Commercial Nearshore Fishery

Industry and Public Meeting for the 2021 Fishing Year &

Information on 2021-22 Stock Assessments

Brett Rodomsky Troy Buell

State Fishery Management Assistant State Fishery Manager

September 20201

At tonight’s meeting

• Pacific Fishery Management Council update

• Black Rockfish Management Area update

• 2020 fishery landings to date

• Process and options for setting 2021 state regulations

• Bi-monthly vessel catch limits

• Input from industry and other interested parties

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• Non-trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA)

• Shoreward boundary moved from 30 fathoms to 40 fathoms

• Northern California-Oregon

• ONLY Hook and Line gears, excluding:

• Longline

• Dinglebar

• 2021-2022 fixed gear trip limits

• Similar to 2020 in-season changes for Limited Entry (LE) and Open Access (OA)

• LE refers to federal permits, vessels with only state permits are OA

• 2021 stock assessments for 2023-2024 management

Pacific Fishery Management Council

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Pacific Fishery Management CouncilLE and OA Fixed Gear Trip Limits

Stock 2019-2020 Outset 2020 In-season 2021-2022 proposed

Widow rockfish

Combined limit:

LE: 200 lbs/month

OA: 200 lbs/month

Combined limit:

LE: 800 lbs/month

OA: 800 lbs/month

Separate widow limit:

LE: 4,000 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 2,000 lbs./ 2 months

Shelf rockfish Separate shelf limit:

LE: 800 lbs./ month

OA: 800 lbs./ month

Shortbelly rockfish Separate shortbelly limit:

LE: 200 lbs./ month

OA: 200 lbs./ month

Canary rockfish LE: 300 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 300 lbs./ 2 months

LE: 3,000 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 1,000 lbs./ 2 month

LE: 3,000 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 1,000 lbs./ 2 month

Yellowtail rockfish LE: 1,000 lbs./ month

OA: 500 lbs./ month

LE: 3,000 lbs./ month

OA: 1,500 lbs./ month

LE: 3,000 lbs./ month

OA: 1,500 lbs./ month

Lingcod (OR/WA) LE: 2,000 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 900 lbs./ month

LE: 4,000 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 2,000 lbs./ month

LE: 4,000 lbs./ 2 months

OA: 2,000 lbs./ month

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Pacific Fishery Management CouncilStock Assessment Schedule

2021 assessments (2023-2024 mgmt.)

Full Update Data Moderate Catch-Only

Dover sole Sablefish Copper rockfish Canary rockfish

Vermilion/sunset

rockfishPacific spiny dogfish

Darkblotched

rockfish

LingcodSquarespotted

rockfish

Arrowtooth

flounder

Quillback rockfish Petrale sole

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Black Rockfish Management Areas

Reminder: Regulation Change Effective January 1, 2020

Black Rockfish Management Area daily trip limits:

Period 1: 500 lbs – this is a 200 lb increase

Period 2: 300 lbs

Period 3: 300 lbs

Period 4: 300 lbs

Period 5: 300 lbs

Period 6: 500 lbs - this is a 200 lb increase

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Review the 2020 Season(Landings thru Sept 10 or 69% of season)

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2020 Nearshore Permits

• 44 permits for Black & Blue (B/B) Rockfish without Nearshore Endorsement

• 33 B/B permitted vessels landed B/B Rockfish

• 75% active

• 67 B/B w/ Nearshore-Endorsed permits

• 54 NS vessels landed B/B or NS fish

• 81% active

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PermitsBlack/Blue & BB w/ Nearshore Endorsement

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2020 Permits Permit History: 2004 - 2020

2020 Effort(69% of the Season)

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Nearshore Effort: Trips by Port

* 2020 trips thru Sept 10, trips from other years from entire year 11

2020 Total Landings(69% of the season)

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Total Landings and Value by Port*

13* 2020 landings thru Sept 10, landings from other years from entire year

Black Rockfish Landings(61% of cap - 69% of season)

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Black Rockfish Landings by Port*

* 2020 landings thru Sept 10, landings from other years from entire year 15

2020 Black Rockfish Limit Attainment

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Blue and Deacon Rockfish Landings(19% of cap - 69% of season)

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Blue and Deacon Landings by Port*

