target
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Longline FisheryPacific cod target
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Pot FisheryPacific cod target
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
2005 Pot FisheryPacific cod target
Based on 2005 fishery observer data
Halibut
Halibut Fishery
• Sale 92 area is closed to commercial fishing
BSAI King and Tanner Crab
General location of BSAI commercial shellfish fisheries in 1998
Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab FMP
General location of BSAI commercial shellfish fisheries in 1998
Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab FMP
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
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
Bering Sea Tanner crab
Fishery closed 1997-2004Fishery closed 1997-2004
2005 – no overlap2005 – no overlap Fishery occurred west of the North Aleutian Fishery occurred west of the North Aleutian
BasinBasin
Early/mid-1990s, some incidental harvest Early/mid-1990s, some incidental harvest of Tanner crab in BBRKC fisheryof Tanner crab in BBRKC fishery
Source: BSAI King and Tanner Crab SAFE report
Weathervane Scallop
Scallop fishery in 2004/05
ADF&G trawl survey stations
Stations with scallops
Closed to scallop fishing
Scallop fishing effort
NMFS trawl survey stations
Bering Sea
Unimak I
North Pacific OceanSource: Scallop SAFE report
Scallop fishery in 2004/05
ADF&G trawl survey stations
Stations with scallops
Closed to scallop fishing
Scallop fishing effort
NMFS trawl survey stations
Bering Sea
Unimak I
North Pacific OceanSource: Scallop SAFE report
Bering Sea scallop fishery
Fishery occurs north of Unimak IslandFishery occurs north of Unimak Island stock occurs over a wide area at low densities stock occurs over a wide area at low densities
Fishing season: July 1 – February 15 Fishing season: July 1 – February 15
Voluntary cooperative since 2000Voluntary cooperative since 2000 1 vessel fished in 2004/51 vessel fished in 2004/5
Source: Scallop SAFE report
Bering Sea Area scallop fishery summary statistics
SeasonNumber vessels
GHR ceiling
(lbs meat)
Dredgehoursa
Catcha
(lbs meat)
Duration of fishery
2000/01 3 200,000 3,355 205,520
2001/02 3 200,000 3,072 140,871 7/1-11/1
2002/03 2 105,000 2,038 92,240 9/5-1/6
2003/04 2 105,000 1,020 42,590 7/1-7/18
2004/05 1 105,000 275 10,050 7/1-7/13
2005/06 12/13-1/11aConfidential data released by vessel operators
• 2% of total Alaska scallop catch for 2004/5Source: Scallop SAFE report