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Halibut Bycatch letter.pdf

NPFMC October 2020 - 251st

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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...

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...

07:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Jan 31 2022

Letter - Halibut Bycatch 9-29-20.pdf

NPFMC October 2020 - 251st

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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...

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...

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 05 1988

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 -...

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....

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 04 2012

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 07 2015

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....

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...

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....

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....

07:45 AM - AKST

Friday, Dec 04 2020

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Jun 10 1998

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Sunday, Jun 11 1995

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 03 2014

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 07 2015

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...

07:00 AM - AKDT

Thursday, Sep 30 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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Wednesday, Feb 01 2012

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...

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Tuesday, Dec 06 2016

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Jun 09 2010

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 05 1988

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:...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 03 2014

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!...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 10 1996

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 04 2017

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...

07:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Apr 05 2021

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...

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...

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...

10:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Feb 05 2015

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Tuesday, Dec 09 1986

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Oct 03 2016

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....

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Sep 20 1993

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 02 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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Tuesday, Dec 03 1991

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....

08:30 AM - AKDT

Tuesday, Jun 21 1988

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.  ...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 07 2015

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Sep 30 2013

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 02 2015

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!...

08:00 AM - AKST

Tuesday, Dec 05 1989

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Oct 01 2018

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Tuesday, Dec 10 1985

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Sunday, Jan 08 1995

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....

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

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%....

08:30 AM - AKDT

Monday, Sep 24 1984

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Tuesday, Dec 03 1991

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Mar 30 2011

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

D3 Staff Tasking.pdf

NPFMC January 1992 - 100th

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. ... take a number of actions that will reduce halibut bycatch mortality in the groundfish fisheries....

08:30 AM - AKST

Wednesday, Jan 15 1992

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 01 2015

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Jan 16 1989

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Wednesday, Dec 08 2010

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Sep 28 2011

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Oct 03 2016

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 03 2018

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Jan 27 2020

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 03 1990

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 03 1990

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...

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Sunday, Jun 20 1993

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....

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Tuesday, Sep 25 1990

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Mar 30 2011

C2 Public Comment Group 3 (51815).pdf

NPFMC June 2015 - 224th

Please reduce the BSAI trawl halibut bycatch by at least 50%. ... bycatch in the Bering Sea are juvenile halibut averaging under 5 pounds; and WHEREAS, Halibut bycatch limits for trawl ... bycatch Subject: RE: halibut bycatch From: paulaura Date: 5/17/2015 9:07 PM To: npfmc.comments...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 01 2015

D3 BSAI Groundfish Fishery Management Plans.pdf

NPFMC June 1989 - 87th

Halibut bycatch rates in number (no. ... Distribution of 1986-88 joint venture halibut bycatch data. ... halibut bycatch mortality upper limit be higher than 6,000 mt....

08:30 AM - AKDT

Tuesday, Jun 20 1989

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...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 01 2015

D1 Halibut ABM EIS Scoping Report.pdf

NPFMC April 2018 - 238th

bycatch and enforcecatchable quota also, you need to lower the halibut bycatch and enforce it.it. ... Halibut bycatch is accurately accounted for in the BSAI groundfish fisheries.  ... Bycatch Management inEconomic Zone off Alaska: Halibut Bycatch Management in Groundfish Fisheries of Bering Sea and Aleutian...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Apr 02 2018

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 03 2014

D3c,d,f,g_Initial_GOA_GF_Specs_for_1995_Continued.pdf

NPFMC September 1994 - 114th

Our position is that total halibut bycatch mortality should go down. ... Without an observer, a vessel may have little incentive to carefully release the halibut bycatch, but applying a higher ... If the sablefish fishery cannot harvest its TAC without excessive halibut bycatch mortality, the Council may need to put...

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Sep 26 1994

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...

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

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....

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 02 2019

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...

08:30 AM - AKDT

Tuesday, Aug 04 1992

D3_amendments_initial_review.pdf

NPFMC September 1996 - 124th

. 14 1994 Halibut Bycatch 1995 Halibut Bycatch II I III 93% Fig. 4. ... These results suggest that halibut bycatch might be reduced by avoiding trawling during the night. ... Monthly halibut bycatch rates by percent category of Pacific cod catch in north Unimak area, 1994....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Sep 16 1996

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  ...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Dec 07 2015

C7 Action Memo.pdf

NPFMC February 2014 - 217th

long-term options to reduce halibut bycatch. ... halibut bycatch mortality in fisheries prosecuted by the Amendment 80 CPs. ... Section 5 contains excerpts from the November 11, 2012 “Report of the Halibut Bycatch Work Group” which describes several...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 03 2014

NPFMC Bycatch Letter INDIVIDUALS.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...

