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Exhibit G2016 Pacific Halibut Fisheries

22 April 2016Lynn Mattes

Marine Resources Program

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Commission Actions

• Sport and commercial Pacific Halibut fisheries1. Adopt IPHC harvest levels2. Adopt changes to the federal Catch

Sharing Plan (CSP)3. Adopt sport season dates4. Adopt IPHC commercial opening dates

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Halibut Regulations Process

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Halibut TAC by Area

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Coastwide = 11.2% 17.5%1,140,000 lbs.

3.7%

0.0% ↔

29.2% (Areas 4 CDE)

6.5%5.0%

2.3%

0.0% ↔

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2A Total Allowable Catch (TAC)

• New survey stations in Northern California in 2013 & 2014 – increased Area 2A percentage of the coastwide

TAC (2.1-2.4 %)• Stock trend in 2A has been relatively stable

over last 5 years– Increasing trends this year

• Area 2A TAC for 2016 = 1,140,000 lbs.– Up 170,000 lbs. (17.5%) from 2015

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Changes to the Catch Sharing Plan (CSP)

• Central Oregon Coast Subarea Nearshore fishery– Opening date moved from July 1 to June 1– Based on public input– Allow more fishing early in the season, before

salmon– Less chance of leaving quota unharvested

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Changes to the CSP• Southern Oregon Subarea

– allow retention of other species of flatfish (soles, flounders, sanddabs) when halibut are onboard the vessel

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Sport Fisheries

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Numbers indicate individual boats leaving Newport on a summer all‐depth halibut day.  Photo taken at 6:15 a.m.

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Central Oregon Coast Subarea Seasons

• Spring all-depth dates recommended annually by ODFW– “fixed” and “back-up” dates– Within limitations in the CSP– Accommodate angler preferences– Public input via:

• e-mail, phone calls, a public meeting which was webcast, and online survey

• 280 individuals

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Central Oregon Coast Subarea Seasons

• How many “fixed dates”?– “Fixed dates” allow anglers to make

plans– Too few could leave quota on the

table– Too many could exceed quota

• subtracted from summer and/or nearshore

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Central Oregon Coast Subarea Seasons

– In 2015 first two sets of “fixed dates” had high catch rates

• If either of the last two sets of “fixed dates” had similar catch rates would have exceeded the spring quota

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Risk Analysis(for different number of fixed date options)

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Bigger dots = higher chance

Each dot is the total lbs caught for 6‐18 fixed dates

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Central Oregon Coast Subarea Seasons

• When to schedule “fixed dates”– Do we skip tides?– a.m. tides in excess of -1.0 feet

• First one in 2016 is June 2-4– Skipping tides can extend the openings later

into June/July– Not skipping tides has bulk of fishery in May

and early June• When “there is nothing else to fish for”• salmon & tuna have not started

