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Halibut Bycatch letter.pdf NPFMC October 2020 - 251st ... Agenda Item: C6 Comment Submitted by: Michael Friccero	08:00 AM - AKDT Friday, Oct 02 2020
Josh Wisniewski NPFC halibut bycatch comments.docx NPFMC October 2020 - 251st I am writing because the amount of halibut bycatch the A80 trawl fleet is currently allowed in the Bering Sea is totally ... While the NPFMC justifies the wanton waste of 3 million pounds of halibut bycatch annually commercial halibut fisherman ... The excessive and arbitrary halibut bycatch cap that currently allows the A80 fleet to destroy 3 million pounds of halibut... Agenda Item: C6 Comment Submitted by: Josh Wisniewski	08:00 AM - AKDT Friday, Oct 02 2020
B2 Halibut Bycatch Listening Session Summary.pdf NPFMC February 2022 - 258th bycatch ● Recent actions on halibut bycatch ○ 2016; Final Rule implementing Amendment 111 to reduce halibut bycatch ... Background: Council is considering making revisions to limit halibut bycatch. ... 1 Halibut Bycatch Listening Session Summary November 29th, 2021 Teleconference Attendees: Mary Peltola (Executive... Agenda Item: B2	07:00 AM - AKST Monday, Jan 31 2022
Letter - Halibut Bycatch 9-29-20.pdf NPFMC October 2020 - 251st ... Agenda Item: C6 Comment Submitted by: Darrel Olsen	08:00 AM - AKDT Friday, Oct 02 2020
BSIA Halibut Bycatch Management Letter 9.30.2020.pdf NPFMC October 2020 - 251st bycatch, which results in meaningful actions to reduce halibut mortality in the Amendment 80 groundfish fleet. ... that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council continue to develop an abundance-based management approach to manage halibut... Agenda Item: C6 Comment Submitted by: Alisha Drabek, Executive Vice President	08:00 AM - AKDT Friday, Oct 02 2020
Letter to NPFMC re Alt. 4 - Halibut Bycatch ABM (11-30-21).pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th Equitable management of halibut bycatch ultimately fulfills social and ecosystem priorities that impact our fishery for ... Bycatch action. ... strongly support Alternative 4 in the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Abundance-Based Management (ABM) of Halibut... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Members of the Alaska State Legislature	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
HANDOUT C1 AGC Halibut Performance.pdf NPFMC December 2015 - 226th Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE O26 halibut bycatch) if fishing ... bycatch rate and halibut O26 bycatch rate and to increase communication with deck crew concerning halibut bycatch (and ... These charts will show halibut bycatch (including O26 bycatch) by target fishery.... Agenda Item: C1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 07 2015
122221_CityofCraig.pdf NPFMC February 2021 - 253rd bycatch and work toward elimination of measurable incidence of halibut bycatch by fisheries targeting other species. ... As you are aware, the annual volume of halibut bycatch by other commercial fishing gear groups rivals the volume of halibut ... ;■ o A RESOLUTION ADVOCATING FOR A REDUCTION OF HALIBUT BYCATCH WHEREAS, abundance-based management (ABM) would bring... Agenda Item: E1 Comment Submitted by: Jon Bolling	07:45 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 01 2021
C7 Comments.pdf NPFMC February 2014 - 217th Council) taking an initial look at halibut bycatch. ... Report of Halibut Bycatch Work Group, Version 9 at 5. November 2013. ... Report of the 2010 Halibut Bycatch Work Group. Int. Pac. Halibut Comm.... Agenda Item: C7	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 03 2014
D1(b) GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf NPFMC December 1988 - 84th Alaskan halibut bycatch mortality upper limit be higher than 6,000 mt. ... —Assumed rates used in estimating 1989 Gulf of Alaska halibut bycatch by gear. ... This would result in a total of 5,900 mt of halibut bycatch mortality for 1989.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 05 1988
D1(e) EFP.pdf NPFMC June 1998 - 133rd Halibut bycatch rates averaged 60 kg/mt. ... Cod trawl separator panel: potential for reducing halibut bycatch. ... In such cases, an excluder is a more effective method of reducing halibut bycatch.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Jun 10 1998
C6 Supplemental material_Jim Ianelli.pdf NPFMC April 2016 - 228th bycatch 1991-2015, NMFS observer data Observed Pacific halibut bycatch (numbers) 6e+05 = • • • 2e+05 - week T 0 ... bycatch rate number per t of Pacific cod I 20 i 40 CD 0.007 - 3 O u 0 week Observed Pacific halibut bycatch rate ... in trawl gear by year Bottom trawl Pacific halibut bycatch per effort 30 - T 0 I 20 i 40 (D 20 = 3 O 10 - 0 -... Agenda Item: C6	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Apr 04 2016
HANDOUT C4 AGC Halibut Performance 2016.pdf NPFMC December 2016 - 231st Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE O26 halibut bycatch) if fishing ... bycatch rate and halibut O26 bycatch rate and to increase communication with deck crew concerning halibut bycatch (and ... These charts will show halibut bycatch (including O26 bycatch) by target fishery.... Agenda Item: C4	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 06 2016
C1d_BSAI_Halibut_PSC_Limit.pdf NPFMC June 2012 - 209th bycatch mortality; 6. methods available to reduce halibut bycatch mortality; 7. the cost of reducing halibut bycatch mortality ... • Halibut Bycatch Rate (%): Halibut bycatch rates show the tons of halibut mortality per ton of groundfish in the target ... • Halibut Bycatch Rate (%): Beginning in 2007, halibut bycatch rates by included trawl vessels in Pacific cod target fisheries... Agenda Item: C1	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 04 2012
