Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan

for 2018

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Meeting Outline

• Catch sharing plan timeline

• Recent changes implemented

• Recent suggestions, not implemented

• Allocation proposals

• Discussion/suggestions for 2018

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Central Coast Subarea

Southern Oregon Subarea

Columbia River Subarea

Procedure to Make Changes to the

Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP)

• Process to implement changes for 2018 fishery:

– Early August: ODFW solicits public input

– September 13-18, 2017: PFMC preliminarily adopts changes for 2018 for further public comment (Boise, ID) www.pcouncil.org

– Late Sept-Early Oct: ODFW solicits public input on specific proposals forwarded by PFMC

– November 14-21, 2017 : PFMC adopts final changes for 2015 fishery (Costa Mesa, CA) www.pcouncil.org

– January 22-26, 2018: IPHC Annual Meeting, TAC set (Portland, OR) www.iphc.int

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Recent Changes

Implemented

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Recent Changes Implemented

• Allow flatfish retention when halibut are onboard the vessel, outside of seasonal depth restrictions

• Add quota to Central Coast nearshore fishery, open June 1

• Columbia River all-depth combined into one season

• Create Columbia River nearshore fishery

• Separated “south of Humbug” area into CA and Southern Oregon Subareas

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Recent Suggestions, not

Implemented

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Recent Suggestions, not Implemented

• Return to 32 inch minimum size limit

• Split the Central Coast Subarea into smaller areas

• Reduce the annual bag limit

• Go to something like a big-game tag

• Allow lingcod (bottomfish) retention on all-depth halibut days

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Allocation Proposals Being

Discussed by the Council

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Allocation Proposals

• Reduce the Commercial allocation percentage by 3.15% (A in table on slide 12) or 3.51% (B in table on slide 12) of the non-tribal allocation

– Moved to a new California allocation (not specified as recreational)

– Provide for incidental retention in groundfish and salmon troll fisheries in CA only

– Some could also be used for recreational fisheries

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Allocation Proposals

• Increase the CA rec allocation from 4% to 6% of non-tribal allocation (C in table on slide 12)

– Reduce WA and OR rec allocations by 1% each

– Allow for additional allocation to the CA rec fishery

– WA, OR, and Commercial fisheries were each reduced by 1% beginning in 2016 which went to CA rec

– OR rec had previously been reduced by 1% in 2014 as well

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Allocation Proposals

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Allocation % Pre-2014 2014 2015-2017 2018 (A) 2018 (B) 2018 ('C')Commercial 31.7% 31.7% 30.7% 27.55% 27.19% 30.7%

WA Rec 36.6% 36.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 34.6%

OR Rec 31.7% 30.7% 29.7% 29.7% 29.7% 28.7%

CA Rec * 1.0% 4.0% 7.15% 7.51% 6.0%

* was included in the South of Humbug Mt Subarea, which came from the OR rec allocation

2017 TAC 1,330,000Above percentages applied to 2017 TAC

Non-tribal allocation 864,500Pre-2014 2014 2015-2017 2018 (A) 2018 (B) 2018 ('C')

Commercial 274,047 274,047 265,402 238,170 235,058 265,402

WA Rec 316,407 316,407 307,762 307,762 307,762 299,117

OR Rec 274,047 265,402 256,757 256,757 256,757 248,112

CA Rec * 8,645 34,580 61,812 64,924 51,870* was included in the South of Humbug Mt Subarea, which came from the OR rec allocation

Discussion/ Suggestions for

2018

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