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| 0 | Halibut Bycatch letter.pdf | NPFMC October 2020 - 251st | Halibut Bycatch letter.pdf | 10/02/2020 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Letter - Halibut Bycatch 9-29-20.pdf | NPFMC October 2020 - 251st | Letter - Halibut Bycatch 9-29-20.pdf | 10/02/2020 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Josh Wisniewski NPFC halibut bycatch comments.docx | NPFMC October 2020 - 251st | Josh Wisniewski NPFC halibut bycatch comments.docx | 10/02/2020 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | BSIA Halibut Bycatch Management Letter 9.30.2020.pdf | NPFMC October 2020 - 251st | BSIA Halibut Bycatch Management Letter 9.30.2020.pdf | 10/02/2020 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Alaska Leg. Letter to NPFMC re Alt. 4 - Halibut Bycatch ABM (11-30-21).pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | Alaska Leg. Letter to NPFMC re Alt. 4 - Halibut Bycatch ABM (11-30-21).pdf | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | NPFMC_halibut abundance based management bycatch_Oceana_Nov_2021.pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | NPFMC_halibut abundance based management bycatch_Oceana_Nov_2021.pdf | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C2 NPFMC Halibut Trawl Bycatch Sign-on Letter ORGANIZATION 2.pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | C2 NPFMC Halibut Trawl Bycatch Sign-on Letter ORGANIZATION 2.pdf | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C1c_Paper_on_GOA_Halibut_Bycatch_Amendments.pdf | NPFMC June 2012 - 209th | C1c_Paper_on_GOA_Halibut_Bycatch_Amendments.pdf | 06/04/2012 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Halibut Bycatch.pdf | NPFMC October 1999 - Joint Meeting | Halibut Bycatch.pdf | 10/12/1999 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Late_Comments_on_Crab_Halibut_Bycatch_in_Rocksole_Fishery.pdf | NPFMC November 1994 - Teleconference | Late_Comments_on_Crab_Halibut_Bycatch_in_Rocksole_Fishery.pdf | 11/14/1994 01:00 PM AKST |
| 0 | B2 Halibut Bycatch Listening Session Summary.pdf | NPFMC February 2022 - 258th | B2 Halibut Bycatch Listening Session Summary.pdf | 01/31/2022 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | B1 IPHC Halibut Management Report.pdf | NPFMC October 2014 - 220th | Halibut Removals Ian J. Stewart, Bruce M. Leaman, Steven J. D. Martell Abstract The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC or Commission) has the responsibility for conservation and yield from the Pacific halibut resource. In 2014, the Commission requested that the staff prepare a discussion paper on the biological and management issues involved with managing the removals of all sizes of Pacific halibut, particularly the explicit accounting for mortality of halibut less tha... bycatch and the directed fishery. Current harvest policy calculations do not respond to changes in projected annual U26 bycatch mortality; however, changes in bycatch removals (including both the O26 and U26 mortality) are found to have an approximate pound-for-pound effect on directed fishery yields when all other sources of mortality are considered. These effects are quantified and included in projection tables that summarize all sources and sizes of halibut mortality. This report... | 10/06/2014 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Halibut Management Public Testimony.pdf | NPFMC February 2012 - 207th | HalibutRe: Dear Chairman Olsen and Council Members, Cape Barnabas, INC. is a non-profit corporation recognized by the State of Alaska. Membership in the corporation consists of Old Harbor Native Corporation, Old Harbor City Council and the Old Harbor Tribal Council. It is believed that the success of Cape Barnabas, Inc. is enhanced by equal membership of the three governing bodies in Old Harbor, Alaska. Cape Barnabas, Inc. understands that it is the trustee of a community resource as a... bycatch in October and our community was very concerned that Gulf of Alaska halibut bycatch was not reduced for the 2012 fishing season. We have been notified that the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council is again considering Halibut bycatch reductions for Gulf of Alaska fisheries and we strongly urge you to reduce the bycatch by at least the proposed 15%. It is absolutely imperative that you take AGENDA C-2 Supplemental FEBRUARY 2012 Cafe Barnabas, INC. RO BOX71 Old Harbor, A... | 02/01/2012 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C8 Public Comments.pdf | NPFMC December 2015 - 226th | Halibut Management Framework Dear Chairman Hull and Council members: The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, and the Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association appreciate the opportunity to comment on the draft Halibut Management Framework (Framework). The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) initiated the concept of the Framework during its June meeting in 2015. There, while discussing reductions to Bering Sea/Aleutia... bycatch in the BSAI groundfish fisheries. We agree that a more explicit approach to this iterative process is useful. To that end, as the Council moves forward in packaging the Framework into an effective planning tool, we urge the Council to add the specific objectives discussed in greater detail below. As currently constructed, the Framework list seven goals.1 These goals are important; however, it is absolutely critical for the Framework to guide the Council towards next steps ... | 12/07/2015 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | HANDOUT C4 AGC Halibut Performance 2016.pdf | NPFMC December 2016 - 231st | Halibut Performance Report At the June 2015 North Pacific Fishery Management meeting, the Council urged the Amendment 80 fleet to voluntarily reduce halibut mortality for the remainder of the year to enhance the prospects for an Area 4cde directed halibut fishery. Special emphasis was placed on reducing halibut mortality in Area 4cde and in the 4th quarter fishery. AGC exceeded its goals for reducing halibut mortality in each aspect of the Council’s request. In addition, all AGC vessel... Bycatch Mortality 2016 277 mt 2015. 455 mt 2014. 696 mt Area 4CDE 2016 176 mt 2015. 302 mt 2014. 542 mt 4th Quarter 2016 19 mt 2015. 14 mt 2014. 209 mt These reductions were achieved through a combination of adherence to the Amendment 80 Halibut Avoidance Protocol (below) and a reduction in flatfish effort by the fleet. In 2017, it is expected that each AGC vessel with enter the halibut deck sorting EFP for the first time. C4 AGC Halibut Perform... | 12/06/2016 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D1(b) GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf | NPFMC December 1988 - 84th | halibut PSCs. BACKGROUND Amendment 14 included a framework procedure to set annual halibut bycatch limits. Halibut is defined as a prohibited species in the FMP and when caught incidentally must be discarded. The framework allows the Council to review and set halibut bycatch limits annually without requiring an emergency rule or plan amendment. Bycatch limits (PSCs) specified using the framework are effective for an entire year and all bottom trawling is prohibited when they are reached.... bycatch in previous years, estimated impacts of bycatches on the domestic halibut fishery, and other information in the RAD. A halibut mortality ceiling of 2,000 mt was recommended by the IPHC and several members of the fishing industry as a gulf-wide cap on halibut mortality in the groundfish fisheries. Last December the Council adopted this recommendation as their management goal for 1988. Estimates of 1988 halibut bycatch and mortality in the groundfish fisheries were calculated using ... | 12/05/1988 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C1d_BSAI_Halibut_PSC_Limit.pdf | NPFMC June 2012 - 209th | Halibut Bycatch ESTIMATED TIME 20 HOURS All C-l items ACTION REQUIRED Review discussion paper on BSAI halibut PSC limits, and take action as necessary. BACKGROUND In April 2011, the Council requested development of discussion papers on both BSAI and GOA halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits. The Council has been considering the process by which changes might be made to the current PSC limits. Priority was assigned to action in the GOA, and the Council has since developed a Pla... Bycatch Management Prior to MFCMA........................................................................... 3 2.2 Halibut Bycatch Management after MFCMA...............................................................................4 2.2.1 BSAI FMP Amendment 3...............................................................................................................4 2.2.2 BSAI FMP Amendment 7........................................................................................................ | 06/04/2012 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C9 Public Comments.pdf | NPFMC December 2015 - 226th | halibut bycatch NPFMC comments - NOAA Service Account <npfmc.comments@noaa.gov> r Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 1:57 PM Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 1:57 PM https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7a9a95f965&view=pt&search=inbox&th=1515a9d2c63f8c52&siml=1515a9d2c63f8c52&siml=1515a9d2e31550d0 1/1 Chuck Cohen <kodzoff©alaskan.com> To: npfmc.comments@noaa.gov NPFMC comments - NOAA Service Account <npfmc.comments@noaa.gov> To: kodzoff@alaskan.com CHUCK & KATHRYN COHEN F/V LADY BARBARA P.O. BOX 020670 JUNEA... bycatch 2 messages mailto:npfmc.comments@noaa.gov https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=7a9a95f965&view=pt&search=inbox&th=1515a9d2c63f8c52&siml=1515a9d2c63f8c52&siml=1515a9d2e31550d0 kodzoff%25c2%25a9alaskan.com mailto:npfmc.comments@noaa.gov mailto:npfmc.comments@noaa.gov mailto:kodzoff@alaskan.com 12/2/2015 a NPFMC comments - NOAA Service Account <npfmc.comments@noaa.gov> r Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 4:52 PM Dear sirs Sincerely Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 4:52 PM https ://mail.google.com/ma... | 12/07/2015 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | B1 A80 Sector Report on Halibut.pdf | NPFMC Council December 2020 - 252nd | Halibut Bycatch Performance Report to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council December 2020 Under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (the Council) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are directed to manage fisheries to reduce bycatch and bycatch mortality to the extent practicable. To this end, the Council and NMFS, along with members of the industry, including participants in the Amendment 80 se... bycatch and its mortality in the trawl fisheries in the North Pacific. This report summarizes the most significant recent initiatives and their results. Background The halibut PSC reduction adopted by the Council in 2015 was the culmination of a series of regulatory and self-imposed measures reducing halibut use by the Amendment 80 sector. The Council intended Amendment 80 to provide the sector with the ability to increase retention by ending the race for fish. The action has exceed... | 12/04/2020 07:45 AM AKST |