D2(c) GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf NPFMC December 1986 - 74th Halibut bycatch rates (December 1985). ... Predicted 1987 halibut bycatch and mortality using revised model. ... Foreign halibut bycatch should count against the 2,000 mt mortality celling.... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 09 1986
PRESENTATION C7 BSAIPSCNPFMCFeb2014ForNPFMC.pdf NPFMC February 2014 - 217th  Since Amendment 80, the sector has increased total groundfish harvest while reducing halibut bycatch V. ... Harvest, Halibut* Bycatch and Normalized Wholesale Value of Groundfish in Pollock Target Fisheries, 2003 - 2012 Note: ... Harvest, Halibut Bycatch and Normalized Wholesale Value of Groundfish in Pollock Target Fisheries, 2003 - 2012 Note:... Agenda Item: C7	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 03 2014
C4 KARRLF-Agenda Item Resolution.pdf NPFMC October 2021 - 256th bycatch reductions in the developing cod trawl cooperative program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that halibut bycatch ... bycatch reductions when considering new fisheries management programs. ... BYCATCH IN BSAI PACIFIC COD TRAWL CATCHER VESSEL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Kodiak Archipelago Rural Leadership... Agenda Item: C4 Comment Submitted by: Roberta Townsend Vennel	07:00 AM - AKDT Thursday, Sep 30 2021
D2(c) Set Halibut PSCs .pdf NPFMC December 1987 - 79th BACKGROUND Amendment 14 included a framework procedure to set annual halibut bycatch limits. ... The framework allows the Council to review and set halibut bycatch limits annually without requiring an emergency rule or ... Estimates of 1986 and 1987 halibut bycatch and associated mortality in the groundfish fisheries were calculated using a... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 08 1987
IPHC Considerations Abundance PSC.pdf NPFMC/IPHC February 2015 - Joint Meeting Halibut bycatch limits in the 2014 Alaska groundfish fishery. Int. Pac. ... BSAI groundfish catch and halibut bycatch mortality, 2000-2014. Figure 12. ... bycatch mortality The limited relationship of halibut bycatch mortality to metrics of halibut abundance raises the obvious... Agenda Item: E2	10:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Feb 05 2015
D1(c,d,e) Groundfish Management for 1992.pdf NPFMC December 1991 - 99th establishing an overall halibut bycatch allowance for the hook- and-line fisheries. ... Establish Authority to Allocate Pacific halibut bycatch allowance to the DSR fishery. ... Establish authority to allocate a Pacific halibut bycatch allowance to the DSR fishery.... Agenda Item: D4	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 03 1991
C9 Public Comments.pdf NPFMC December 2015 - 226th Halibut bycatch is totally out of control. ... The NPFMC has delayed action on halibut bycatch for far too long. ... Please do more to reduce Halibut bycatch. Thankyou. Scott Visscher Haines and Elfin Cove AK.... Agenda Item: C9	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 07 2015
HANDOUT C1 ACE final mortality performance 12-7-15.pdf NPFMC December 2015 - 226th bycatch mortality 2,753 AKSC 2014 -‐ 4CDE halibut bycatch mortality 1,319 AKSC ... 4CDE O26 halibut bycatch) if fishing at night. ... crew concerning halibut bycatch (and halibut O26 bycatch) trends. ... Agenda Item: C1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 07 2015
D1(c) Halibut PSCs.pdf NPFMC December 1985 - 69th Such changes are likely to increase halibut bycatch because halibut bycatch rates tend to be much lower for the pollock ... of halibut bycatch in the foreign and joint venture fisheries. ... - Count all halibut bycatch of a joint venture against its PSC limit.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 10 1985
COMMENTS C5 all.pdf NPFMC February 2015 - 222nd low Halibut bycatch. 8. ... I support a 50 % reduction of halibut bycatch. ...  FLC Halibut Bycatch Committee: In 2014, the FLC formed a Halibut Bycatch Committee for members to review halibut PSC... Agenda Item: C5	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 02 2015
Oceana Comment to NPFMC Halibut ABM.pdf NPFMC October 2018 - 240th The Council and NMFS should pursue alternatives that ultimately reduce halibut bycatch. ... NMFS statistical area 509, within the Halibut Savings Area, has the highest halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea. ... Pacific halibut bycatch in Pacific cod fisheries in the Bering Sea: an analysis to evaluate area-time management.... Agenda Item: C6 Comment Submitted by: Molly Zaleski	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Oct 01 2018
C7 BSAI Halibut PSC Analysis 214.pdf NPFMC February 2014 - 217th Bycatch Work Group to deal with the issues of halibut bycatch and to develop options to reduce halibut bycatch. ... options to reduce halibut bycatch. ...  Halibut Bycatch Rate (%): Beginning in 2007, halibut bycatch rates by included trawl vessels in Pacific cod target... Agenda Item: C7	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 03 2014
B1 A80 Sector Report on Halibut.pdf NPFMC Council December 2020 - 252nd Year Total Number of Vessels Total Groundfish Halibut Bycatch Pre- mortality Halibut Bycatch Rate Pre- ... Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE halibut bycatch) if fishing ... These charts will show halibut bycatch by target fishery.... Agenda Item: B1	07:45 AM - AKST Friday, Dec 04 2020