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

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...

10:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Jun 07 2017

AMCC Letter C-5 BSAI Pacific cod trawl program final 11-27-20.docx

NPFMC Council December 2020 - 252nd

This fishery is currently responsible for 20% of halibut bycatch. ... of 2020 to limit analysis of an abundance-based management approach to halibut bycatch to the A-80 fleet. ... Without a cooperative catch share program and the ability to control halibut bycatch outlined above, the trawl CV sector...

07:45 AM - AKST

Friday, Dec 04 2020

SSC Minutes.pdf

NPFMC June 1990 - 92nd

Chapter 7 Expand Halibut Bycatch Management Measures For The Gulf Of Alaska. ... The SSC reviewed the halibut bycatch management measures proposed for the Gulf of Alaska. ... In 1990 approximately 90 percent of the longline halibut bycatch was taken in the sablefish fisheries....

08:30 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 25 1990

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....

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

E City of Craig.pdf

NPFMC October 2021 - 256th

The resolution supports an abundance­ based approach to trawl fleet halibut bycatch management. ... Management Council, agreed to lower Pacific halibut bycatch caps in the face of a diminishing biomass; and, WHEREAS, despite ... efforts on both sides for five years, tying the management of halibut bycatch to the halibut abundance is still not a reality...

07:00 AM - AKDT

Thursday, Sep 30 2021

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...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 01 2016

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...

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 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....

08:30 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 25 1990

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....

07:00 AM - AKST

Thursday, Dec 02 2021

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Tuesday, Sep 26 1989

comments to SSC on ABM initial review April 1 final.docx

SSC April 2021

A careful look at the data and the history of halibut bycatch management suggests that the unprecedented high halibut bycatch ... We then added the halibut bycatch data to this time series both in terms of halibut catch per ton of groundfish and as ... Figure 1 presents the seasonal yellowfin sole fishery (March to May) target CPUE and halibut bycatch data 2010 to 2020 and...

07:45 AM - AKDT

Monday, Apr 05 2021

C2 Public Comment Group 6 (52815).pdf

NPFMC June 2015 - 224th

A History of Halibut bycatch in the trawl fisheries The historical context of trawl halibut bycatch in the BSAI is important ... Report of Halibut Bycatch Work Group, Version 9 at 5. November 2013. ... The problem is most acute in Area 4CDE where the majority of trawl halibut bycatch occurs....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 01 2015

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Tuesday, Sep 22 1992

C8 Halibut Management Framework.pdf

NPFMC April 2016 - 228th

bycatch mortality; 6. methods available to reduce halibut bycatch mortality; 7. the cost of reducing halibut bycatch ... rates of halibut bycatch in the groundfish fisheries. ... or indirectly to the Council’s current concerns related to halibut bycatch....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Apr 04 2016

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Monday, Jun 01 2015

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Sep 28 1988

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...

07:45 AM - AKST

Friday, Dec 04 2020

B6 Letter to IPHC on halibut catch limits.pdf

NPFMC February 2015 - 222nd

bycatch in 2015, and the anticipated action by the Council to reduce halibut bycatch limits, I urge the IPHC to consider ... As you know, the Council is scheduled to take final action in June 2015 to recommend measures to reduce halibut bycatch ... NMFS is also committed to developing measures that reduce halibut bycatch if the Council fails to develop and submit a...

08:00 AM - AKST

Monday, Feb 02 2015

B4 IPHC Report.pdf

NPFMC February 2010 - 196th

Halibut Bycatch Reduction Since 1991 11 Progress on Area 2A Halibut Bycatch Reduction Since 1998 Groundfish Catch ... The Commission and advisory boards discussed halibut bycatch management. ... The Commission and advisory boards discussed halibut bycatch management....

08:00 AM - AKST

Wednesday, Feb 10 2010

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....

08:00 AM - AKDT

Wednesday, Jun 07 2006

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