1. Deb Wilson-Vandenberg Fish and Game Commission Meeting April 13, 2016 Marine Region 1 Photo: Edgar Roberts Photo: Melanie Parker

2. Summary Federal regulations for 2016 Recommended amendments to §28.20, Title 14, CCR –Recommended 2016 season structure Timeline 2

3. 2016 Federal Season Structure Published in Federal Rule on April 1, 2016 –May 1-15 –June 1-15 –July 1-15 –August 1-15 –September 1-October 31, or until the quota has been reached or is projected to be attained, whichever is earlier. 3

4. Recommended Amendments to §28.20, Title 14, CCR Recommend adoption of same season dates as in federal regulations –No change in season dates compared to 2015 Removal of year and quota amount in regulatory text –Replace with reference to Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register 4

5. Timeline December 9, 2015 – Notice meeting January 2016 – IPHC meeting - Area 2A quota determined (of which CA receives 4 percent of the non-tribal share) February 10, 2016 – FGC Discussion meeting April 13, 2016 (today) – FGC Adoption meeting May 1, 2016 – Start of fishing season (amended regulations need to be effective) 5

6. Thank You and Questions 6 Deb Wilson-Vandenberg Senior Environmental Scientist 831-649-2892 Deb.Wilson-Vandenberg@wildlife.ca.gov Photo: Marci Yaremko

7. Management Entities 7 Northwest Indian Treaty Tribes

8. IPHC Management Areas 8 29.89 million pounds for 2016 1.14 7.30 4.96 9.60 2.71 1.39 1.14 1.66 CA Sport Allocation: 29,640 pounds

9. 9 2A Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Tribal Allocation: 35 percent Non-Tribal Allocation: 65 percent Commercial: 30.7 percent of non-Tribal WA/OR/CA Sport:

10. Recreational Catch Estimates 10

11. California Allocation History Per PFMC’s Catch Sharing Plan 2001 through 2013 – California and Southern Oregon combined allocation of approximately 6,000 pounds per year 2014 – California given own subarea and is allocated 6,240 pounds 2015 – California allocation percentage increased from one to four percent which resulted in quota of 25,220 pounds 11

12. Department Involvement Increased involvement at PFMC Heightened constituent and community involvement Engagement at IPHC Department collaboration with Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers 2015 - New weekly catch reporting and inseason management coordination with NMFS Redirected staff resources 12

13. Fishery Trends 13

14. 2015 Season Summary Quota of 25,220 net pounds New weekly in-season tracking and coordination with NMFS and IPHC New season structure IPHC/NMFS took action to close the season August 13 due to projected attainment of quota Final catch estimate is 24,906 net pounds (99 percent of quota) 14

15. Timeline for 2016 Regs Sept Oct Nov Dec 2015/2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May IPHC sets final catch limits for all areas PFMC received proposed changes to CSP PFMC adopted final changes to CSP IPHC recommends preliminary catch limits FGC Adoption Hearing FGC IPHC/ PFMC FGC Discussion Hearing New federal regulations in effect May 1 NMFS publishes 2016 regulations 15 FGC Notice Hearing