| 0 | D2d_Halibut_Grid-Sorting_Am.pdf | NPFMC April 1995 - 117th | Halibut Grid-Sorting Amendment ACTIONS REQUIRED: (a) Receive report from Ad Hoc Grid-sorting Working Group (b) Approve for public review the regulatory amendment for grid-sorting of Pacific halibut in the non- pelagic trawl groundfish fisheries. BACKGROUND In October 1993, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), Highliners Association, and NMFS- AFSC conducted an experiment to evaluate methods of increasing survival of halibut taken as bycatch in bottom trawls. The experimen... bycatch as practicable for immediate return to the sea. The grid over the hold would slow down the dumping process and allow sorting of halibut from the stream of groundfish moving across the deck; the grid would actually filter only larger halibut (larger than 15 to 25 pounds). No sorting of other species would be allowed. The regulations would give the Council and the Alaska-Region Director authority, through the regulatory amendment process, to determine which fisheries would participate... | 04/17/1995 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | CBSFA Comments to NPFMC and NMFS (2021-04).pdf | NPFMC April 2021 - 254th | Halibut Abundance- based Management (ABM) Amendment 80 of PSC Limit Initial Review Draft Environmental Impact Statement (March 2021). Dear Chairman Kinneen and Mr. Merrill: Please find attached the comments of our client, the Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association (CBSFA), on the April 2021 Agenda Item C2 Concerning BSAI Halibut Abundance-based Management (ABM) Amendment 80 of PSC Limit Initial Review Draft Environmental Impact Statement, dated March 2021 (DEIS).1 1 CBSFA ... bycatch limits by “link[ing] the Amendment 80 commercial groundfish trawl fleet’s (Amendment 80 sector) Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries to halibut abundance.”2 To the extent the Council intends to take action to implement ABM at its upcoming meeting, we strongly support the Council’s Alternative 4, which best addresses the needs of directed halibut users and halibut-dependent ... | 04/05/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | BSAI Halibut ABM comments 11-30-21 final.docx.pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | Halibut ABM Dear Chairman Kinneen and Members of the Council, The Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC) is committed to protecting the long-term health of Alaska’s oceans and sustaining the working waterfronts of our coastal communities. Our members include fishermen, subsistence harvesters, marine scientists, small business owners and families, many of whom rely on healthy fisheries. AMCC advances conservation solutions that address the interdependence between healthy marine ecosystems, ... bycatch in the Bering Sea region. We support Abundance-Based Management of halibut bycatch and an ecosystem-based fishery management approach to bycatch which is responsive to the status of the stocks. Ecosystem based fisheries management is the cornerstone of sustainable fishing and provides a pathway to maintain ecosystems in a healthy, productive, and resilient condition. The current fixed halibut prohibited species catch limits are inconsistent with management of the directed halibut fisheri... | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D1 Halibut PSC Stock Impacts.pdf | NPFMC June 2014 - 219th | halibut in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the impacts of Prohibited Species Catch Ian J. Stewart, Steven J. D. Martell, Bruce M. Leaman, Ray A. Webster, Lauri L. Sadorus Abstract The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) requested that the International Pacific halibut Commission (IPHC) provide a summary of: 1) the status of the Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) resource in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), and 2) the impact of Prohibited Species C... bycatch) on halibut stock biomass, reproductive potential, and the short- and long-term yields to the directed halibut fisheries. This report summarizes a variety of analyses conducted by IPHC staff, including previous yield calculations, stock assessments, apportionment, and survey summaries, as well as new and ongoing research on tag-recoveries, abundance trends, and harvest policy. Measures of current stock size reflecting the portion of the halibut stock available to the directed ... | 06/02/2014 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Staff Recs for 1991 Bycatch AM.pdf | NPFMC July 1991 - Teleconference | halibut. 4B Depth restrictions on sablefish longlining in GOA to protect halibut. 8 Authority to allocate trawl PSC by fishery in GOA. 10 Apportion unused quarterly PSC to any remaining quarter. 11 Gear modifications. 17 Retention of halibut. 19 Floating crab caps in GOA/BSAI. Also, for #4A and #4B, IPHC is compiling information on these issues which will not be ready for this summer’s analytical package. For #11, industry is doing some work on modifying gear and AFSC and IPHC have a joint ... Bycatch Committee meeting questions whether the area should be changed. This program is quite new and would benefit from a full year of observer data before changes are made. ADFG is examining data but will not be ready for this summer’s analysis. 22 Modifv/limit Rocksole Fishery The DAP rocksole fishery has halibut and crab PSCs, so this is more of a full utilization issue and should be taken up in that context, perhaps in 1992. A season delay will be analyzed under "Review of PSC Allowa... | 07/03/1991 01:00 PM AKDT |
| 0 | RothC2ABMDec2021.pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | halibut, with option 4 or something close to it being the preferred alternative. Alaskans Want to Invest and Work I am a region 4 halibut and Bering Sea sablefish quota holder, and despite the somewhat negative outlook for halibut in that region am currently making additional investments in quota and fishing in the region. In part I am hopeful for the resources ability to recover because I believe that the council will do the right thing and limit bycatch wastage of hali... bycatch rates remain high. It is no secret that A80 bycatch of halibut is the largest cause of mortality for halibut in area 4CDE and could lead to directed fishery closures in that region, a terrifying consequence of bycatch combined with low abundance. Action by the council will send an important signal to the fisherman that comprise the future “recruits” to the industry that halibut bycatch is a concern that is being addressed A80 Bycatch Kills Baby Halibut in the Halibut Nurser... | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D3 Staff Tasking.pdf | NPFMC January 1992 - 100th | halibut bycatch management analyses: 1. Reduce halibut PSC caps by 10% per year for 5 years; 2. Change accounting of halibut bycatch from halibut handled to mortality of halibut discarded; and 3. Preferentially allocate PSC to gears or fisheries with low bycatch rates. Bob Trumble of the IPHC will present a report indicating the Commission's ability to analyze these proposals. A letter from the IPHC is under D-3fc). D-3 Memo 2 HLA/MTG/JAN AGENDA D-3(a) JANUARY 1992 November 22, 1991 ... Bycatch issues, and (d) stock assessments issues. Team members volunteer themselves or are assigned to such workgroups based on technical expertise. The idea is to have the assigned members think and work year-round on their topic so they can be more current and useful to the council when analytical teams are formed, with work groups, the Teams will also be in a better position to work on amendments and review them when appropriate. The Pla%% Teams hope you will support our suggestions. ... | 01/15/1992 08:30 AM AKST |
| 0 | AP Minutes.pdf | NPFMC September 1988 - 83th | Halibut Management The AP heard a presentation on the management team and Halibut RAAG’s review of halibut allocation proposals. The AP concurred with the grouping of those proposals into five categories and made the following recommendations: 1. Limited access - The AP voted to follow the Halibut RAAG recom mendations. The majority of the AP acknowledges an urgency in the current management of the fishery and recommends that the Council begin gathering information from the industry (via ... Bycatch of halibut - The original idea behind the split season was to reduce bycatch of halibut during the spring. Although the staff analysis indicates that the bycatch of halibut declines between the spring and fall, the staff described the data as inconclusive since it is based largely on the foreign fishery which is difficult to calibrate to the current domestic fishery. Furthermore, if the sablefish season was split, it appears some fishermen would target on Pacific cod in the spring ... | 09/28/1988 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2(b-c) Bycatch Issues.pdf | NPFMC February 1998 - 131st | halibut mortality avoidance program through trawl towing protocols and regulated deck sorting, and re-evaluate methods for estimating halibut mortality including development of regulations for quick release of halibut to reduce mortality. The first two of these potential amendments will be developed for review by the Council in April 1998. The remaining proposals, along with ongoing efforts on the Vessel Bycatch Account (VBA) initiative, may require additional analytical time. Other selecte... bycatch (MRB) of Pacific cod in the shallow water flatfish fishery in the GOA, and increasing the MRB of arrowtooth flounder in the GOA; and, (2) two ADF&G proposals, one to require full retention of demersal shelf rockfish (DSR) and the other to prohibit fishing on the Cape Edgecomb pinnacles. Staff has prepared a short discussion paper on the bycatch proposals (Item D-2(cKl)). The paper lays out the alternatives considered for analysis and other issues for Council consideration. The staff ... | 02/03/1998 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D5 PRESENTATION.pdf | NPFMC February 2019 - 242nd | Halibut Abundance-Based Management – discussion papers • Halibut retention in BSAI pots • Observer Annual Report for 2017 • 2019 Observer Program Annual Deployment Plan • Trawl EM 2019 Cooperative Research Plan • Fixed gear CV rockfish retention - initial review 15. Develop incentive programs for bycatch reduction including the development of mechanisms to facilitate the formation of bycatch pools, vessel bycatch allowances, or other bycatch incentive systems. • Halibut deck sorting EFP • ... bycatch limits, as information becomes available. • Salmon genetics bycatch composition reports 3-River Index • Forage stock evaluated in Groundfish SAFE reports (ongoing) • Halibut Management Framework (ongoing) 17. Continue program to reduce discards by developing management measures that encourage the use of gear and fishing techniques that reduce bycatch which includes economic discards. • Halibut retention in BSAI pots • Adak pollock/Pacific Ocean perch EFP 18. Continue to manage inc... | 02/04/2019 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D2a_Halibut_Grid-sorting_Am.pdf | NPFMC January 1995 - 116th | Halibut Grid-sorting Amendment ESTIMATED TIME 2HOURS ACTION REQUIRED (a) Initial review of analysis of grid-sorting of Pacific halibut in the non-pelagic trawl groundfish fisheries. (b) Approve document for public review. BACKGROUND In October 1993, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), Highliners Association, and NMFS- AFSC conducted an experiment to evaluate methods of increasing survival of halibut taken as bycatch in bottom trawls. The experiment, conducted aboard the ... bycatch as practicable for immediate return to the sea. No sorting of other species would be allowed. The regulations would give the Council and the Alaska-Regional Director authority, through the regulatory amendment process, to determine which fisheries would participate in grid sorting, and the size of grid required. The regulations will require that the vessel crew assist the observer if on-deck samples are required, and that groundfish from a haul being sampled by an observer may not b... | 01/08/1995 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | 2020octABM comments_2.pdf | NPFMC October 2020 - 251st | Halibut PSC ABM Dear Chairman Kinneen, I am submitting these comments on behalf of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA). ALFA members commend the ABM workgroup and Council staff for the tremendous amount of work dedicated to this issue. Although we are all still wading through the various documents, we appreciate the clarity of the Draft EIS and the preliminary analysis of the identified alternatives. Below are ALFA’s recommendations for improvements to the mo... bycatch caps on the directed fishery and the impact of fishing at very low levels of abundance • Provide stakeholders with an opportunity to recommend alternative break points and stair steps if the Council chooses to move ahead with the State proposed look-up table approach. Purpose and Need Because all alternatives will ultimately be measured against the identified purpose and need, we wanted to briefly remind the Council of the issues that launched this amendment. First, w... | 10/02/2020 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D5(a) BSAI Groundfish FMP.pdf | NPFMC June 1986 - 72nd | halibut bycatch issue including closure of the Pot Sanctuary, reaffirmation of the emergency rule recommendations, the emergency rule with adjustable PSCs, and a more general framework approach. These are provided in the team report, which is found under Agenda D-5(a)(1). The team recommends that you approve this revised list of bycatch alternatives and a new Draft EA/RIR/IRFA. With respect to Inseason management (’’field order”) authority, it is apparent that the Central Office’s relucta... bycatches of crabs and halibut. All the options address only crabs and halibut, and only in the areas addressed by the emergency rule. Option 1 is a framework that specifies an annual procedure (modeled along the lines of the TAG procedure) which includes an annual Bycatch Resource Assessment Document (Bycatch RAD). The Bycatch RAD would be the primary decision document and provide the starting point for determination of annual changes to the existing PSC limits, area closures, etc. ... | 06/25/1986 08:30 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C3 Public Comment.pdf | NPFMC June 2015 - 224th | halibut and chinook salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) trawl fisheries. A prevailing theme reiterated throughout the SEA is that the restructured program represents an improvement relative to the previous program due largely to the expansion of the sampling effort to smaller vessels, most of which participate in IPHC managed halibut fisheries.1 NMFS cites improved representativeness of data because of the increase in nearshore data and inclusion of smaller vessels, even with “very low d... bycatch estimates. The SEA ultimately concludes that there was neither “a specific level of observer coverage below which the data cease to be statistically reliable” nor a specific amount of coverage which would limit NMFS’ ability to manage the groundfish fisheries. [Id. at 107-108.] Instead the primary consequence of low coverage levels would be that “there are levels of observer coverage at which NMFS may not have data in specific strata or fisheries.” [Id. at 108]. In drawing these conclus... | 06/01/2015 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C6 Halibut Abundance-based PSC Limits - Discussion paper.pdf | NPFMC April 2016 - 228th | Halibut Abundance-based PSC APRIL 2016 BSAI Abundance-based PSC Limits – Discussion Paper, April 2016 1 BSAI Halibut Abundance –based PSC discussion paper April 2016 Executive summary ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Dat... bycatch control rules to consider for abundance-based Pacific halibut PSC limits ....................................................................................................................................... 