ABM sceario FLC coverletter.pdf Halibut Abundance Based Management Stakeholder (ABM) Committee - 02/04/19 • FLC Halibut Bycatch Committee: The FLC maintains a Halibut Bycatch Committee for members to convene to review halibut ... Below is data on halibut bycatch between 1994-2017 in the BSAI non-CDQ CP H&L sector1. ... FLC ABM proposal The enclosed ABM proposal offers a reasoned approach to abundance-based management of halibut bycatch...	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 04 2019
D1 IPHC Letter.pdf NPFMC October 2016 - 230th West Coast. 2 2) Abundance-based Management (ABM) of Pacific Halibut Bycatch The IPHC is encouraged by ... This committee should discuss abundance-based management of Pacific halibut bycatch prior to a range of alternatives being ... the efforts of the Council and its ABM working group to address Pacific halibut bycatch (also called prohibited species... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Oct 03 2016
C2 Public Comment Group 5 (52715).pdf NPFMC June 2015 - 224th IPHC, Halibut Bycatch Workgroup Report (2014) at 21-22. IPHC, Halibut Bycatch Workgroup Report (2014) at 21-22. ... May 2015 6 Increase in 4CDE Halibut Bycatch - An uptick in 026 halibut bycatch in the groundfish fishery in 4CDE during ... Effects of Halibut Bycatch Mortality on Halibut Biomass - The Council's analysis correctly points out that halibut bycatch... Agenda Item: C2	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 01 2015
D1b GOA halibut PSC.pdf NPFMC December 2010 - 201st bycatch mortality; methods available to reduce halibut bycatch mortality; the cost of reducing halibut bycatch mortality ... bycatch in near term and 2) an action list of industry approaches to reduce halibut bycatch in the long term. ... Additional information on halibut bycatch avoidance may be requested of the industry.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKST Wednesday, Dec 08 2010
D3 BSAI Groundfish FMP.pdf NPFMC January 1989 - 85th bycatch, mt, BSAI 122 806 126 780 123 4,863 174 1,089 OCTOBER-DECEMBER. 1989 FISHERY Other Other Halibut bycatch, mt ... bycatch rates halved 1,562,700 741 1,798,000 99,000 5,600 Halibut bycatch rates halved 1,211,000 531 1,665,000 98,300 5,300 ... bycatch rates halved 1,562,700 741 1,798,000 99,000 5,600 Halibut bycatch rates halved 1,210,900 531 1,665,000 98,300 5,300... Agenda Item: D3	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Jan 16 1989
C4 AkSfdC Halibut Byc Performance_120516.pdf NPFMC December 2016 - 231st Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE halibut bycatch) if fishing ... C4 AK Sfd Coop - Halibut Bycatch Performance DECEMBER 2016 Alaska Seafood Cooperative Halibut Bycatch Rules (Adopted ... C4 AK Sfd Coop - Halibut Bycatch Performance DECEMBER 2016... Agenda Item: C4	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 06 2016
CBSFA Letter to IPHC 2020.pdf NPFMC January/February 2020 - 248th The need for halibut bycatch reduction has been brought powerfully to the forefront by the status of Bering Sea bycatch ... As we fight the battle at the Council to reduce halibut bycatch, we ask the Commissioners to consider the following policy ... After a five-year process, in 2015 the NPFMC voted to cut the halibut bycatch limits in the Bering Sea groundfish fisheries... Agenda Item: B2 Comment Submitted by: Phillip Lestenkof	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Jan 27 2020
2021BSAI cod comments ALFA - final.pdf NPFMC October 2021 - 256th We STRONLY support a halibut bycatch reduction of at least 35%. ... Pots have lower halibut bycatch, less impact on habitat, and a lower carbon footprint. ... The reduction in halibut bycatch will support all who depend on the halibut fishery for subsistence, sport and commercial... Agenda Item: C4 Comment Submitted by: linda Behnken	07:00 AM - AKDT Thursday, Sep 30 2021
D2a_Halibut_Discard_Mortality_Rate_BSAI_Pcod_Hook_and_Line_Fishery.pdf NPFMC June 1995 - 118th bycatch mortality apportioned to the third season should prevent the halibut bycatch limit from being exceeded. ... The Council recommended that the halibut bycatch allowance apportioned to the BSAI Pacific cod hook-and- line fishery be ... Based on this analysis, a discard mortality rate of 11.5% is more appropriate in estimating halibut bycatch mortality in... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKDT Sunday, Jun 11 1995
C8 Public Comments.pdf NPFMC December 2015 - 226th Over the past decade, halibut bycatch has increased to over 60% of total removals. ... Please make good on that promise by making meaningful reductions to the Bering Sea halibut bycatch immediately. ... Bering Sea halibut bycatch is comprised of an enormous amount of juvenile fish and now comprises approximately the same... Agenda Item: C8	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 07 2015
BSAI Halibut ABM comments 11-30-21 final.docx.pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th AMCC appreciates the time, commitment and resources to develop a comprehensive approach to address halibut bycatch in the ... The current use of a static cap for halibut bycatch is both antiquated and inequitable, and we applaud the work the North ... We support Abundance-Based Management of halibut bycatch and an ecosystem-based fishery management approach to bycatch which... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Theresa Peterson	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
