Pacific Halibut Management and Data

Data Inputs to IPHC for Removal Estimates and Assessment From CDQ groups or individuals directly Commercial Landings - Fish tickets /eLandings Under-sized halibut with commercial landings– CDQ managers WPUE and wastage - Logbook source Other Bycatch and mortality – NMFS Observer records Fishery independent data - IPHC surveys Commercial fishery data - IPHC samplers Sport & subsistence catch – ADF&G and NMFS

How IPHC Uses the Data Under-sized halibut during CDQ fishing Total removals of halibut Provided to CDQ managers to IPHC Deadline date to IPHC (Nov 1) Other subsistence (SHARC) Total removals of halibut Mail surveys (ADF&G)

How IPHC Uses the Data Fish Tickets - eLandings Primary source IPHC commercial landings database Must be reconciled with logs and CFEC license data Verified with IFQ/CDQ data (RAM data) Converted to net weight (IFQ & limits) Commercial catch is the largest removal

Interim Fish Ticket When the Internet or the application is temporarily not available: CDQ/IFQ – use the appropriate Interim fish ticket booklet. Contact Data Technician office to complete a manual landing report. – option 1 When the application is again available complete only the landing report. Check the Manual Landing box.

Interim Fish Ticket

Ticket Problems Fish Tickets - eLandings Missing or unreadable information: –CDQ number, ADF&G vessel number, Fcode, statistical area Missing port of landing and buyer Condition code 05 = head off or 04 = head-on Ice and slime – check box missing Impact: incorrect landing weights

Making Changes to a CDQ Report Changes to RAM database Contact data technicians: option 1 Report corrections to be made with manual landing report Changes to eLandings asap (90 day lock) Make changes to landing report and check manual landing box Changes to eLandings after 90 days contact eLandings to unlock the applicable report Make changes to landing report and check manual landing box

How IPHC Uses the Data IPHC provided logbooks Used multiple seasons, retain original copies Optional formats: hard-cover & tear-out Logbook data uses Location of catch Effort details WPUE Lost gear and wastage Enforcement

Logbook Problems Wrong vessel number (transposed) – used to match to fish ticket data Missing or incorrect location (only lat or long) Missing information (skates hauled / lost) Incorrect gear (catch per unit effort) –Length of skate/number of hooks on a skate = total hooks on a skate Impact: can’t be used or incorrect WPUE

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LogbooksLogbooks Methods to provide to IPHC Mail tear-out or photocopied page to: IPHC, 2320 West Commodore Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA If data are unavailable to IPHC: Fishery dependent WPUE unavailable for stock assessment Trends in commercial fishery unknown to IPHC Extrapolated from Areas 4C and 4D

Logbooks – From Assessor We get almost no logs from 4EWe get almost no logs from 4E Therefore, we have no way to evaluate how your fishery has been changing in recent years.Therefore, we have no way to evaluate how your fishery has been changing in recent years. Specifically: you (area) will continue to be unrepresented in our understanding of the stock and fishery dynamics unless we start receiving logs – even vessels under 26’ that are not required.

Allowed Clearances by Port Port To Fish In Area 4 To Unload and/or Departure From Area 4 Akutan4A4A, 4C, 4D Dutch Harbor4A4A, 4C, 4D Atka (Nazan Bay)4A,4B4B (VHF radio) Adak4B4B (VHF radio) St. Paul4C, 4D (VHF radio with visual contact) St. George4C, 4D (VHF radio with visual contact) Vessels With Observer May clear at any port for all Areas (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D) at once May clear at any port for all Areas (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D) at once

Clearance Locations Dutch HarborAdakSt. George Westward Seafoods Inc. Dianna Ekkaphanh/Dan Le PO Box Dutch Harbor, AK (907) Fax: (907) Cell: (907) City of Adak Debra Sharrah PO Box 2011 Adak, AK (907) Fax: (907) Clearances during normal business hours, Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm After 5:00 pm Debra Sharrah (907) Harbor Master, City of St. George PO Box 929 St. George, AK (907) Fax: (907) VHF Ch. 9 Clearances during normal business hours, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm After 5:00 pm Pat Pletnikoff (907) Unisea Inc. Al Mendoza, Guy Collins PO Box Dutch Harbor, AK Al (907) cell: TAG phone- Matrix: 2200 Guy (907) cell: TAG phone- Matrix: 1500 Fax: (907) AkutanAtka (Nazan Bay)St. Paul Trident Seafoods David Abbasian/Travis Heine/John Babcock PO Box 9 Akutan, AK (907) Fax: (907) VHF Ch. 73 Dispatch: 0056 Atka Pride Seafoods Jimmy Prokopeuff PO Box Atka, AK (907) Fax: (907) VHF Ch. 6 Trident Seafoods Benjamin Barefoot/Jim Miller PO Box 909 St. Paul, AK (907) Fax: (907) VHF Ch. 73

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