31 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Halibut Abundance-Based Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Workgroup (Workgroup) comprised of Council, NMFS, and IPHC staff met on March 3, 2016 to consider the information and approach needed to establish abundance based halibut PSC limits. Based o... | 04/04/2016 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | IPHC Considerations Abundance PSC.pdf | NPFMC/IPHC February 2015 - Joint Meeting | Halibut in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Bruce M. Leaman, Ian J. Stewart, and Steven J.D. Martell Introduction The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has initiated an analysis to reduce the Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) limits for Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) fisheries. PSC of halibut occurs through incidental capture (bycatch) and mortality in non-directed fisheries for groundfish, primarily shallow water f... bycatch mortality in the BSAI on the halibut resource and its fisheries (Hare and Williams 2013, Stewart et al. 2015). One issue upon which the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) has been asked to comment concerns scaling the PSC limits to the abundance of halibut. Specifically, the Council requested consideration of: Biomass-based PSC limits: The range of potential approaches to establishing a halibut PSC limit based on projections of total biomass, projected spawn... | 02/05/2015 10:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C2 Public Comment Group 6 (52815).pdf | NPFMC June 2015 - 224th | halibut bycatch cap to under 10%. C2 Public Comments (Group 6) June 2015 Chairman Hull and Council Members NPFMC 605 W 4th Ave #306 Anchorage, AK 99501 May 21,2015 RE: C-2 BSAIPSC Halibut bycatch reductions Amendment 80 Fleet, Freezer Longline fleet IB© J1MMER MCDONALD PO BOX 920452 DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA 99692 (907) 581-1386 • FAX (907) 581-3124 We support a vibrant and thriving small boat fleet as well. In fact, we have actively participated in various small boat fisheries over the pas... bycatch Provide family wage Jobs Work cooperatively to maximize retained catch and minimize bycatch Have observers aboard All their vessels, providing accurate date Halibut Bycatch -Agenda Item C-2 June SItica 223rt Plenary Meeting Via Email npfmc.comrnents@noaa.gov Mr. Dan HuH North Pacific Fishery Management Council 605 West 4th, Suite 306 Anchorage, AK 99501-2252 Sincerely, Sergei Roraback Waterfront Welding 2607 Airport Beach Road Dutch Harbor, AK 93692 C2 Public Comments (Group 6... | 06/01/2015 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Management Framework.pdf | Halibut Management Committee - 10/04/16 | Halibut Management Framework North Pacific Fishery Management Council September 2016 Communication Coordination Collaboration Gap Analysis to Identify Research and Management Needs Research Priorities and Timelines Management and Policy Changes B1 Halibut Management Framework OCTOBER 2016 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... Bycatch in Groundfish Fisheries ....................................................................................... 6 4 Current Research and Management Issues .......................................................................................... 8 4.1 Gap Analysis for Council Decision-Making .................................................................................... 8 4.2 Research Priorities ...................................................................................... | 10/04/2016 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C7 Comments.pdf | NPFMC February 2014 - 217th | Halibut PSC Dear Chairman Olson and Council members: The Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC) is dedicated to protecting the long-term health of Alaska’s oceans and sustaining the working waterfronts of our coastal communities. Our members include fishermen, subsistence harvesters, marine scientists, small business owners and families, many of whom rely on healthy halibut fisheries. We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the important issue of Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSA... bycatch is an issue of great concern, and we are pleased to see the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (the Council) taking an initial look at halibut bycatch. As halibut populations have struggled in recent years, with corresponding declines in directed fishery limits, halibut bycatch in the BSAI has become an increasing concern. With directed halibut fishery catch limits on the decline throughout most of Alaska, and halibut bycatch now well exceeding the directed fishery catch limit... | 02/03/2014 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | ABM Letter Final Action.pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | Halibut Abundance – Based Management Thank you for providing Groundfish Forum (GFF) the opportunity to comment to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (the Council) final action for Agenda Item C‐2: Bering Sea / Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Halibut Abundance Based Management (ABM). GFF is a trade association whose five member companies operate 19 trawl catcher processor vessels in the federal fisheries of the BSAI and Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This fleet is known as the Amendment 80 ... bycatch to the extent practicable is unsurpassed. Since 2015, GFF has been fully engaged in the Council’s process (via public and written testimony) commenting extensively on previous analyses related to the Council’s proposed halibut ABM actions. We have attached a copy of our comments on the DEIS as an appendix to this letter. 1. General Comments Since 2007, the A80 sector has undergone two major halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) reductions and is currently looking at a th... | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D2(d) BSAI Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf | NPFMC December 1988 - 84th | halibut bycatch in Gulf bottom trawl fisheries in 1989. The rates formerly used in predicting halibut bycatch in these fisheries were based on the 1982-1986 foreign and joint venture fisheries and may misrepresent current conditions. The use of bycatch rates from the 1987 and 1988 observer data can only serve to more reliably predict halibut bycatch in 1989. Donald A. McCaughran Director cc: IPHC Commissioners COMMISSIONERS: UNOA ALEXANDER PARKSVILLE B.C. DENNIS N BROCK OTTAWA. ONT.... bycatch mortality limit remain at 2,000 mt, on the assumption that Bering Sea bycatch mortality will be set at about 3,900 mt. This would result in a total of 5,900 mt of halibut bycatch mortality for 1989. We have recommended in previous correspondence that groundfish harvests be managed such that halibut bycatch mortality remains at status quo levels until objective criteria are developed to justify an increase or decrease. For the past five years, total halibut bycatch mortality in Alas... | 12/05/1988 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D1 Halibut ABM EIS Scoping Report.pdf | NPFMC April 2018 - 238th | Halibut Abundance-Based Prohibited Species Catch Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Report Photo credit: Keeley Kent United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region North Pacific Fishery Management Council March 2018 D1 Halibut ABM EIS Scoping Report APRIL 2018 2 Table of Contents List of Figures ..................................................................................... bycatch species and their users that are uncertain or unknown and may result in significant impacts on the human environment not previously analyzed. Thus, NMFS and the Council are initiating scoping for an EIS in the event an EIS is needed. NMFS published a notice of intent to publish an EIS on December 12, 2017. NMFS invited the public to comment on the range of issues and alternative management measures that the Council and NMFS should consider in developing abundance-based approaches f... | 04/02/2018 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | B4 IPHC Report.pdf | NPFMC February 2010 - 196th | halibut ♦ Data available ♦ Only one of many potential correlates possible ♦ Survey timing ♦ Reasonable premise ♦ Data available ♦ Staff developed method to estimate timing effect ♦ Depth stratification ♦ Post-stratification undesirable ♦ Sensitive to data and strata definition ♦ No areas have AF significantly different from LO Apportionment Adjustment Evaluation II ♦ Time weighting: Simple average (1:1:1) ♦ Index inherently variable, needs averaging ♦ Reverse weighting places too much emphas... Bycatch mortality ❖ Recent Commission research on halibut movements indicates greater extended impacts of bycatch mortality than currently estimated. Research on this issue continues but the IPHC is concerned about the adequacy of monitoring and estimation of bycatch mortality in the Gulf of Alaska. The Commission continues to believe that bycatch should and can be reduced in these fisheries, while preserving groundfish fishing opportunities. lOMO 20101PHC Annual Meeting 28 Alaska Gro... | 02/10/2010 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C2 Public Comment Group 5 (52715).pdf | NPFMC June 2015 - 224th | Halibut PSC Reduction and the Draft Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a Proposed Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea/AIeutian Islands Management Area, dated May 2015 (Draft EA/RIR/IRFA).1 * N57° W170° Re: Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association Comments on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council June 2015 Agenda Item Concerning Halibut PSC Reduction and the Draft Environmental Ass... bycatch in groundfish fisheries. C2 Public Comments (Group 5) June 2015 CBSFA is the management organization for St. Paul Island under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program (CDQ). Since the program was created in 1992, the federal government has been awarding various species of fish (CDQ allocations) from the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands commercial fisheries to CBSFA. In turn, CBSFA manages these allocations to promote social and economic development at St. Paul Isla... | 06/01/2015 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | HANDOUT C1 AGC Halibut Performance.pdf | NPFMC December 2015 - 226th | Halibut Performance December 2015 Alaska Groundfish Cooperative 2016 Halibut Performance Report At the June 2015 North Pacific Fishery Management meeting, the Council urged the Amendment 80 fleet to voluntarily reduce halibut mortality for the remainder of the year to enhance the prospects for an Area 4cde directed halibut fishery. Special emphasis was placed on reducing halibut mortality in Area 4cde and in the 4th quarter fishery. AGC exceeded its goals for reducing halibut morta... Bycatch Mortality DOWN 35%. 2015. 455 mt 2014. 696 mt 239 mt reduction June to End of Year DOWN. 69% 2015. 119 mt 2014. 384 mt 265 mt reduction Area 4CDE DOWN. 44% 2015. 