Halibut Management Public Testimony.pdf NPFMC February 2012 - 207th We see halibut bycatch reduction now as a first step toward changing the way halibut bycatch in managed. ... Halibut bycatch Thank you for this opportunity to encourage you to reduce halibut bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska. ... January 20, 2012 Re: Halibut Bycatch Reduction Dear Council Members, We are deeply concerned with all the halibut bycatch... Agenda Item: C2	08:00 AM - AKST Wednesday, Feb 01 2012
B5 ADFAG Report.pdf NPFMC April 2006 - 176th , weekly production data, and shoreside landings to estimate gear specific halibut bycatch mortality. ... Leaman: Thank you for your letter expressing your concerns about the potential level of Pacific halibut (halibut) bycatch ... You also state that halibut bycatch agreements between the United States and Canada will be jeopardized if the State of... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Apr 05 2006
C4_Other_Business.pdf NPFMC June 1993 - 108th and discards and gives them the benefits of any halibut bycatch savings. 3. ... BYCATCH USED TO DISCARD FLATFISH -1992 SHOREBASED 65% HAL 68.4 MT HAL CATCH 1992 .65 MORT 44.46 MT HAL MORT HALIBUT BYCATCH ... Allows future shifts in targets and redistribution of catch and halibut bycatch among modes.... Agenda Item: C4	08:00 AM - AKDT Sunday, Jun 20 1993
D2(a-d)_Miscellaneous_Issues.pdf NPFMC June 2010 - 198th bycatch, whether from increased fuel use to move to grounds with lower halibut bycatch or new gear that avoid halibut bycatch ... In 2010 the IPHC held a workshop^ on halibut bycatch that had three goals: 1) Review history and treatment of halibut bycatch ... Gauvin (2004) predicted that halibut bycatch management in the Central Gulf of Alaska could reduce halibut bycatch and increase... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Jun 09 2010
D1(a) General Groundfish.pdf NPFMC December 1990 - 94th bycatch rates to the extent that halibut bycatch rates are higher outside of Zone 1. ... bycatch rates for the year as a whole: (1) accounted for 38.8% of the observed halibut bycatch but only 16.7% of the observed ... GOA Cod Fishery The halibut bycatch rate was unstable for a large range of rules.... Agenda Item: D4	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 03 1990
D3(a,b,c) GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf NPFMC September 1990 - 93rd bycatch rates X groundfish catch (by trawl or hook-and-line gear) = Halibut bycatch Halibut bycatch X assumed mortality ... using halibut bycatch rates from the Alaska Fishery Science Center’s Observer Program Office. ... Descriptions of halibut bycatch management in the trawl and hook-and-line fisheries during 1990 follow.... Agenda Item: D5	08:00 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Sep 25 1990
C7 IPHC comment letter Feb2014 BSAI bycatch.pdf NPFMC February 2014 - 217th The report of the Commission’s Halibut Bycatch Work Group may be of assistance here. ... The report also makes comparisons of the value of halibut bycatch to several groundfish fisheries. ... The report provides a very extensive set of information about when, where and by whom, halibut bycatch is taken.... Agenda Item: C7	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 03 2014
D2b GOA Halibut PSC.pdf NPFMC April 2011 - 203rd • In the early 1990s Canada/US reached an agreement on a Halibut Bycatch Reduction plan to reduce halibut bycatch by ... e) Halibut Bycatch Quota Overage: Halibut catch in excess of a vessels individual halibut bycatch cap will result in the ... d) Halibut Bycatch Reallocation: Uncaught halibut bycatch mortality ITQ can be reallocated, subject to rules stated above... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Mar 30 2011
D2(d) BSAI Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf NPFMC December 1988 - 84th Alaskan halibut bycatch mortality upper limit be higher than 6,000 mt. ... This would result in a total of 5,900 mt of halibut bycatch mortality for 1989. ... Halibut bycatch occurs on juvenile animals prior to recruitment to the commercial fishery.... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 05 1988
C6_Night_Trawling_Pcod_Ban.pdf NPFMC June 1996 - 123rd bycatch in kg x: haul’s halibut bycatch in number, E: tow duration. ... Monthly estimates of halibut bycatch rate in weight/hau! ... Monthly estimates of halibut bycatch rate tn weight/mt/haul and number/mt/hau!... Agenda Item: C6	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 10 1996
NPFMC_halibut abundance based management bycatch_Oceana_Nov_2021.pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th Sea.3 Oceana supports Alternative 4, Option 3 which requires the greatest reduction in halibut bycatch by the Amendment ... Pacific halibut bycatch in Pacific cod fisheries in the Bering Sea: an analysis to evaluate area-time management. ... Pacific halibut bycatch in the groundfish fisheries: effects on and management implications for the halibut fishery.... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Jon Warrenchuk	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
B1 SectorReport.pdf NPFMC December 2017 - 236th B1 AKSC Halibut Bycatch Performance December 2017 15 Amendment 80 Sector’s Halibut Bycatch Rules (Adopted by all ... Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE halibut bycatch) if fishing ... B1 AKSC Halibut Bycatch Performance December 2017... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 04 2017
