Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch ... · for 2018 fishery (Costa Mesa, CA)...
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Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for 2018 1 Photo courtesy of Matt Blume
Transcript of Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch ... · for 2018 fishery (Costa Mesa, CA)...
Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
for 2018
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Photo courtesy of Matt Blume
Meeting Outline
• Catch sharing plan timeline
• Proposals forwarded by the Council
–Columbia River Subarea
–Central Coast Subarea
–Southern Oregon Subarea—NONE
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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 adopted 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 14-20, 2017 : PFMC adopts final changes for 2018 fishery (Costa Mesa, CA) www.pcouncil.org
– January 22-26, 2018: IPHC Annual Meeting, catch limits set (Portland, OR) www.iphc.int
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Central Coast Subarea
Southern Oregon Subarea
Columbia River Subarea
Oregon Recreational
Halibut Fishery Subareas
Allocation Proposals
• None of the allocation proposals discussed at the June council meeting were approved
• No allocation changes for 2018
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Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR)
Columbia River Subarea
• Proposal from Washington anglers to change the number of days open in the all-depth fishery– Currently: open Thursday through Sunday
– Proposal: open Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Saturday would be closed
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Columbia River Subarea
Rationale:
– The all-depth fishery, 4 days/weeks only lasts until early June
– By reducing one weekend day per week, the fishery may last longer into June, or possibly July
– Likely the same total number of days open, just spread out more
– Complicates regulations by having open two days, closed one day, open one day, closed three days.
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Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.)
Central Oregon Coast Subarea
• Proposal to split the Central Oregon Coast Subarea into 2 sub-areas– Split would be at the
Florence north jetty
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Proposed Central Subarea “N”
Proposed Central Subarea “S”
Central Oregon Coast Subarea
• Allocation Options for the new areas
– Option a: based on 2012-2016 average landings
• 91% N; 9% S
– Option b: based on 2012-2016 average effort
• 92% N; 8% S
– Option c: same as the previous split (1995-2003)
• 93% N; 7% S
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Central Oregon Coast Subarea
Rationale:
• requested by anglers from Coos Bay and Bandon almost every year
• Had been in place 1995-2003– In 2003 anglers asked to have merged again
• Would like to be managed separately from more popular ports– “Newport takes all the fish”
– “weather is different, can’t get out as often”
• Will make regulations more complicated, as another area will be added
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Central Oregon Coast Subarea
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Central Oregon Coast Subarea
• If the Council choses one of the options, the table below shows what the allocations would be (in pounds), based on the 2017 quota
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Spring AD Option a Option b Option c 2017
Subarea “N” 138,058 139,575 141,092151,712
Subarea “S” 13,654 12,137 10,620
Summer AD a b c 2017
Subarea “N” 54,785 55,387 55,98960,203
Subarea “S” 5,418 4,816 4,214
Nearshore a b c 2017
Subarea “N” 26,296 26,585 26,87428,897
Subarea “S” 2,601 2,312 2,023
Central Oregon Coast Subarea
• Using the average catch per day 2013-2017
– Applied to the 2017 quota, for each option
– projected number of days open, for each option
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Projected Days Open Actual Days Open
Spring AD Option a Option b Option c 20172013-2017
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Subarea “N” 17 17 1718 14
Subarea “S” 16 14 12
Summer AD
Subarea “N” 12 12 128 8
Subarea “S” 12 11 10
Nearshore
Subarea “N” 117 118 12080 100
Subarea “S” 111 98 86
Central Oregon Coast Subarea
• If split into 2 separate subareas, season structures would remain the same as current Central Oregon Coast Subarea– Could change in future
– Spring All-Depth• Opens 2nd Thursday in May, every Thurs-Sat; weeks
can be skipped to avoid adverse tides
• Fixed dates chosen preseason
– Summer All-Depth• Opens 1st Fri in August, open every other Fri-Sat
– Nearshore• Opens June 1, seven days per week
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Southern Oregon Subarea (Humbug Mt. to OR/CA Border)
Southern Oregon Subarea
• No changes proposed for 2018
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End of Background Materials
Thank you for participating.
If you have further comments or questions,
please contact Lynn, Christian, or Maggie
at 541-867-4741 or
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