302 mt ... | 12/07/2015 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | 2021_04_01_C2_Halibut_ABM final.pdf | NPFMC April 2021 - 254th | Halibut ABM Dear Chairman Kinneen and Members of the Council, The Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC) is committed to protecting the long-term health of Alaska’s oceans and sustaining the working waterfronts of our coastal communities. Our members include fishermen, subsistence harvesters, marine scientists, small business owners and families, many of whom rely on healthy fisheries. AMCC advances conservation solutions that address the interdependence between healthy marine ecosystems, s... bycatch which is responsive to the status of the stocks. The current fixed halibut prohibited species catch limits are inconsistent with management of the directed halibut fisheries, groundfish fisheries and crab, all of which are managed based on abundance. The current use of a static cap for halibut PSC is both antiquated and inequitable, and we applaud the North Pacific Council for dedicating the time and resources to move a holistic approach forward. The outcome of status quo bycatch manage... | 04/05/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D4(a) BSAI Groundfish.pdf | NPFMC September 1990 - 93rd | halibut bycatch management measures for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands management area. Herring bycatch management was severed from the Amendment 21/16 package at the April meeting for further analysis. At that time, the Council requested additional measures for crab and halibut bycatch management to be addressed for initial consideration in June: apportionment of the pollock TAC to pelagic gear and authorization to the Regional Director to take in-season action to close bycatch hotspots. ... bycatch management provisions of Amendment 21/16 might not be approvable by the Secretary because reasonable alternatives to the crab and halibut bycatch caps were not considered. At the same meeting, the SSC requested the Council to task the staff and Plan Teams with unifying the herring, and crab and halibut bycatch simulation models and to perform a sensitivity analysis. The Council approved the analyses for public review provided that this additional work was performed. The revised Ame... | 09/25/1990 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D3 BSAI Groundfish FMP.pdf | NPFMC January 1989 - 85th | halibut in BS/AI groundfish fisheries for 1989 (and possibly 1990), which was revised in December, and requested NMFS to prepare a more comprehensive bycatch management system for 1990 and beyond. This comprehensive framework is to be based upon the recommendations of the Bycatch Committee, to address specific groundfish fisheries and their bycatch of C. bairdi, red king crab, and Pacific halibut, revised as necessary to recognize administrative and enforcement limitations. Following the ... bycatch plan. Our goal is to forward the amendment package to Secretarial review by February 10. This will allow for implementation of the bycatch regulations by early July using the entire 145-day Secretarial review period, or possibly by early June if the 30-day cooling off period is waived. Terry Smith has been running the reconfigured plan through his model and may have some preliminary results. Also, I’ve asked NMFS to report their progress in implementing the measures approved for 19... | 01/16/1989 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C6 Supplemental material_Jim Ianelli.pdf | NPFMC April 2016 - 228th | halibut per t Pacific cod IBM I I I I I"I I I I I I I I-1 I I I I"I I I I I I I 1991992993994995996997998992002002002002002002002002002002012012012012012015 Year gear Longline T rawl o i N D cn I H al ib ut p er t of P co d — *• — *• N D cn o cn o iii i Supplemental material for BSAI Abundance-based PSC limit considerations James Ianelli March 17, 2016 Fishery characteristics The following represents supplemental materials to go with the discussion paper an... bycatch 1991-2015, NMFS observer data Observed Pacific halibut bycatch (numbers) 6e+05 = • • • 2e+05 - week T 0 20 I 40 .C O 4e+05 - O 1991-2015, NMFS observer data Observed Pacific halibut CPUE numbers/hook Pacific halibut CPUE (numbers/hook) 0.009 = 0.008 - 0.006 = 0.005 - week Observed Pacific halibut 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 by weight in longline Pacific cod fishery II ... | 04/04/2016 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2b GOA Halibut PSC Public Testimony.pdf | NPFMC April 2011 - 203rd | halibut resource is of central importance to our membership and to the coastal communities in which our members reside. Our members have a long history of dependence on the halibut resource, and have worked hard to ensure the long-term sustainability of the halibut fishery. Over the past decade halibut stocks have been in decline, and catch limits in the directed halibut fishery have been reduced accordingly. Area 2C has faced the most dramatic reductions, with catch limits slashed by 72% s... bycatch is primarily immature fish, these schools of small halibut are extremely vulnerable to trawl bycatch and vulnerable for longer than they were when the halibut bycatch caps were set. In other words, while directed halibut fishermen conserve and wait for these small fish to grow, trawl bycatch may be undermining the rebuilding potential of the stock. Our members have accepted conservation reductions to promote rebuilding; we cannot accept conservation reductions that fail to rebuild ... | 03/30/2011 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | ALFA The Boat Company Letter C-2 BSAI ABM.pdf | NPFMC December 2021 - 257th | Halibut abundance-based management (ABM) Dear Mr. Kinneen, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment to the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish FMP that would implement abundance-based management for halibut bycatch limits. We submit the following comments on behalf of The Boat Company and Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA). The Boat Company and ALFA both promote conservation while operating in and advocating for Southeast Alaska’s fishing com... Bycatch: 250 200 150 100 50 BSAI 2000-2015 2015 SE Alaska visit Slide 17 2 10 8 6 16 14 12 Exploitable biomass Bycatch mortality ►Directed Fishery 0 i—<w^2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 F is he ry L an di ng s/ By ca tc h m or ta lit y (M lb n et w t) 2 Introduction The Boat Company and ALFA strongly support the concept of abundance-based management. Regulation of both commercial and guided sport quotas res... | 12/02/2021 07:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C4 Halibut Management.pdf | NPFMC April 1991 - 96th | Halibut management ACTION REQUIRED (a) Receive report on IPHC meeting and halibut bycatch working group. (b) Finalize the range of alternatives to be analyzed for a halibut IFQ system. BACKGROUND IPHC Meeting The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) held its annual meeting during the last week of January 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to setting catch quotas and seasons for the 1991 fishery, the IPHC formed a working group to assess each country’s efforts to ... bycatch in other fisheries. A resolution was endorsed calling for a special session of the IPHC, sometime in mid-year, to address bycatch concerns. Item C-4(a) summarizes the annual IPHC meeting and has a copy of the bycatch resolution. Further information is available from IPHC staff and Steve Pennoyer on the annual meeting and progress of the bycatch working group. Halibut IFQs In January 1991 the Council tentatively adopted for analysis the same list of alternatives for the halibut IFQ... | 04/23/1991 01:00 PM AKDT |
| 0 | D3(c) Halibut Crab PSC Allowances.pdf | NPFMC December 1989 - 89th | halibut and crab initial PSC apportionments within the limits established by Amendment 12a. BACKGROUND Amendment 12a establishes PSC caps for red king crab, C. bairdi Tanner crab and Pacific halibut in the Bering Sea for DAP and JVP fisheries. Overall PSC limits adopted by the Council under this amendment are: C. bairdi: 1,000,000 crabs in Zone 1 for Zone 1 closure 3,000,000 crabs in Zone 2 for Zone 2 closure Red king crab: 200,000 crabs in Zone 1 for Zone 1 closure Pacific halibut: 4,4... bycatch. The presumed bycatch rates and the procedure for making preliminary apportionments are described in Appendix 2 of the BSAI SAFE document (attached as Item D-3(c)(l)). Based upon the preliminary groundfish TACs and apportionments approved at the September meeting, the proposed PSC apportionments for these species would be as follows: D3cMemo.89 1 HLA/MTG Zone 1 Zone 2 Zones 1 & 2H Primary BSAI Secondary Red King Crab DAP flatfish 25,190 DAP other 11,616 JVP flatfish 162,057 JVP... | 12/05/1989 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D3(a) Bycatch Management.pdf | NPFMC April 1990 - 91st | halibut PSC reached for DAP flatfish fisheries, closing entire BSAI. March 15: Area 516 closed to trawling from March 15 to June 15. This is the seasonal westward extension of the 160-162 W closed area to 163 W to protect red king crab. March 14: Primary halibut quota (467 mt) for DAP flatfish fishery closes Zones 1 and 2H. March 5: Secondary halibut quota for JVP flatfish fishery closes entire BSA. March 1: Excess bairdi PSC from JVP flatfish fishery reapportioned to DAP bringing the DAP ... bycatch of herring in Bering Sea groundfish trawl fisheries is having on these herring stocks and requests that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) place limits on the trawl herring by catch during its 1990 regulatory cycle. Bering Sea herring stocks are continuing to decline, and two of western Alaska commercial sac-roe fisheries, Nelson Island and Nunivak Island, are projected to be closed in 1990. Because commercial herring fisheries provide one of the few income gen... | 04/24/1990 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | CBSFA Comment C5 BSAI Pcod Trawl LAPP 11-27-2020.pdf | NPFMC Council December 2020 - 252nd | halibut, from the BSAI commercial fisheries to six CDQ groups. Pursuant to the CDQ Program Statute, the CDQ groups are charged with managing these allocations to promote social and economic development in their respective regions. CBSFA is committed to developing a fishery-related economy that enhances the social and economic well-being of our community. CBSFA manages cod, pollock, crab, halibut and groundfish CDQ allocations, as well as our acquisitions of additional quota shares an... bycatch.” However, reducing bycatch to the extent practicable is not 3 explicitly listed among the goals of the program. In removing the cod trawl CV sector from the halibut ABM action in February 2020, the Council specifically stated that they contemplated reducing bycatch in the sector as part of the upcoming rationalization action. We request that this oversight be remedied by adding the following underlined language to the purpose and need statement to clearly capture all the int... | 12/04/2020 07:45 AM AKST |
| 0 | B1 IPHC Letter.pdf | NPFMC October 2016 - 230th | HALIBUT COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY A CONVENTION BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TELEPHONE- (206) 634-1838 FAX (206) 632-2983 ROBERT ALVERSON SEATTLE, WA TED ASSU CAMPBELL RIVER, B C JAMES BALSIGER JUNEAU, AK LINDA BEHNKEN SITKA, AK DAVID BOYES COURTENAY B.C PAUL RYALL VANCOUVER, B.C. 2320 W. COMMODORE WY, STE 300 SEATTLE, WA 98199-1287 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID T. WILSON 1 27 September 2016 Mr. Dan Hull, Chairperson North Pacific Fishery... bycatch. The IPHC requests a meeting between Council and IPHC representatives before the Council’s December 2016 meeting. This committee should discuss abundance-based management of Pacific halibut bycatch prior to a range of alternatives being adopted for detailed analysis. This and other topics could benefit from the Halibut Management Framework’s recommendation for increased coordination and communication between the Council and the IPHC. 1) Halibut Management Framework A... | 10/03/2016 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | 2021BSAI cod comments ALFA - final.pdf | NPFMC October 2021 - 256th | halibut resource and strongly support measures contained in this action that reduce bycatch and minimize habitat disruption. While we are not taking a position on the action as a whole, we offer these recommendations on key elements along with our supporting rationale. Element 2: Allocation to LLP licenses Consistent with our bycatch and gear conversion recommendations below, ALFA supports leaving the C season quota unallocated. Historically the trawl sector has not harvested this quota ... bycatch increase associated with trawl harvest of C season quota. Element 3: Prohibited Species Catch Limits (Bycatch Reduction) ALFA supports a 35% reduction in the halibut bycatch allocated to this fishery. Rationalizing the cod fishery is the Council’s opportunity to reduce bycatch, build a measure of climate resilience into the management plan, and support Alaska’s historic directed fisheries and fishing communities. The reduction in halibut bycatch will support all who depend on ... | 09/30/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | B1 aa Reducing Bycatch in Alaska Flyer.pdf | NPFMC October 2013 - 215th | 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 the historical average, and required that 45% of any unused bycatch must be left in the water and not used in other trawl fisheries that year. • In June 2012, the Council took action to reduce halibut bycatch limits by 15% in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) tr... bycatch by about 8% over four years. Bycatch limits Bycatch limits are established for some red king, Tanner, and snow crab stocks by gti the Council in the BS groundfish fisheries and by the State in the statewide scallop fisheries. Bycatch limits are area specific to reduce impacts on local populations and