PRESENTATION C2 Bruce Leaman IPHC testimony 6-5-15.pdf NPFMC June 2015 - 224th Bycatch Mortality Maximum Halibut Bycatch Mortality Permitted for 2015 Directed Halibut Fishery Catch Limits - 21.4% ... • She based this recommendation in part upon a commitment that NMFS and the Council would reduce halibut bycatch • ... - 41.2% - 25.1% Reduction in PSC Limit Reduction in Actual Bycatch 4426 mt (rd) BSAI Halibut Bycatch June NPFMC Mtg... Agenda Item: C2	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 01 2015
NPFMC Comment May 2024.pdf NPFMC Council/AP June 2024 - 270th This very high level of actual halibut bycatch is particularly disturbing since the weight of the average halibut taken ... Alaska Fish Factor: Reduction in Halibut Bycatch Needed \| The Fish Site NOAA (2023) NOAA Fisheries Issues Final Rule for ... /PDFs/bycatchtaskforce/050322_halibut_deck_sorting.pdf https://thefishsite.com/articles/alaska-fish-factor-reduction-in-halibut-bycatch-needed... Agenda Item: D1 Comment Submitted by: William Gehrlein	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 03 2024
NPCMC comments 11-27-21.docx NPFMC December 2021 - 257th bycatch alternatives before the Council that would provide any meaningful reduction to halibut bycatch and therefore any ... Kinneen and members of the Council: We, the undersigned Alaskans, strongly support meaningful reduction in halibut bycatch ... There is a net migration of halibut from the Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska, hence halibut bycatch directly affects all... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Michael Kampnich	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
C2 NPFMC Halibut Trawl Bycatch Sign-on Letter ORGANIZATION 2.pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th bycatch alternatives before the Council that would provide any meaningful reduction to halibut bycatch and therefore any ... Kinneen and members of the Council: We, the undersigned Alaskans, strongly support meaningful reduction in halibut bycatch ... ● There is a net migration of halibut from the Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska, hence halibut bycatch directly affects... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Caleb Martin	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
BSAI Halibut PSC Implementation of BSAI Non Trawl.pdf NPFMC August 1992 - 103rd A 1992 halibut bycatch mortality limit of 750 mt is also established for BSAI non-trawl gear. ... Provisions in this ER included: 1. reducing halibut bycatch for the BSAI trawl gear fisheries from 5,333 mt to 5,033 mt; ... 2. revised halibut bycatch allowances for the different BSAI trawl fishery categories; 3. revised retention of a closed... Agenda Item: B2	08:30 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Aug 04 1992
C5 AKSC Halibut Report.pdf NPFMC February 2015 - 222nd Attachment: AKSC Halibut Bycatch Rules Alaska Seafood Cooperative Halibut Bycatch Rules for 2015 Notice of entry ... History of AKSC reductions in halibut bycatch. ... Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE 026 halibut bycatch) if fishing... Agenda Item: C5	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 02 2015
Halibut Mgt Framework - Oct 2016.pdf NPFMC/IPHC June 2017 - Joint Meeting bycatch mortality; 6. methods available to reduce halibut bycatch mortality; 7. the cost of reducing halibut bycatch ... or indirectly to the Council’s current concerns related to halibut bycatch. ... Bycatch Rates: Evaluate relationships between environmental conditions and rates of halibut bycatch in the groundfish fisheries... Agenda Item: A1	10:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Jun 07 2017
B1 A80 Sector Report on Halibut .pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE halibut bycatch) if fishing ... Year Total # of Vessels Total Groundfish Halibut Bycatch Pre- mortality Halibut Bycatch Rate Pre- Mortality ... These charts will show halibut bycatch by target fishery.... Agenda Item: B1	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
Item C-5. Kodiak Archipelago Rural Regional Leadershp Forum Comments.pdf NPFMC Council December 2020 - 252nd bycatch; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that rural communities have high expectations for meaningful halibut bycatch reductions ... of halibut bycatch under consideration should be increased from 10% -25% to 10% -40% BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 100% ... bycatch reductions in the developing cod trawl cooperative program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the range of reductions... Agenda Item: C5 Comment Submitted by: Roberta Townsend Vennel	07:45 AM - AKST Friday, Dec 04 2020
REPORT A80 Sector - Halibut.pdf NPFMC December 2019 - 247th Year Number of Vessels Total Groundfish Halibut Bycatch Pre- mortality Halibut Bycatch Rate Pre-Mortality ... Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE halibut bycatch) if fishing ... These charts will show halibut bycatch by target fishery.... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 02 2019
C1 Amendment 80 Halibut PSC Management.pdf NPFMC December 2015 - 226th 4CDE O26 halibut bycatch) if fishing at night. ... crew concerning halibut bycatch (and halibut O26 bycatch) trends. ... Although the large majority of groundfish catch and halibut bycatch in the fourth ... Agenda Item: C1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 07 2015
