Federal Fisheries in the North Aleutian Basin Diana Evans North Pacific Fishery Management Council November 27, 2006.

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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 the Council the Council Federal fisheries management Federal fisheries management  Fishery distribution within the proposed Sale 92 area of the North Aleutian Basin Groundfish Groundfish Halibut Halibut Crab Crab Scallop Scallop

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: 1. Prepare a Fishery Management Plan for each fishery under its authority 2. Submit amendments to FMPs as necessary 3. Conduct public hearings to allow all interested persons to be heard regarding FMPs and their implementation 4. Review stock assessments and harvest specifications

Council membership  11 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 governor; (5) AK ‘at large’ seats appointed by AK governor; (2) WA ‘at large’ seats appoint by WA governor (2) WA ‘at large’ seats appoint by WA governor  4 non-voting members (USFWS, USCG, PSMFC, Dept of State)

Council Structure Council Scientific and Statistical Committee Plan Teams Advisory Panel Committees Public Comment

Fishery Management Plans (FMPs)  BSAI Groundfish  GOA Groundfish  BSAI King and Tanner Crab  Alaska-wide Scallop  Alaska-wide Salmon  Halibut

Setting Harvest Levels Optimum Yield 1 and Overfishing Levels Actual annual harvest levels GroundfishCouncil CrabCouncilState of Alaska ScallopCouncilState of Alaska Halibut International Pacific Halibut Commission 1 expressed 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: TrawlLonglinePot Pollock Pacific cod Flatfish - Yellowfin sole - Rock sole - Flathead sole Pacific cod

Fishery Harvest Harvested in 509, 516, 512 % of total BSAI harvest Pollock trawl 317,08921% Pacific cod trawl 26,02340% Pacific cod longline 13,30011% Pacific cod pot 4,72728% Yellowfin sole trawl 6,6747% Flathead sole trawl 2,29255% Rock sole trawl 20,41814%

Based on 2005 fishery observer data 2005 Pelagic Trawl Fishery pollock target

Based on 2005 fishery observer data

2005 Bottom Trawl Fisheries Pacific cod, flatfish targets Based on 2005 fishery observer data

2005 Bottom Trawl Fisheries Pacific cod, flatfish targets Based on 2005 fishery observer data

2005 Longline Fishery Pacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

2005 Longline Fishery Pacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

2005 Pot Fishery Pacific cod target Based on 2005 fishery observer data

2005 Pot Fishery Pacific 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  2005 – no overlap Fishery occurred west of the North Aleutian Basin Fishery occurred west of the North Aleutian Basin  Early/mid-1990s, some incidental harvest of 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 Ocean Source: 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 Ocean Source: Scallop SAFE report

Bering Sea scallop fishery  Fishery 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  Voluntary cooperative since vessel fished in 2004/5 1 vessel fished in 2004/5 Source: Scallop SAFE report

Bering Sea Area scallop fishery summary statistics Season Number vessels GHR ceiling (lbs meat) Dredge hours a Catch a (lbs meat) Duration of fishery 2000/013200,0003,355205, /023200,0003,072140,8717/1-11/1 2002/032105,0002,038 92,2409/5-1/6 2003/042105,0001,02042,5907/1-7/ /051105, ,0507/1-7/ /0612/13-1/11 a Confidential data released by vessel operators 2% of total Alaska scallop catch for 2004/5 Source: Scallop SAFE report