fluctuate based on annual estimates of crab abundance. Reducing Bycatch in Alaska The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to minimize... | 09/30/2013 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | CBSFA Letter to IPHC 2020.pdf | NPFMC January/February 2020 - 248th | Halibut Commission 2320 West Commodore Way, Ste 300 Seattle, WA 98119 Submitted electronically to secretariat@iphc.int Dear Commissioners: At the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s (IPHC) Interim Meeting in November 2019, the staff presented a probable FCEY, or fishery quota, of 670,000 pounds (recently upped to 730,000 pounds) for Area 4CDE. This proposed FCEY essentially shuts down the directed halibut fishery in the Bering Sea. The staff made this preliminary calculatio... bycatch in the Bering Sea. Given the gravity of this situation, and to avoid a fishery emergency, the Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association (CBSFA) respectfully submits these comments to the IPHC, proposing policy decisions that would more equitably provide halibut to the directed halibut users in Alaska, and in particular to the halibut-dependent fishermen and communities in Area 4CDE. We request the Commissioners consider the following policy choices; our letter provides ration... | 01/27/2020 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D3(e) Proposal to Allocate Groundfish Resources.pdf | NPFMC June 1990 - 92nd | halibut stocks. The International Pacific Halibut Commission has also appealed to the United States to take effective measures to Implement effective bycatch controls to halt the widespread losses of catch that are occurring in the halibut fishery. The Commission has made some concrete proposals for bycatch reduction in the Alaskan groundfish fisheries. These proposals are noted in appendix II of the February 23, 1990 Commission report titled "Assessment of Pacific Halibut Byca... bycatch levels, and the active consideration within the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council of regulatory amendments to deal with halibut bycatches, However, Canada is seriously concerned by*the slow pace of United States actions to actually reduce the bycatch in 1990 and 1991. The halibut resource la currently in a natural downturn and has been for the past several years. Therefore the current level of United States bycatch limits will have an increasingly negative impac... | 06/25/1990 08:30 AM AKDT |
| 0 | april council comments.pdf | NPFMC April 2021 - 254th | halibut PSC on behalf of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA). Many of our over 200 members rely on access to and income from the halibut resource and, in turn, contribute to food security and generate economic activity in the rural communities in which our members live. Before focusing on specifics, ALFA cautions the Council against taking action at this meeting to identify a preliminary preferred alternative. Despite being weary of the delays and anxious for bycatch re... bycatch. Introduction As the Council is aware, ALFA has been involved in the effort to establish abundance-based management for the halibut bycatch fisheries since 2015. The effort was launched simultaneous to the Council reducing bycatch caps but reducing them by far less than resource abundance had declined since the caps were set. At the time, Council members defended the limited reductions by stating additional bycatch reductions would be achieved through an abundance-based approac... | 04/05/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C1a,b_Halibut_Workshop_Report_GOA_Halibut_PSC-compressed.pdf | NPFMC June 2012 - 209th | Halibut Bycatch ACTION REQUIRED (a) Review Halibut Bycatch Workshop Report BACKGROUND ESTIMATED TIME 20 HOURS All C-l items A workshop on halibut bycatch estimation, halibut growth and migration, and effects on harvest strategy was held in Seattle on April 24-25, 2012. The workshop also included discussions concerning general halibut ecology, including recent trends in exploitable biomass, spawning biomass, and size at age, and information concerning the causes and implications of dec... bycatch issues through presentations, followed by questions from the panelists. Public testimony was provided on the morning of the second day with panelists' discussion and summary presented in the afternoon. See Item C-l (a) for a summary of the meeting and suggestions for future research. AGENDA 01(8X1) JUNE 2012 NPFMC/IPHC Workshop on Halibut Bycatch Estimation, Halibut Growth and Migration, & Effects on Harvest Strategy MEETING SUMMARY APRIL 24-25, 2012 Facilitators: Dr. Jonathan... | 06/04/2012 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D1(e) EFP.pdf | NPFMC June 1998 - 133rd | halibut and reduces halibut bycatch rates without significantly lowering the catch rates of target flatfish species. The test is scheduled to take place over about a lO-day period in August or September of I998 on the grounds of the deep water flatfish fishery in the Central and Western Gulf of Alaska. F:\COUNCIL\MEETINGS\98UUN98\ACTION\D1EMEMO.698 06/01/98 MON 07:47 FAX 907 5867465 ^UNHfcU blAlhS DEPARTiMEh National Oceanic and Atmospht National Marine Fisheries Service P.O. Box 21668... bycatch rates without significantly lowering catch rates of target flatfish species. Under regulations at § 679.6, we have consulted with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and have determined that the application contains all the information necessary to judge whether the proposal constitutes a valid fishing experiment appropriate for further consideration. We are initiating consultation with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) by forwarding the application to you ... | 06/10/1998 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2a_Halibut_Discard_Mortality_Rate_BSAI_Pcod_Hook_and_Line_Fishery.pdf | NPFMC June 1995 - 118th | Halibut Discard Mortality Rate for the BSAI Pacific Cod Hook and Line Fishery ACTION REQUIRED Review in-season 1995 discard mortality rate for halibut in the BSAI Pacific cod hook and line fishery. BACKGROUND At the December 1994 meeting, the Council recommended that the assumed halibut discard mortality rates for the 1995 groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska remain unchanged from 1994 and requested a review of the rates for the June 1995 Council meeting. NMFS implemen... bycatch mortality limits until new information is made available on which to base an adjustment to these assumptions. For the BSAI hook-and-line cod fishery, we will use an assumed mortality rate of 12.5 percent during the first half of 1995, instead of the IPHC's recommended rate of 18 percent. We took this approach for the following reasons: 1. Vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear are allocated a specified portion of the BSAI Pacific cod total allowable catch; 2. The Council recom... | 06/11/1995 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D3(c) Status on Stocks.pdf | NPFMC September 1986 - 73rd | halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) limits for DAH yellowfin sole/other flatfish fisheries; and a C. bairdi PSC limit for foreign fisheries. :2) r.evizec. Lhe he:. .epcrring /squxrsbi^ .. f _-,- /_ :CE-C('L and mothership/processors. (3) Established explicit authority for reapport ic-nment between DAP and JVP fisheries. (4) Established emergencies. iaseascn Management authority t o address biological Sept SG:FMPTEXT — 1 — C. In section 11.5, "Reapportionment of Reserve and Unneeded... Bycatch Limitation Zones A. Zone 1 is that area bounded by 1 G5'VW longitude and 58~N latitude extending east to the shore. 3. Zone 2 Is that area bounded by 1S5~W longitude, north to 33~N, then west to the intersection of 58~N. and 171~W. longitude, then north to SCT'N. , then west to 179~201W. longitude, then south to 59^25’N. latitude, then cxagonally extending on a straight line southeast to the intersection of 1G7~'J 60 N 50 N 170 E 180 ZONE 2 170 VI Closed 160 W Zone 1 150... | 09/24/1986 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2(e) Report on Changing Sablefish Season.pdf | NPFMC December 1987 - 79th | halibut opening. BACKGROUND Mark Hutton submitted a request in October for the Council to take emergency action to change the opening of the Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline fishery to immediately follow or coincide with the first halibut opening. Mr. Hutton's justification for the request is that a conservation problem exists because of the high incidental catch of halibut in the sablefish fishery when it opens on April 1. He also submitted an amendment proposal for consideration in th... bycatch mortality in the sablefish fishery; it is item D-2(e)(2). The summary identifies known reports of bycatch rates in the DAP and foreign fisheries, average size of halibut caught in the sablefish fishery, estimates of bycatch and bycatch mortality in the DAP fishery, and estimates of halibut savings by delaying the sablefish opening in the Gulf of Alaska. 787/AF-l MEMO TO: FROM: SUBJECT: a DATE: Jim Branson, Executive Director North Pacific Fishery Management Council Mark I... | 12/08/1987 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | COMMENT D2.pdf | NPFMC June 2014 - 219th | Halibut PSC limits in BSAI Dear Chairman Olson; The North Pacific Fisheries Association represents commercial halibut fishermen who fish throughout the state. Our members who fish in the Bering Sea have seen their halibut quotas reduced to the lowest levels since the advent of the modern halibut fishery – which began to recover in the mid 80’s after years of foreign trawling. Our members who fish for halibut in the Gulf of Alaska recognize that the best science shows that juvenile ha... bycatch and bycatch mortality to the extent possible. When more halibut in the Bering Sea are being used as bycatch than in the directed fishery the balance has been lost. Furthermore there is National Standard 8: “Take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities to provide for the sustained participation of, and minimize adverse impacts to, such communities (consistent with conservation requirements).” 2014 CDQ 4C halibut catch limits are less than 300,000... | 06/02/2014 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D1 Martell Wakefield PPT 2014.pdf | NPFMC June 2014 - 219th | halibut fishery Steven Martell Ian Stewart Jane Sullivan D 1 A genda M artell W akefield P resentation June 2014 “It’s not bycatch if the trawlers are allowed to keep halibut.” ! Jim Balsiger D 1 A genda M artell W akefield P resentation June 2014 Introduction IPHC contends with to forms of bycatch: 1. Wastage -> directed fisheries (sub-legal & lost gear), 2. Bycatch -> all other fisheries where retention of halibut is prohibited. D1 A genda M artell W akefiel... Bycatch fisheries Commercial Fishery Removals Since 2002: Directed fisheries catch has declined by 61%, and bycatch has declined by 37%. D 1 A genda M artell W akefield P resentation June 2014 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Year C at ch (p ro po rt io n of to ta l) Gear Directedfisheries Wastage Bycatch fisheries Bycatch & Wastage proportions ~ 1:4 pounds of commercially caught halibut are discarded, and since rationalization wastage has increased ... | 06/02/2014 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | AP Minutes.pdf | NPFMC December 1991 - 99th | Halibut IFQs As its main discussion, the AP reviewed the report from the Industry and Technical groups. It did not get into a discussion on the merits of IFQs. However, it’s very clear that the AP is still very divided in its opinion about IFQs and this continues to make it difficult to discuss the preferred plan. The AP recommends the Council consider carefully the contradictions and discrepancies in the Preferred Alternative as identified by the Industry and Technical Workgroups. We think... bycatch* BS/AI 5333 mt bycatch *These numbers are actual bycatch, not mortality until the Secretary comes up with a comprehensive bycatch plan for trawl fisheries. 3. Strongly recommends the Council initiate a program as soon as possible to educate the public about the Preferred Alternative. We think its clear that many people in the industry do not have a clear idea of how the program will work. C-2(c) IPHC AREA 4C The AP addressed the discussion paper pertaining to Area 4C halibut It wa... | 12/03/1991 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D3(b) Final Consideration of Groundfish Amendments.pdf | NPFMC June 1990 - 92nd | halibut bycatch management measures at the April meeting, the Council requested NMFS to develop two regulatory amendments. The first amendment would postpone the start of the yellowfin sole/other flatfish fishery until sometime between May 15 and June 15. The second amendment would increase the amount of yellowfin sole and other flatfish which could be retained as bycatch in a directed rock sole fishery. Delay of the yellowfin sole/other flatfish fishery is expected to result in reduced red... bycatch rates because the target species would have largely moved out of Zone 1 by that time. Increased retention of yellowfin sole and other flatfish in a rock sole fishery would minimize discard waste. NMFS will present draft regulatory amendment analyses at the meeting. The Council should provide guidance concerning the specific date to open the yellowfin sole/other flatfish fishery and the proportion of yellowfin sole and other flatfish which may be retained as bycatch in a rock sole fi... | 06/25/1990 08:30 AM AKDT |