Written Comment C2 Hailbut ABM April 2021 ACSPI.pdf NPFMC April 2021 - 254th Reductions in static halibut limits in the groundfish fisheries imposed in 2015 were a first step, but halibut bycatch in ... The ABM action was initiated in 2016, as recommended by the Council, to take steps toward responsible halibut bycatch management ... Sobeck: Earlier this year, I wrote to Deputy Assistant Administrator Rauch regarding the issue of halibut bycatch and the... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Lauren M Divine	07:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Apr 05 2021
D3(b) Final Consideration of Groundfish Amendments.pdf NPFMC June 1990 - 92nd Halibut bycatch rates have been 0.002 mt of halibut/mt groundfish. ... A halibut bycatch rate could be 0.002 in area 514 as well as other areas. ... statistical areas 513, 515, and 517 where halibut bycatch problems could be exasperated.... Agenda Item: D3	08:30 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 25 1990
D3 GOA Groundfish FIshery Management Plans.pdf NPFMC June 1988 - 82nd Though IPHC supports any measure which will reduce halibut bycatch, it is still not clear that the halibut bycatch in the ... The resulting estimate of halibut bycatch is 855,000 pounds. ... Number of responses of halibut bycatch by bycatch category.... Agenda Item: D3	08:30 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Jun 21 1988
D8(a) Comp Rockfish Management for GOA .pdf NPFMC September 1992 - 104th minimizing halibut bycatch mortality. ... bycatch associated with bottom trawl fisheries. 1992 PSC limits BSAI - The 1992 halibut bycatch limit established for ... Attachment 2(b) "Report of the Halibut Bycatch Work Group," IPHC Technical Report No. 25.... Agenda Item: D8	08:00 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Sep 22 1992
C5 Public Comments.pdf NPFMC February 2016 - 227th Oceana supports the efforts to reduce halibut bycatch in trawl fisheries. ... Another concern is the option to sample halibut bycatch normally instead of on-deck for reasons other than safety. ... The EFP does not propose to investigate methods that would reduce halibut bycatch, and in fact, the methods may lead... Agenda Item: C5	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Feb 01 2016
B1 IPHC Letter.pdf NPFMC October 2016 - 230th West Coast. 2 2) Abundance-based Management (ABM) of Pacific Halibut Bycatch The IPHC is encouraged by ... This committee should discuss abundance-based management of Pacific halibut bycatch prior to a range of alternatives being ... the efforts of the Council and its ABM working group to address Pacific halibut bycatch (also called prohibited species... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Oct 03 2016
D3 GOA GF FMP.pdf NPFMC September 1988 - 83th in halibut bycatch mortality would be less. ... to be harvested within the halibut bycatch limit. ... The resulting estimate of halibut bycatch is 835,000 pounds.... Agenda Item: D3	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Sep 28 1988
D2d_Halibut_Grid-Sorting_Am.pdf NPFMC April 1995 - 117th less halibut bycatch mortality. ... Pacific halibut bycatch mortality from 1960 through 1994. ... Preliminary catch totals during 1993 Halibut Bycatch Survival/Sorting Study.... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Apr 17 1995
D2b_Exclusive_Registration.pdf NPFMC September 1993 - 109th Halibut bycatch mortality includes any halibut bycatch taken in the pollock target fisheries. ... portion of the total Gulf halibut bycatch. ... PLUS, allocate halibut bycatch among inshore and offshore users. 2.... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Sep 20 1993
D4(d) GOA Fishery Management Plan Continued.pdf NPFMC September 1989 - 88th It also allows for more accurate accounting of the actual halibut bycatch. IV. ... Encourage trawl fishing when the observed halibut bycatch rates have been lowest, 2. ... Data to define the extent of the halibut bycatch problem in groundfish fisheries are scarce.... Agenda Item: D6	08:00 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Sep 26 1989
D2(c) Bycatch Management for 1990.pdf NPFMC December 1989 - 89th HALIBUT BYCATCH RATES 1. ... Scratch fishing results in high halibut bycatch. ... SAFE document aggregate halibut bycatch rates for Quit of Alaska bottom tram!... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 05 1989
D2(a,b) AM to GF Fishery Management Plans.pdf NPFMC June 1992 - 102nd Halibut bycatch has increased dramatically. ... The trawl fishery halibut bycatch mortality rate is three times that of the combined non-trawl gear halibut bycatch mortality ... bycatch mortality rate of .05% has been granted an exemption from the halibut bycatch PSC cap.... Agenda Item: D2	08:30 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Jun 23 1992
C2 Public Comment Group 4 (52015).pdf NPFMC June 2015 - 224th Our fishery relies on halibut bycatch to survive. ... Bycatch 5/21/2015 8:36 AMlofl C2 Public Comment (Group 4) June 2015 Subject: Halibut Bycatch From: William Harrington ... Jason Green Oregon This e-mail is being sent in regards to the halibut bycatch.... Agenda Item: C2	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 01 2015
D3a,b_GOA_GF.pdf NPFMC September 1993 - 109th The 1993 sablefish fishery took 1,176 mt, or 84% of the GOA hook and line halibut bycatch mortality. ... The information in this section details the occurrence of halibut bycatch by time, area, and fishery. ... Through August 14, total halibut bycatch mortality from trawl gear was 1,641 mt, and 1,408 mt for hook and line gear.... Agenda Item: D3	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Sep 20 1993