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Date Day Tide Time Date Day Tide Time Date Day Tide Time1 Sun 0.4 2:21 PM 1 Wed 0.5 3:49 AM 1 Fri ‐0.6 4:30 AM2 Mon 0.4 3:17 PM 2 Thu ‐0.5 4:43 AM 2 Sat ‐1.3 5:22 AM3 Tue 0.5 4:09 PM 3 Fri ‐1.3 5:34 AM 3 Sun ‐1.7 6:11 AM4 Wed 0.1 4:57 AM 4 Sat ‐1.9 6:23 AM 4 Mon ‐1.9 6:57 AM5 Thu ‐0.8 5:47 AM 5 Sun ‐2.2 7:11 AM 5 Tue ‐1.9 7:42 AM6 Fri ‐1.6 6:36 AM 6 Mon ‐2.3 7:58 AM 6 Wed ‐1.6 8:25 AM7 Sat ‐2 7:24 AM 7 Tue ‐2 8:45 AM 7 Thu ‐1.1 9:07 AM8 Sun ‐2.1 8:12 AM 8 Wed ‐1.6 9:32 AM 8 Fri ‐0.6 9:48 AM9 Mon ‐2 9:02 AM 9 Thu ‐1 10:20 AM 9 Sat 0.1 10:30 AM10 Tue ‐1.6 9:54 AM 10 Fri ‐0.3 11:08 AM 10 Sun 0.8 11:11 AM11 Wed ‐1 10:48 AM 11 Sat 0.4 11:58 AM 11 Mon 1.6 11:55 AM12 Thu ‐0.4 11:45 AM 12 Sun 1 12:49 PM 12 Tue 2.2 1:21 AM13 Fri 0.1 12:44 PM 13 Mon 1.6 1:41 PM 13 Wed 1.8 2:25 AM14 Sat 0.6 1:43 PM 14 Tue 1.7 3:12 AM 14 Thu 1.3 3:23 AM15 Sun 1.1 2:39 PM 15 Wed 1.1 4:03 AM 15 Fri 0.8 4:13 AM16 Mon 1.4 3:29 PM 16 Thu 0.6 4:47 AM 16 Sat 0.3 4:56 AM17 Tue 1.1 4:34 AM 17 Fri 0.1 5:26 AM 17 Sun ‐0.1 5:36 AM18 Wed 0.6 5:14 AM 18 Sat ‐0.3 6:02 AM 18 Mon ‐0.5 6:13 AM19 Thu 0.1 5:51 AM 19 Sun ‐0.7 6:38 AM 19 Tue ‐0.9 6:50 AM20 Fri ‐0.3 6:25 AM 20 Mon ‐0.9 7:13 AM 20 Wed ‐1.1 7:26 AM21 Sat ‐0.6 6:59 AM 21 Tue ‐1.1 7:49 AM 21 Thu ‐1.1 8:03 AM22 Sun ‐0.8 7:34 AM 22 Wed ‐1.2 8:26 AM 22 Fri ‐1 8:41 AM23 Mon ‐0.9 8:09 AM 23 Thu ‐1.1 9:04 AM 23 Sat ‐0.6 9:20 AM24 Tue ‐0.9 8:46 AM 24 Fri ‐0.8 9:45 AM 24 Sun ‐0.1 10:01 AM25 Wed ‐0.8 9:25 AM 25 Sat ‐0.5 10:27 AM 25 Mon 0.6 10:45 AM26 Thu ‐0.6 10:08 AM 26 Sun 0 11:14 AM 26 Tue 1.3 11:35 AM27 Fri ‐0.4 10:54 AM 27 Mon 0.6 12:04 PM 27 Wed 1.2 12:58 AM28 Sat ‐0.1 11:45 AM 28 Tue 1.2 12:59 PM 28 Thu 0.7 2:10 AM29 Sun 0.3 12:40 PM 29 Wed 1 2:30 AM 29 Fri 0.1 3:17 AM30 Mon 0.6 1:37 PM 30 Thu 0.2 3:33 AM 30 Sat ‐0.5 4:17 AM31 Tue 1 2:34 PM 31 Sun ‐0.9 5:10 AM

MAY June July

Possible Spring All-Depth Dates

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Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

