West Coast Groundfish Quota Program Workshop PLANNING FOR A REVIEW OF THE WEST COAST GROUNDFISH TRAWL CATCH SHARE PROGRAM CHUCK TRACY, PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL FRANK LOCKHART, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE WEST COAST REGION 1

Basis and Current Status of the Fishery and Quota Share Program Overview of the 5-Year Review Proposal 2

Basis and Current Status of the Fishery and Quota Share Program  Overview Of The Goals and Objectives  Things That Worked Well  Things We Are Concerned About Now and in Near Future  Current and Near-term ( ) Activities 3

Amendment 20 Trawl Catch Share Program - GOALS  Increase Net Economic Benefits  Create Individual Economic Stability  Full Utilization of Trawl Allocations  Consider Environmental Impacts  Establish Individual Accountability – Catch And Bycatch 4

Amendment 20 Trawl Catch Share Program - OBJECTIVES  Total Catch Accounting  Increase Viability, Profitability and Efficiency Of The Groundfish Fishery  Bycatch and Discard Mortality Reduction  Ecological Impact Reduction  Operational Flexibility  Minimize Adverse Effects On  Communities  Other Fisheries  Economic and Employment Benefits  Quality Consumer Products  Safety 5

Amendment 20 Trawl Catch Share Program – OTHER PRINCIPLES  Biological Structure of Stocks  Mortality Within Catch Limits  Localized Concentrations of Fishing Effort  Account for Total Groundfish Mortality  Marketing Power Balance Between Harvesting and Processing Sectors.  Excessive Quota Concentration  Monitoring and Enforcement  Program Review, Evaluation, and Modification  Management and Administrative Costs 6

West Coast Regional Perspective on the Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program What has worked well?  Quota Share/Quota Pound online trading and tracking database  100% at-sea and onshore monitoring  Managing to Annual Catch Limits 7

West Coast Regional Perspective on the Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program What is causing us concern?  Costs to Industry – Buyback/Monitoring/Cost Recovery  Potential Costs of Electronic Monitoring to NMFS  Issues with Small Ports  Little Progress Increasing Attainment Rates  New Entrants 8

West Coast Regional Perspective on the Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program Rulemakings Scale Changes Gear Modifications Pacific Whiting Electronic monitoring Widow reallocation Vessel Movement Monitoring Fall 2016 May 2016 Fall 2016 January Other Trailing Actions

Overview of the Proposed 5-Year Review Process  MSA – Requires Review By Council And Secretary Of Commerce (303a(c)(1)(g))  FMP – Amendment 20 Requires Review By The Council (Section A.2.3.4)  Joint Council Family Review Process  NMFS, States, Tribes, Constituents  NMFS Approval Of Review Results (Secretarial Role)  Council is Seeking Funding for This Activity  Council Initiates Review at Its June 2016 Meeting  Review Report Finalized at April 2018 Council Meeting 10

The 5-Year Review  Reviewing Catch Share Program (Amendment 20)  Specification of the Management System to Rationalize the Trawl Fishery  Consideration of Harvest Control Tools Such as IFQs and Harvester Co-ops  Will Include Most of the Completed Trailing Actions  Will Not Include Underlying Sector Allocations (Amendment 21) 11

Review Elements and Timeline  Set Calendar And Convene Project Team  Summary of Existing Information (Preliminary Assessment).  Community Advisory Board Preliminary Meeting  Coastal Hearings on Areas of Program Success and Concern  Council Review and Direction  Project Team Work  Presentation of Draft Review to Council  Project Team – Document Revisions  Public Comment Period and CAB Review of Draft Report  Council Finalizes Draft Review and Sends to NMFS for Approval  Some Ongoing Omnibus Trailing Actions Concurrent with the Review 12

Community Advisory Board  Amendment 20 Requirement for Program Review  About 20 Participants  Fishing Industry Sectors  Coastal Communities  Other Interests  Meets Outside of Council Meetings and Via Webinars 13

Coastal Hearings  Two Sets of Hearings  First in Summer/Fall 2016  Identify Program Successes and Concerns  Second in Winter 2018  Public Review Draft of Report  9 +/- Coastal Ports 14

Outcomes and Improvements  Comparison With Goals and Objectives  Economics  Utilization  Bycatch  Safety  Potential Improvements Identified  Prioritize Issues  Adaptive Management Program  Carryover Provisions  Control Rules for Risk Pools  Program Revisions Start June 2018 (Omnibus) 15