B1 aa Reducing Bycatch in Alaska Flyer.pdf NPFMC October 2013 - 215th Halibut bycatch reduction is a priority for the Council and State of Alaska. ... Halibut Bycatch in Alaskan Groundfish Fisheries 9,000 ■ V 7,000 ggggl Bycatch limits AGENDA B-l(aa) OCTOBER 2013 ... • In 2012, the Council established a halibut bycatch limit in the central GOA Rockfish Program that is 12.5% less than... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Sep 30 2013
D3 Staff Tasking.pdf NPFMC December 1991 - 99th halibut bycatch mortality in the BSAI trawl fisheries. ... The updated halibut bycatch mortality rate estimates for the trawl fisheries and Amendment 19/24 will have effects on halibut ... Change accounting of halibut bycatch from halibut handled to mortality of halibut discarded; and 3.... Agenda Item: D6	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 03 1991
D3(a-b)_Emergency_Regulations_Halibut_Sablefish.pdf NPFMC September 1984 - 62nd bycatch in DAP fisheries to enforce the halibut bycatch limits ... bycatch estimates from the NMFS observer program, to enforce the halibut bycatch limits. ... The overall halibut bycatch rate from the sample was 3.73%.... Agenda Item: D3	08:30 AM - AKDT Monday, Sep 24 1984
D1 Groundfish Management EFP Test Halibut Excluder For GOA Trawl Fishery.pdf NPFMC June 2006 - 177th To monitor halibut bycatch mortality allowances and apportionments, NMFS uses observed halibut bycatch rates, DMR estimated ... Rose’s earlier halibut devices for reducing halibut bycatch began. ... The proposed EFP will test a new halibut excluder device designed to reduce halibut bycatch.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Jun 07 2006
Halibut ABM copy.docx NPFMC October 2020 - 251st All the while, halibut bycatch levels have been left to static caps, applied by sector, to fisheries for groundfish species ... Case in point, In 2015, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council reduced halibut bycatch caps by 21% overall when halibut ... bycatch.... Agenda Item: C6 Comment Submitted by: Shawn McManus	08:00 AM - AKDT Friday, Oct 02 2020
D1(d) GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf NPFMC December 1988 - 84th b. ) The committee recommends the Council consider setting Gulf TACs independent of halibut bycatch considerations. ... The Committee then apportioned the 75,000 MT assumed Pacific cod harvest by area and applied the current halibut bycatch ... The committee understands that certain types of pots have been developed which result in little or no halibut bycatch.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 05 1988
AP Minutes.pdf NPFMC December 1988 - 84th to raise the halibut bycatch cap of 2,000 mt. ... Before setting individual TACs the AP discussed halibut bycatch in the Gulf. ... The AP recommends that the Council retain the halibut bycatch cap of 2,000 mt. The motion carried 11 to 3.... Agenda Item: A1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 05 1988
B1 Sobek letter regarding Emergency Rule.pdf NPFMC April 2015 - 223rd NMFS and the Council have adopted a range of management measures over the years to limit halibut bycatch in the Bering ... NMFS and the Council have adopted a range of management measures over the years to limit halibut bycatch in the Bering ... We support the Council’s commitment to take final action to reduce halibut bycatch limits in the Bering Sea and Aleutian... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Apr 06 2015
D3e-g_GF_Mgmt.pdf NPFMC April 1994 - 112th (f) Halibut bycatch rates for pelagic trawls. ... Pot gear is exempt from the halibut bycatch restrictions during 1994. ... (f) Review halibut bycatch rates for pelagic trawls and decide if action is necessary.... Agenda Item: D3	08:00 AM - AKDT Sunday, Apr 17 1994
D6 Groundfish REgulatory AM Final Review.pdf NPFMC September 1992 - 104th Halibut Bycatch Mortality (mt) Total Groundfish Harvest (mt) Total Halibut Bycatch (mt) Halibut Bycatch ... Halibut Bycatch Mortality (mt) Total Groundfish Harvest (mt) Total Halibut Bycatch (mt) Halibut Bycatch ... Bycatch (mt) Halibut Bycatch Mortality (mt) Total Groundfish Harvest (mt) Total Halibut Bycatch (mt)... Agenda Item: D6	08:00 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Sep 22 1992
1990_07_Newsletter_Issue_3.pdf NPFMC June 1990 - 92nd At its June meeting, the Council also tasked its Plan Teams to analyze modification of the BSAI crab and halibut bycatch ... the existing framework for managing halibut bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska by apportioning seasonally the halibut PSC caps ... Newsletter 7/90 3 HLA/CORR Gulf of Alaska Halibut Bycatch Management The Council approved measures to expand and clarify... Agenda Item: A1	08:30 AM - AKDT Monday, Jun 25 1990
C2b Initial review of analysis to reduce GOA halibut PSC limits. Public Testimony.pdf NPFMC October 2011 - 205th In 1979, the halibut bycatch cap for the domestic trawl fisheries was a seasonal allocation of 81 mt halibut bycatch cap ... I also support enforcement of the halibut bycatch limit. ... Re: Agenda item C-2b Gulf of Alaska halibut bycatch Mr.... Agenda Item: C2	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Sep 28 2011
ABM Letter Final Action.pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th We do everything we can to keep halibut bycatch down. ... We already do everything we can to keep halibut bycatch down. ... We already do everything we can to keep halibut bycatch down.... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Chris Woodley	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