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Date Day Tide Time Date Day Tide Time Date Day Tide Time1 Sun 0.4 2:21 PM 1 Wed 0.5 3:49 AM 1 Fri ‐0.6 4:30 AM2 Mon 0.4 3:17 PM 2 Thu ‐0.5 4:43 AM 2 Sat ‐1.3 5:22 AM3 Tue 0.5 4:09 PM 3 Fri ‐1.3 5:34 AM 3 Sun ‐1.7 6:11 AM4 Wed 0.1 4:57 AM 4 Sat ‐1.9 6:23 AM 4 Mon ‐1.9 6:57 AM5 Thu ‐0.8 5:47 AM 5 Sun ‐2.2 7:11 AM 5 Tue ‐1.9 7:42 AM6 Fri ‐1.6 6:36 AM 6 Mon ‐2.3 7:58 AM Commercial 6 Wed ‐1.6 8:25 AM7 Sat ‐2 7:24 AM 7 Tue ‐2 8:45 AM 7 Thu ‐1.1 9:07 AM8 Sun ‐2.1 8:12 AM 8 Wed ‐1.6 9:32 AM 8 Fri ‐0.6 9:48 AM9 Mon ‐2 9:02 AM 9 Thu ‐1 10:20 AM 9 Sat 0.1 10:30 AM10 Tue ‐1.6 9:54 AM 10 Fri ‐0.3 11:08 AM 10 Sun 0.8 11:11 AM11 Wed ‐1 10:48 AM 11 Sat 0.4 11:58 AM 11 Mon 1.6 11:55 AM12 Thu ‐0.4 11:45 AM 12 Sun 1 12:49 PM 12 Tue 2.2 1:21 AM13 Fri 0.1 12:44 PM 13 Mon 1.6 1:41 PM 13 Wed 1.8 2:25 AM14 Sat 0.6 1:43 PM 14 Tue 1.7 3:12 AM 14 Thu 1.3 3:23 AM15 Sun 1.1 2:39 PM 15 Wed 1.1 4:03 AM 15 Fri 0.8 4:13 AM16 Mon 1.4 3:29 PM 16 Thu 0.6 4:47 AM 16 Sat 0.3 4:56 AM17 Tue 1.1 4:34 AM 17 Fri 0.1 5:26 AM 17 Sun ‐0.1 5:36 AM18 Wed 0.6 5:14 AM 18 Sat ‐0.3 6:02 AM 18 Mon ‐0.5 6:13 AM19 Thu 0.1 5:51 AM 19 Sun ‐0.7 6:38 AM 19 Tue ‐0.9 6:50 AM20 Fri ‐0.3 6:25 AM 20 Mon ‐0.9 7:13 AM Commercial 20 Wed ‐1.1 7:26 AM21 Sat ‐0.6 6:59 AM 21 Tue ‐1.1 7:49 AM 21 Thu ‐1.1 8:03 AM22 Sun ‐0.8 7:34 AM Commercial 22 Wed ‐1.2 8:26 AM 22 Fri ‐1 8:41 AM23 Mon ‐0.9 8:09 AM 23 Thu ‐1.1 9:04 AM 23 Sat ‐0.6 9:20 AM24 Tue ‐0.9 8:46 AM 24 Fri ‐0.8 9:45 AM 24 Sun ‐0.1 10:01 AM25 Wed ‐0.8 9:25 AM 25 Sat ‐0.5 10:27 AM 25 Mon 0.6 10:45 AM26 Thu ‐0.6 10:08 AM 26 Sun 0 11:14 AM 26 Tue 1.3 11:35 AM27 Fri ‐0.4 10:54 AM 27 Mon 0.6 12:04 PM 27 Wed 1.2 12:58 AM28 Sat ‐0.1 11:45 AM 28 Tue 1.2 12:59 PM 28 Thu 0.7 2:10 AM29 Sun 0.3 12:40 PM 29 Wed 1 2:30 AM 29 Fri 0.1 3:17 AM30 Mon 0.6 1:37 PM 30 Thu 0.2 3:33 AM 30 Sat ‐0.5 4:17 AM31 Tue 1 2:34 PM 31 Sun ‐0.9 5:10 AM

Fixed Dates

Back‐up Dates

Fixed Dates

Back‐up Dates

Back‐up Dates

Fixed Dates

Closed

Closed

MAY June July

Back‐up DatesFixed 

Dates

Closed

Closed

Staff Recommended Dates

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Central Oregon Coast Subarea Seasons

• Summer all-depth season set in CSP– Opens 1st Friday in August (Aug 5th, 2016)– Open every other Friday and Saturday until

October 31 or quota attained• Nearshore season set in CSP

– Open June 1-October 31, 7 days per week, or until quota attained

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Other Subareas’ Seasons• Columbia River Subarea sport

fishery– Dates set in Catch Sharing Plan– All-depth season:

• open every Thurs-Sun, May 1- Sept 30

– Nearshore season: • open every Mon-Wed, May 1-Sept 30

– Both seasons close if quota is attained

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Other Subareas’ Seasons• Southern Oregon Subarea

sport fishery– Opens May 1, 7 days per

week until Oct 31, or the quota is caught

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Commercial Fishery

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Commercial Fishery Season• Commercial fishery (set by IPHC)

– 10-hour openings, every other Wednesday, beginning June 22, 2016

– 2 openings in recent years– IPHC announces trip limits in mid-May,

• Depends on number of licenses applied for• Based on vessel size

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Note:  not an Oregon halibut.  From IPHC survey near Gore Point, AK

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Staff Recommendations

• Adopt recommendations as shown in Attachment 1– Adopt rules for Pacific Halibut sport and

commercial fisheries by reference1. IPHC harvest levels2. The 2016 CSP3. Sport season dates4. IPHC commercial opening dates

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Questions?

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