| 0 | 122221_CityofCraig.pdf | NPFMC February 2021 - 253rd | halibut bycatch in Alaska waters. The permitted volume of prohibited species catch remains unacceptably high. The PSC is not tied to an accurate abundance index; the detrimental effect of this is lower permitted catch volumes for hundreds of individual fishing quota fishermen in Area 2C and other statistical areas of Alaska. As you are aware, the annual volume of halibut bycatch by other commercial fishing gear groups rivals the volume of halibut permitted for direct take by IFQ holders in ... bycatch is profoundly wasteful. Jon Bolling Craig City Administrator Enclosed you will find City of Craig Resolution 20-19, calling for a reduction in halibut bycatch of NPFMC-managed fisheries. The City of Craig strongly urges council members to maintain full time observer coverage of trawl vessels in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska to fully document halibut bycatch and work toward elimination of measurable incidence of halibut bycatch by fisheries targeting other species. North Pacif... | 02/01/2021 07:45 AM AKST |
| 0 | SSC Minutes.pdf | NPFMC June 1990 - 92nd | halibut bycatch, reveals a possible problem with bycatch in IFQ fisheries. In 1990 approximately 90 percent of the longline halibut bycatch was taken in the sablefish fisheries. Under the IFQ system the longline fishery may reduce its halibut bycatch, and the potential for fishery closure caused by attaining the bycatch limit. A continuation of the race to take the halibut bycatch cap, however, could prevent some fishermen from taking their IFQs. It should be clearly explained that IFQs per... bycatch in a sablefish IFQ fishery highlights the problems associated with single species limited access in a multi-species fishery. We recommend that the Council move forward on its long-term development of limited access for halibut and other groundfish species. SSC.690 1 GP. MINUTES D-l Salmon Plan: Definition of Overfishing The SSC reviewed draft EA/RIR for the definition of overfishing for the salmon fisheries off Alaska, The SSC wishes to point out that this document has not been ... | 06/25/1990 08:30 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D1(d) GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.pdf | NPFMC December 1988 - 84th | halibut issues, the committee attempted to develop a consensus approach on all issues. We did not attempt to do that with the issues contained in this report. Instead, the committee attempted to identify pragmatic options which have merit in terms of dealing with the issues at hand, and to submit them to the Council as our best effort to identify the various realistic approaches to dealing with those problems. The Council and the public should bear in mind that none of the options identifi... BYCATCH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. ) CRAB CLOSURES AROUND KODIAK ISLAND a. ) Extend Amendment 15 in its current form for an additional three years, except define a new group of areas as Type III areas. Type III areas are located immediately adjacent to Type I and II areas, and represent areas where juvenile king crab would be expected to habituate in the event a large year class of king crab occur. The occurrence of a large year class of king crab would be determined by the declaration o... | 12/05/1988 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D1b GOA halibut PSC.pdf | NPFMC December 2010 - 201st | halibut PSC limits under the groundfish specifications process) 1GOA Halibut PSC Discussion Paper December 2010 Separate but related criteria are set forth in the GOA Groundfish FMP for the seasonal distribution of the halibut PSC limits (Attachment 2, Appendix 1), as well as in regulations at §679.21(d)(5). The paper describes the schedule for an analysis that would need to coincide with the annual harvest specifications process so that harvest specifications are not delayed (see Figure 1 ... bycatch in near term and 2) an action list of industry approaches to reduce halibut bycatch in the long term. Gulf of Alaska Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limit Discussion Paper Addendum to June 2010 Draft December 2010 AGENDA D-1(b)(1) DECEMBER 2010 Step lb. Amend the GOA Groundfish FMP (set halibut PSC limits in regulations) Step 2. Decide on appropriate halibut PSC limits Step 2a. Status quo (no chanee(s) to halibut PSC limits in the GOA) Step 2b. Revise the halibut PSC limits ... | 12/08/2010 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | B3 NOAA Fisheries .pdf | NPFMC June 1989 - 87th | Halibut Mortality in 1989 GOA Groundfish Fisheries 1461 1375 mid. trawl longline Revised Model Current Model 1485 DAP CAP Bycatch Management in the Bering Sea Groundfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Red king crab bycatch management in Zone 1: - Midwater trawl operations could be allowed to operate with observers throughout the area known as Zone 1 with the objective of a "zero" crab bycatch. - Bottom trawl operations could be allowed to operate with observers ... bycatch rate exceeds a fixed rate by 100 percent during any two weeks, Zone 1 would be closed to the operation for the remainder of the year. C. bairdi and Pacific halibut bycatch management: - Without observers, a fishery's bycatch can be estimated by applying bycatch coefficients (Appendix 1) against reported catch composition. When estimated bycatch reaches the fishery's portion of the PSC limit established by the Council for an area, that area would be closed to vessels of that fishe... | 06/20/1989 08:30 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2b_Exclusive_Registration.pdf | NPFMC September 1993 - 109th | halibut bycatch caps for the Pacific cod fisheries had been reached in the BSAI. This influx of vessels resulted in the cod catch quotas in the Western Gulf being reached very early in the year, and in fact, overruns of the TAC occurred due to this large, unexpected effort In 1992, approximately 93% of the annual P. cod TAC was taken in the first quarter of the year due primarily to relocation of vessels to the GOA after February 16 when the BSAI was closed to bottom trawling due to halibut... bycatch. As recently as 1990, the first quarter catch of P. cod was less than 40% of the annual TAC, which permitted participation by vessels from the GOA during a larger portion of the fishing year. Also in 1992, the first quarter catch of pollock in the westernmost district (61) was 12,638 mt, an overrun of the TAC of 7,808 mt This was due to a larger influx of effort from vessels which moved in from the BSAI after completing the pollock ‘A* season. Because of this unanticipated effort, N... | 09/20/1993 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | B6 Annual Letter from NPFMC to IPHC.pdf | NPFMC February 2015 - 222nd | Halibut Commission 2320 West Commodore Way, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98199-1287 Dear Dr. Leaman: On behalf of our Council, I am submitting our annual management letter which summarizes Council actions, recommendations, or issues which we believe are necessary for IPHC consideration at your upcoming annual meeting. 2015 Halibut Charter management measures In December 2014, following review of the IPHC’s preliminary ‘blue line’ informati... bycatch) reduction package At its June 2014 meeting the Council passed a motion outlining several alternatives, elements, and options for reducing halibut bycatch (PSC) in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BS/AI) groundfish fisheries. Part of that motion requested industry sectors to voluntarily reduce halibut bycatch by 10% from current levels. Based on information presented to the Council by NMFS at our December 2014 meeting, ... | 02/02/2015 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | PRESENTATION C7 BSAIPSCNPFMCFeb2014ForNPFMC.pdf | NPFMC February 2014 - 217th | Halibut Mortality 2003 - 2012 February 2014 Marcus L. Hartley Presentation to North Pacific Fishery Management Council n:= Document Outline Chapter 1 contains an introduction & defines terms. Trawl Sectors BSAI Trawl Limited Access (BSAI TLA) – AFA-CPs, AFA-CVs, AFA-MCVs – TRW CVs TRW-MCVs A80-CPs Non-Trawl Sectors LGL-CPs, LGL-CVs, LGL-MCVs Pot –CPs, Pot-CVs, Pot-MCVs n:= Variables Used Halibut Mortality = MT of Halibut Mortality calculate... Bycatch Rate = Halibut Mortality MT / Groundfish MT in target fishery Normalized Wholesale Value; uses the average value per ton of groundfish in the sector and target over all years. Normalizing the value reduces impacts of inflation, exchange rates, and recessions on wholesale values. n:= Document Outline Chapter 2—Halibut Related Closures from 2000–2013 Numbers of closures are greatly reduced since Amendment 80 Chapter 3—Summary of Historical Bycatch Pro... | 02/03/2014 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | Public Testimony.pdf | NPFMC December 1988 - 84th | Halibut Management Mark Snigaroff, Atka Fishermen’s Assn. Their association proposed the earlier openings in Area 4B because of the weather conditions. Last year they were only able to fish three days out of nine because of bad weather conditions. He suggested that in two years they will be able to better compete with the large-boat fleet and then this regulation could be lifted. Perfenia Pletnikoff, Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Assn. They have submitted a proposal to extend the existin... bycatch problems. Their organization feels strongly that whatever system is implemented, a review board is a necessity. Paul Clampitt, FVOA. Favors license limitation; Council should not delay implementing a system because that just encourages speculation. John McHenry/Jack Knutsen, FVOA. FVOA supports license limitation. If a license is issued to everyone, then the purpose of the system is defeated. Bill Hayes, Jubilee Fisheries. They support license limitation as the most viable system.... | 12/05/1988 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | 0005_8_B1 St Paul Outreach Summary June 2017.pdf | NPFMC October 2017 - 235th | halibut fishery dependent community in the Bering Sea, and for the Council representatives to provide information about ongoing projects that may impact residents of St. Paul Island. As information about the continued decline of northern fur seals in the Pribilof Islands was presented to the Council, the trip also provided an opportunity to learn about the residents of St. Paul’s continued reliance on northern fur seals and their concerns with the status of the species. The following is a s... bycatch of Pacific halibut in the Bering Sea, and provided an overview of the current action to consider ways to allow halibut bycatch limits to fluctuate with measures of halibut abundance. Questions from the audience were held until after the presentation. Questions and discussion focused on several main themes: current methods and tools to reduce halibut bycatch in the BSAI trawl fisheries, movements of the BSAI trawl fisheries relative to halibut bycatch, regulatory and non-regulatory ... | 10/02/2017 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Halibut Mgt Framework - Oct 2016.pdf | NPFMC/IPHC June 2017 - Joint Meeting | Halibut Management Framework North Pacific Fishery Management Council September 2016 Communication Coordination Collaboration Gap Analysis to Identify Research and Management Needs Research Priorities and Timelines Management and Policy Changes 1 Halibut Management Framework Oct 2016 Joint Council/IPHC - June 2017 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... Bycatch in Groundfish Fisheries ....................................................................................... 6 4 Current Research and Management Issues .......................................................................................... 8 4.1 Gap Analysis for Council Decision-Making .................................................................................... 