D2a_Halibut_Grid-sorting_Am.pdf NPFMC January 1995 - 116th less halibut bycatch mortality. 18 For 1995, the NPFMC assigned 1,550 mt of halibut bycatch mortality to the Pacific ... Amendment 21: (1) established halibut bycatch limits in terms of halibut mortality rather than halibut bycatch; (2) established ... of halibut bycatch was less than the anticipated maximum of 50 mt.... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKST Sunday, Jan 08 1995
B1 AM 80 Halibut Report.pdf NPFMC December 2018 - 241st Cooperative members are directed to give extra attention to halibut bycatch rates (and 4CDE halibut bycatch) if fishing ... Year Total Groundfish Halibut Bycatch Pre-mortality Halibut Bycatch Rate Pre- mortality (kg/mt gf) Halibut Mortality ... These charts will show halibut bycatch by target fishery.... Agenda Item: B1	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 03 2018
D2b GOA Halibut PSC Public Testimony.pdf NPFMC April 2011 - 203rd bycatch and vulnerable for longer than they were when the halibut bycatch caps were set. ... Since trawl halibut bycatch is primarily immature fish, these schools of small halibut are extremely vulnerable to trawl ... Despite these clear directives, both salmon and halibut bycatch in the trawl fisheries has remained at unacceptably high... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Mar 30 2011
D1(a) Bycatch Reduction AM.pdf NPFMC June 1998 - 133rd (1) Halibut bycatch reduction. ... lowering the BSAI halibut bycatch limit by 75 mt. ... a performance standard on the halibut bycatch rate makes an estimate difficult to derive.... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKDT Wednesday, Jun 10 1998
D2(e) Report on Changing Sablefish Season.pdf NPFMC December 1987 - 79th Diverting this catch to May and later months when halibut bycatch is less would reduce halibut bycatch mortality. ... At the request of the Committee the International Pacific Halibut Commission prepared a summary of halibut bycatch mortality ... We have prepared a brief summary of information for halibut bycatch mortality in the sablefish fishery that may assist... Agenda Item: D2	08:00 AM - AKST Tuesday, Dec 08 1987
C2 Halibut ABM Listening Session Summary 11-29-21.pdf NPFMC December 2021 - 257th bycatch ● Recent actions on halibut bycatch ○ 2016; Final Rule implementing Amendment 111 to reduce halibut bycatch ... Background: Council is considering making revisions to limit halibut bycatch. ... C2 NMFS Tribal Listening Session 11/29/21 December 2021 1 Draft for Participants Review Halibut Bycatch Listening Session... Agenda Item: C2	07:00 AM - AKST Thursday, Dec 02 2021
D3a,b,e_Initial_BSAI_GF_Specs_for_1995.pdf NPFMC September 1994 - 114th possible crab and halibut bycatch rates. ... possible crab and halibut bycatch rates. ... fleet for in-season estimates of halibut bycatch mortality.... Agenda Item: D3	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Sep 26 1994
D2(c) GOA Groundfish Halibut PSC Limits.pdf NPFMC December 1990 - 94th Basically when the rates deep are high, the halibut bycatch rates shallow should be low — and vice versa. ... If not, season opening dates and closing dates may be the most appropriate method of controlling halibut bycatch. ... The results show that, to achieve the total 1990 TACs for all groundfish, the halibut bycatch would be 3,460 mt: 2,412... Agenda Item: D5	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 03 1990
Written Comment C2 Hailbut ABM April 2021 ACSPI.pdf NPFMC April 2021 - 254th Reductions in static halibut limits in the groundfish fisheries imposed in 2015 were a first step, but halibut bycatch in ... The ABM action was initiated in 2016, as recommended by the Council, to take steps toward responsible halibut bycatch management ... Sobeck: Earlier this year, I wrote to Deputy Assistant Administrator Rauch regarding the issue of halibut bycatch and the... Agenda Item: C2 Comment Submitted by: Lauren M Divine	07:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Apr 05 2021
Management Framework.pdf Halibut Management Committee - 10/04/16 bycatch mortality; 6. methods available to reduce halibut bycatch mortality; 7. the cost of reducing halibut bycatch ... or indirectly to the Council’s current concerns related to halibut bycatch. ... Bycatch Rates: Evaluate relationships between environmental conditions and rates of halibut bycatch in the groundfish fisheries...	08:00 AM - AKDT Tuesday, Oct 04 2016
D1 PRESENTATION GOA Rockfish.pdf NPFMC April 2019 - 244th Bycatch Halibut Bycatch Halibut Bycatch Rockfish Program Halibut Bycatch Rockfish Program Chinook Salmon Bycatch 2018 ... Bycatch • Sets acceptable Halibut bycatch rates by target fishery – Rates set on what vessel operators thought was achievable ... Halibut Bycatch 24.6 26.0 18.0 29.6 51.0 61.6 29.4 38.8 38.1 32.9 32.4 57.4 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0... Agenda Item: D1	08:00 AM - AKDT Monday, Apr 01 2019
D1(b,c,d,e) General Groundfish.pdf NPFMC December 1990 - 94th Halibut bycatch rates (kg/mt) in HALIBUT BYCATCH BATES fliM ef At tele i 4« the Gulf of Alaska hook-and-line sablefish ... bycatch* rates to the extent that halibut bycatch rates are higher outside of Zone 1. ... This provides a halibut bycatch mortality rate of 20.41 kg.... Agenda Item: D4	08:00 AM - AKST Monday, Dec 03 1990

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