* 2020 landings thru Sept 10, landings from other years from entire year 18

2020 Blue and Deacon Limit Attainment

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Other Nearshore Landings(72% of cap - 69% of season)

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Other Nearshore Landings by Port*

* 2020 landings thru Sept 10, landings from other years from entire year 21

2020 Other Nearshore Limit Attainment

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Greenling Landings(7% of cap - 69% of season)

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Greenling Landings by Port*

* 2020 landings thru Sept 10, landings from other years from entire year 24

2020 Greenling Limit Attainment

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Cabezon Landings(45% of cap - 69% of season)

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Cabezon Landings by Port*

* 2020 landings thru Sept 10, landings from other years from entire year 27

2020 Cabezon Limit Attainment

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2020 Landings Summarythru 69% of season

Black RF Blue & Deacon RF ONSRF Greenling Cabezon

Harvest

Guideline (lbs)270,948 40,345 26,896 260,806 66,580

Totals – 9/10 164,122 7,571 19,481 17,558 30,061

% of HG Landed 61% 19% 72% 7% 45%

Remainder 106,826 32,774 7,415 243,248 36,519

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Management Strategy

Provide sustainable fishing opportunity without

exceeding federal and state harvest limits or

Yelloweye rockfish impacts.

Predictability

• cumulative trip limits set at season start

• year-round season

• market supply

• few or no in-season changes

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Commercial Harvest Guidelines

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Black Rockfish Bimonthly Trip Limits

Species

group

2019

Outset

2019 w/

In-season

changes

2020

Outset

2020 w/

In-season

changes

Black RF

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

1,500

1,500

1,800

1,800

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

2,400

2,100

2,100

1,500

1,500

1,800

1,800

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,800

2,400

2,700

2,700

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Black RF Trip Limit Projections

2019 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 1,500

2 1,800

3 2,100

4 2,100

5 1,800

6 1,500

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Black RF Trip Limit Projections

2019 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 1,500

2 1,800

3 2,100

4 2,100

5 1,800

6 1,500

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2018 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 1,500

2 1,500

3 1,800

4 1,800

5 1,800

6 1,500

Black RF Bimonthly Trip Limits

Species

group

2019

Outset

2019 w/

In-season

changes

2020

Outset

2020 w/

In-season

changes

2021

Black RF

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

1,500

1,500

1,800

1,800

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

2,400

2,100

2,100

1,500

1,500

1,800

1,800

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,800

2,400

2,700

2,700

?

?

?

?

?

?

Goal: 2-month cumulative trip limits to achieve a 12-month season in 2021 with few or no in-season adjustments

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Other Nearshore RF Trip Limit Projections

2019 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 300

2 300

3 300

4 300

5 300

6 300

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Other Nearshore RF Trip Limit Projections

2019 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 300

2 300

3 300

4 300

5 300

6 300

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2018 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 450

2 450

3 450

4 450

5 450

6 450

Cabezon Trip Limit Projections

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2019 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 1,500

2 1,500

3 1,500

4 1,500

5 1,500

6 1,500

Cabezon Trip Limit Projections

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2019 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 1,500

2 1,500

3 1,500

4 1,500

5 1,500

6 1,500

2017 Base Year

Period Trip Limit

1 2,500

2 2,500

3 2,500

4 2,500

5 2,500

6 2,500

Other Bimonthly Trip Limits

Goal: 2-month cumulative trip limits to achieve a 12-month season in 2021 with few or no in-season adjustments

Species

group

2019

Outset

2019 w/

In-season

changes

2020

Outset

2020 w/

In-season

changes

2021

Blue RF 300 100 1,500 1,500 ?

Other NS

RF450 250 450 450 ?

Cabezon 2,000 45 1,000 2,000 ?

Greenling 800 1,000 1,000 1,000 ?

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Commercial Nearshore Fishery Data Update

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/publications/ 41

Thank you!

Marine Resources Program

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

2040 SE Marine Science Drive

Newport, OR 97365

(541) 867-4741

Contact us!

Brett Rodomsky

(541) 265-8306 ext. 286

brett.t.rodomsky@state.or.us

Troy Buell

(541) 867-0300 ext. 225

troy.v.buell@state.or.us

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