8 4.2 Research Priorities ...................................................................................... | 06/07/2017 10:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2(c) Set Halibut PSCs .pdf | NPFMC December 1987 - 79th | halibut PSCs. BACKGROUND Amendment 14 included a framework procedure to set annual halibut bycatch limits. Halibut is defined as a prohibited species in the FMP and when caught incidentally must be discarded. The framework allows the Council to review and set halibut bycatch limits annually without requiring an emergency rule or plan amendment. Bycatch limits (PSCs) specified using the framework are effective for an entire year and all bottom trawling is prohibited when they are reached.... bycatch in previous years, estimated impacts of bycatches on the domestic halibut fishery, and other information. A halibut mortality ceiling of 2,000 mt was recommended by the IPHC and several members of the fishing industry as the Gulfwide cap on halibut mortality in the groundfish fisheries. The Council adopted their recommenda tion as their 1986 management goal. Estimates of 1986 and 1987 halibut bycatch and associated mortality in the groundfish fisheries were calculated using a comp... | 12/08/1987 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D2_Misc_Groundfish_Mgmt.pdf | NPFMC December 2008 - 190th | halibut PSC in the entry level trawl fishery. The attached paper examines these changes, as well as the process for development of a possible amendment package (Item D-2(b)). In particular, the time for analysis and implementation of the suggested amendments could be protracted, resulting in only a single year of fishing under the revisions prior to the 5 year sunset of the program. (c) Discussion paper on BS Chum Salmon Bycatch alternatives At the April 2008 Council meeting, the Council... bycatch management measures was presented for initial review in June 2008 at which time the Council selected its preliminary preferred alternative (PPA). The analysis was subsequently revised by staff and the draft EIS/RIR/IRFA then published by NMFS on December 5,2008. The DEIS/RIR/IRFA is accessible electronically through the NMFS Alaska Region’s website at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/bycatch/default.htm. Additional CDs or printed copies of the DEIS/RIR/IRFA may b... | 12/10/2008 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | HANDOUT B report Testimony 0415.PDF | NPFMC April 2015 - 223rd | Halibut Bycatch T" A Te, as Alaska Longline \\/ Y\/ ^^ers' are joined by V V Washington State halibut fishermen who also fish Alaskan waters. In 2012, statewide, 2,009 residents and 565 non-Alaskans held halibut quotas for Alaska waters; and 1,168 crew, as well. Thousands more are deckhands. Many longliners fish the Area 4 districts, waters of the Bering Sea, where the trawl bycatch problem is at its worst. In 2012, 308 Alaskans held 14.8 million pounds, and 186 non-Alaskans held... bycatch apportionments of 5.1 million pounds, or more (5.9 million pounds last year), of non-target species, i.e. halibut, annually. A recent NBC News article stated, "In 2014, trawlers hauled up 4.4 million pounds of halibut in the Bering Sea. They threw most of it back dead. The longline fishery, by contrast, was limited to 1.2 million pounds of halibut." Importantly, in terms of law enforcement, longliner violations are primarily administrative, permit licensing; i.e. just paper... | 04/06/2015 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D2(a-c) Initial Groundfish Specifications.pdf | NPFMC October 1998 - 134th | halibut and crab Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) includes all trawl fisheries in both the BSAI and GOA. The grouping for VIP fishing categories is: Fishery PSC Species BSAI midwater pollock BSAI bottom pollock BSAI yellowfin sole BSAI other trawl halibut* halibut halibut; red king crab** ? halibut; red king crab GOA midwater pollock GOA other trawl halibut halibut * % of groundfish ♦♦number of crabs per ton of groundfish Note that regulations specify that the vessel incentive program for... bycatch rate standards for these categories for the first two quarters of the 1999 fishery. F:\COUNCIL\MEETINGS\98\OCT98\ACnON\D2A-CMMO.OCT 2 Table 1 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Council Recommended 1998 Catch Specifications (mt) Species Area 1998 Biomass 1998 OFL 1998 ABC 1998 TAG Pollock EBS 5,820,000 2,060,000 1,110,000 1,110,000 "A" season 45% "B" season 55% Al 106,000 31,700 23,800 23,800 Bogoslof 280,000 8,750 6,410 1,000 Pacific cod BS/AI 1,340,000 336,000 210,000 210,000 ... | 10/07/1998 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | BSAI Halibut PSC Implementation of BSAI Non Trawl.pdf | NPFMC August 1992 - 103rd | halibut prohibited species catch ACTION REQUIRED Receive a report from the NMFS on implementation of the 750 metric ton halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) for the non-trawl gear group in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands. The Council may take action as appropriate. BACKGROUND In December 1991, the Council took final action on Amendments 19 and 24 to the BSAI and GOA Fishery Management Plans, and recommended emergency action as appropriate to implement the proposed measures early in the... bycatch measures put forth in Amendment 19. 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 directed fishery (species group) to seven percent of groundfish in an open directed fishery taken with pelagic trawl gear (directed fishing standard); 4. revised definition of a fishing trip for purposes of th... | 08/04/1992 08:30 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Written Comment C2 Hailbut ABM April 2021 ACSPI.pdf | NPFMC April 2021 - 254th | Halibut ABM Esteemed Chairman Kinneen and Members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, On behalf of the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe located in the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska, we respectfully submit the following comments regarding C2 BSAI Pacific Halibut Abundance-based Management (ABM). The ABM action was initiated in 2016, as recommended by the Council, to take steps toward responsible halibut bycatch ma... bycatch in the Bering Sea continued to consistently exceed the directed halibut catch as halibut abundance declined, and directed fishery quotas were reduced in response. One of the critical aspects of this issue, and the crux of any managmenet action that must be addressed, is that bycatch limits were not linked to the declining halibut abundance, and thus bycatch made up a larger and larger proportion of halibut removals, discarded at sea. Restoring Equity We are one of seventeen Alas... | 04/05/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D1(c,d,e) Groundfish Management for 1992.pdf | NPFMC December 1991 - 99th | halibut bycatch to the demersal shelf rockfish hook-and-line fishery in the Southeast Outside District of the Gulf of Alaska. BACKGROUND A. Recordkeeping and reporting requirements Annual changes to NMFS recordkeeping and reporting program are presented to the Council for its review. The changes proposed for 1992 were presented to the Council at its September 1991 meeting and are presented here again in summary form as Item D-KcVl). NMFS will hold an open meeting with industry representat... bycatch allowance for the demersal shelf rockfish (DSR) hook-and-line fishery conducted in the Southeast Outside District of the Eastern Regulatory Area in the Gulf of Alaska. This action is necessary to make this fishery separately accountable for incidental catches of Pacific halibut. NOAA also proposes to define directed fishing standards for DSR. This action is necessary to limit the amounts of DSR that might be taken as bycatch in other fisheries. Both actions are intended to promot... | 12/03/1991 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | B1 NPFMC Letter to IPHC.pdf | NPFMC February 2016 - 227th | Halibut Commission 2320 West Commodore Way, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98199-1287 Dear Dr. Leaman: In preparation for your upcoming annual meeting, I am writing on behalf of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to update you on halibut related issues within the Council arena, and other items for your consideration at your annual meeting in Juneau. 2015 BSAI halibut bycatch action As you are aware, in June 2015 the Council voted to reduce the halibut PSC (... bycatch) limits for groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. The overall reduction approved by the Council was 21% (total PSC limit of 3,515 mt reduced from 4,426 mt), with a 25% reduction for the Amendment 80 trawl sector, which accounts for the largest proportion of overall halibut PSC usage in the BSAI. This reduction is expected to be implemented and in effect for the 2016 fishing season. Actual PSC usage in 2015, for each sector, will be ... | 02/01/2016 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | C1(c3)(1-5) Modified GOA Groundfish Rationalization Alternatives.pdf | NPFMC December 2003 - 164th | halibut bycatch.... Strike “and trawl” from the third line, to read as follows: Hook and line entities. Insert Options 1,2 and 3, as follows: Option 1: Modeled after sablefish IFQ program (no direct inseason accounting of halibut PSC. Holders of halibut IFQ are required to land legal halibut. Estimates of sub- legal and legal size incidental mortality are accounted for when setting annual CEY. Option 2: Halibut PSC will be managed through harvest share allocations. Option 3: Holders of ha... bycatch occurring without sufficient IFQs would count against PSC harvest share allocations. Add a new Option 4, as follows: Option 4: Continue to fish under PSC caps. Page 5 of 9 Attachment A2 Trawl Entities: Option 1: Halibut PSC will be managed through harvest share allocations. Option 2: Continue to fish under PSC caps. 2.5.3 Annual transfer/leasing of trawl or fixed gear halibut PSC mortality Insert new Options 5 and 6, as follows: Option 5: Exclude any halibut PSC transferred ... | 12/10/2003 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D2(a) 1991 Bycatch Amendments.pdf | NPFMC September 1991 - 98th | halibut) 2. rock sole and yellowfin sole/other flatfish (halibut in all areas and king crab in Zone 1) 3. pollock when the bottom trawl pollock fishery is closed (halibut) 4. all other trawl fisheries (halibut) 5. all trawl fisheries (salmon) These five items are considered together as a set of proposed vessel incentive categories. As with the current program, seasonal bycatch rate standards would be established for each of the vessel incentive categories and it would be a violation for ... bycatch experienced in this fishery this past year. 4. Delay all groundfish fishery opening dates for the BSAI/GOA A regulatory amendment is proposed to delay groundfish opening dates to January 15, February 1, or February 15. Options analyzed include: 1) delaying both trawl and fixed gear fisheries for these three dates and 2) delaying just groundfish trawl fisheries and maintain the status quo of January 1 for fixed gear fisheries. 5. Establish a separate halibut PSC limit for fixed gear... | 09/23/1991 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C7 IPHC comment letter Feb2014 BSAI bycatch.pdf | NPFMC February 2014 - 217th | HALIBUT COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY A CONVENTION BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TELEPHONE: (206) 634-1838 ROBERT ALVERSON SEATTLE, WA TED ASSU CAMPBELL RIVER. B.C. JAMES BALSIGER JUNEAU. AK DAVID BOYES COURTENAY B C. DONALD LANE HOMER, AK PAUL RYALL VANCOUVER. B C 2320 W. COMMODORE WY STE 300 SEATTLE. WA 98199-1287 DIRECTOR BRUCE M. LEAMAN FAX- (206) 632-2983 January 31, 2014 Mr. Eric Olson, Chair North Pacific Fishery Management Council 605 West 4th A... bycatch in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries. The report provides a very extensive set of information about when, where and by whom, halibut bycatch is taken. While informative, it is not clear how this report will be evaluated with regard to the overall impact of bycatch mortality. Thus, the IPHC staff would like to provide comment on several aspects of the report, and follow with recommendations for future steps. Comments on the report The report provides a view of bycatch ... | 02/03/2014 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D1_GF_Mgmt.pdf | NPFMC April 2000 - 143rd | halibut excluder experimental fishing permit. BACKGROUND (a) FMP updates/SEIS Scoping Document Steve Davis, Regional NEPA Coordinator for NMFS, will again provide a status report on the development of the programmatic supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) on groundfish fishery management in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska. NMFS published a scoping summary report on March 27,2000, which we mailed to you on March 31. It summarizes the scoping process, identifies iss... bycatch rates without significantly lowering catch rates of cod by Groundfish Forum and At-Sea Processors Association (Item D- 1(c). John Gauvin, Groundfish Forum, and Dr. Craig Rose, NMFS-AFSC, will review the application for the Council. Upon approval by the Council, NMFS will initiate a regulatory amendment to allow the experiment by a head-and-gut vessel in the GOA in September 2000 and pollock/cod fillet vessel in the BSAI in March 2001 to occur. D1 MemoAprOO. wpd 2 TABLES PROPOSE... | 04/10/2000 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Comment Letter GFF 4.1.21.pdf | NPFMC April 2021 - 254th | Halibut Abundance Based Management of PSC Limits Dear Chair Kinneen: This letter conveys comments on behalf of The Groundfish Forum (“GFF”) on the alternatives under consideration by the Council for management of the PSC limits for the Amendment 80 sector and the analyses contained in the Initial Review Draft Environmental Impact Statement for BSAI Halibut Abundance-based Management (ABM) Amendment 80 of PSC Limits ( March 2021) (“IRDEIS”). As GFF has previously testified before the... bycatch encounter rates, and CPUE might become less representative of the future state of the fishery.” IRDEIS at 98-9. But the IRDEIS relies on historical data exclusively, and does not evaluate the impacts of the proposed action in a reasonably foreseeable future where warming temperatures may be the norm, not an anomaly. See 40 C.F.R. §1502.22(a) (if incomplete information relevant to reasonably foreseeable significant adverse impacts is essential to a reasoned choice among alt... | 04/05/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C3_Observer_Program.pdf | NPFMC October 2012 - 210th | halibut fleet’s pilot electronic monitoring program, which tested the logistical challenges of installing camera units on different types of vessels within the fleet. 2 ITEM C-3(a) OCTOBER 2012 Outreach Plan for Observer Restructuring Implementation September 2012 Groundfish Plan Teams'. Presentation of the annual deployment plan and other information about observer restructuring. September 2012 Observer Advisory Committee'. Presentation of the annual deployment plan and other informat... bycatch concerns. Committee Discussion and Recommendations First, the Committee noted that the September 5th draft of the deployment plan is incomplete, and does not include necessary information to adequately review the 2013 deployment plan. The Committee expressed frustration that a substantially different version of the ADP is going to be presented to the Council in two weeks. Without the proposed coverage rates for the vessel selection fleet, the Committee is limited in its ability to ... | 10/01/2012 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D3c,d,f,g_Initial_GOA_GF_Specs_for_1995_Continued.pdf | NPFMC September 1994 - 114th | halibut. (f) Recommend discard mortality rates for halibut in the groundfish fisheries. (g) Approve Plan Team Terms of Reference. BACKGROUND At this meeting, the Council begins the annual groundfish cycle in which it adopts proposed specifications of groundfish amounts and bycatch allowances. The preliminary SAFE Report, groundfish specifications, and bycatch allowances need to be adopted and made available for public review and comment. Twenty-five percent of the initial specifications w... bycatch to provide guidance to the Council in establishing PSC apportionments. Most of the stock assessments contained in the GOA SAFE have been updated to incorporate data from the 1993 bottom trawl survey. Tables 1-3 from the SAFE summary chapter (Item D-3(c) (1): Item D-3(c) (2): Item D-3(c) (3)) list the 1994 ABCs, TACs, and catches through August 1994, and the Plan Team's recommended 1995 ABCs and corresponding overfishing levels for each of the species or species complexes. None of th... | 09/26/1994 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | CBSFA attachment - ABM Alternative 3.3a structure and rationale October 2019.pdf | NPFMC October 2019 - 246th | Halibut ABM PSC Limits, Initial Review Structure and rationale for Alternative 3.3a Indices: Base the indices on the time frame 1998 – 2018 and standardize the primary index to the most recent year. We propose standardizing the secondary index to the most recent year, the same year as the primary index. (When we first submitted this scenario in January 2019, the most recent year was 2017; the analysts used 2018 and we are fine with that.) This makes the most sense as it elimina... bycatch has comprised 60% to 80% of bycatch removals in Area 4 by weight. Additional consideration for achieving this goal is a secondary index based on the Bering Sea trawl survey, which may reflect an increased encounter rate by the trawl groundfish fisheries during times of high juvenile abundance. Smaller sizes of halibut catalogued in the trawl survey are a significant component of the halibut encountered as bycatch in the Bering Sea groundfish fisheries. These smaller sizes are ... | 09/30/2019 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | BSIA Halibut Bycatch Management Letter 9.30.2020.pdf | NPFMC October 2020 - 251st | Halibut Abundance Based Management (ABM) Dear Chairman Kinneen and Members of the Council: Afognak Native Corporation is a village Alaska Native Corporation formed under the terms of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. Afognak represents Shareholders living in Port Lions village and the City of Kodiak, both small, coastal communities within the Kodiak Archipelago, from among nearly 1,200 Shareholders. Afognak has been able to provide strong economic and advocacy support t... bycatch” system that has been in place for several decades in the Bering Sea was set when halibut abundance was significantly higher and is now too high given the reduction in halibut abundance. This static PSC cap is inequitable given the Amendment 80 fleet is allowed the same amount of bycatch every year while the directed halibut fishermen suffer continued reductions in available quota to catch. Furthermore, the decline in halibut abundance results in a higher proportion of halibut remov... | 10/02/2020 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C1b_Night_Trawling_Ban.pdf | NPFMC April 1996 - 122nd | halibut bycatch in that fishery. A proposal to ban night trawling was discussed by the Council in 1993, and they decided not to proceed with such a ban. A discussion paper April 1993 on this issue is included here as Item C-l(b)(D. Although studies to date indicate that halibut bycatch rates in the cod fisheries are higher at night, and some savings could be expected, the Council did not proceed with the proposal, primarily because of enforcement concerns. Item C-1(b)(2) is a copy of the 199... bycatch of halibut and crab, perhaps as much as 15%, and increase the CPUE for cod. However, they also note the potential implementation problems with this proposal; in addition to enforceability, they cite the difficulties associated with very short daylight hours during much of the year, and the potential allocative implications of increased cod catches associated with this proposal. Their letter requests that the Council weigh the possible benefits of this program against the benefits of ... | 04/15/1996 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Oceana Comment D2 Observer Program Projects.docx | NPFMC February 2018 - 237th | halibut mortality, herring bycatch, Tanner crab (C. opilio and C. bairdi) bycatch, and red king crab bycatch; full observer coverage is part of the Amendment 80 groundfish catch share program. Amendment 80 was implemented to reduce bycatch and minimize waste by reducing discards, and required full observer coverage to collect bycatch data and monitor compliance.2 The GOA trawl fisheries have PSC limits and should have full observer coverage, however instituting a catch share program should n... bycatch sometimes nears, reaches, or exceeds 100% of the limit. Last year the deep water species complex trawl fishery caught 96% of its PSC limit (766 metric tons of the 800 metric ton limit).3 Seasonally, the fleet caught 100% of its PSC limit during each of the first two seasons of 2017. Similarly, the shallow water species complex trawl fishery caught 101% and 100% of the halibut PSC limit in the first two seasons of the year. This highlights the critical need to monitor halibut bycatch... | 02/05/2018 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | Ocean Conservancy Comments C4 PCod Trawl LAPP 9.29.2021.pdf | NPFMC October 2021 - 256th | halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) National Standard 9 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act mandates that conservation and management measures minimize bycatch to the extent practicable. Catch share programs provide substantial tools for reducing bycatch, and meaningful bycatch reductions should be included in this program. A 35% reduction will provide the greatest benefit to the halibut resource and halibut-dependent communities. Recent data (Table 2-105; p.99) suggests the fleet can operate... bycatch such as 100% observer coverage, individual accountability, the ability to choose when and where to fish, transfer of PSC between coops, and increased spatial distribution. Reducing halibut bycatch by 35% is practicable: the BSAI Pacific cod trawl fleet operated under a voluntary cooperative harvest plan for two seasons, 2020 and 2021, and successfully reduced halibut bycatch well beyond this level of reduction. Even under higher TAC’s of Pacific cod, the fleet has demonstrated they... | 09/30/2021 07:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | C2 AP motion for Council 940a.pdf | NPFMC June 2015 - 224th | Halibut PSC The AP recommends the Council adopt Alternative 2, and options as presented below, as the preferred alternative for final action. Alternative 2. Amend the BSAI Groundfish FMP and Federal regulations to revise halibut PSC limits as follows: Option 1. Reduce halibut PSC limit for the Amendment 80 sector by: Suboption 1 reducing the halibut PSC limit to Amendment 80 cooperatives by 45% (motion to amend to 25% failed 8/13). Suboption 2 reducing the halibut PSC limit to Amendment... bycatch mortality in recent years has been greater than the total mortality in the BSAI directed halibut fisheries and halibut PSC levels have not decreased as EBio has declined over the last 15 years. Draft TCEY calculations resulting from the above sector reductions make significant strides towards making Area 4 directed halibut fishermen whole but represents a compromise since this motion does not quite preserve the 2014 harvest levels. The relationship between bycatch and the dir... | 06/01/2015 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | Public Testimony.pdf | NPFMC December 1990 - 94th | Halibut Management Charlie Spud/Ed Shavings, Mekoryuk Fishermen. Their community is just getting into the fishery and the quota is already going down. Requested 70% of the halibut quota for Area 4E (Nelson and Nunivak) and 30% for Bristol Bay. Haven’t had the proper equipment before but gearing up now to take more fish next summer. The harvest last season was low because they ran out of fuel. Also, finding buyers was difficult. Their herring commercial fishery has declined over the years an... bycatch. They do have problems with the current program because of the data required of vessels. Need to continue to work toward a true incentive program. Dave Fraser. The current program is the only one available right now and although it’s not perfect, it’s way ahead of anything else. Flatfish fishery may be a problem area - a refuge for dirty fishermen since it isn’t covered. John Henderschedt, Golden Age Fisheries. Agrees with previous testimony. He participated in the AP workgroup wh... | 12/03/1990 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | AP Minutes June 2014 Final .pdf | NPFMC June 2014 - 219th | halibut CDQ allocations in the area being fished or for vessels with adequate amounts of halibut IFQ to support the incidental catch of halibut while Pacific cod fishing. AP Minutes 5 June 2014 Under existing regulations, any vessel retaining more than the 20% maximum retainable amount (MRA) of Pacific cod would be considered directed fishing for Pacific cod. Each CDQ group and the vessels fishing on its behalf can choose to remain under the regulations that govern “halibut CDQ fis... bycatch caps in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries, including the potential need for regulatory action to reduce caps, in a range below actual bycatch levels, with a consideration of linking caps to halibut abundance, going up as well as going down. In order to provide more immediate relief for directed halibut users, initiate an emergency regulatory process to reduce halibut PSC limits by 15% to 20% from current PSC use (5-year average). The Council should imm... | 06/02/2014 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | D1(a) Bycatch Management in Groundfish Fisheries.pdf | NPFMC April 1991 - 96th | halibut and red king crab during their participation in specified groundfish fisheries: Halibut BSAI and GOA Pacific cod trawl fisheries BSAI flatfish fisheries GOA bottom rockfish trawl fisheries Red king crab BSAI flatfish fisheries in Zone 1 D-la Memo 1 HLA/APR Draft regulations were submitted to Washington, D C. in early March for publication as an interim final rule. However, the program has been hanging fire during legal reviews and is not expected to be published and effective unt... Bycatch Standards for Third and Fourth Quarters In December, in anticipation of the revised incentive program being implemented, the Council recommended the bycatch rate standards for the first two quarters as shown in D-l (a)(2). NMFS will provide information at this meeting as the Council considers what bycatch rate standards should be set for the third and fourth quarters. 4. Ad Hoc Bycatch Committee Activities The Committee met on March 1 and March 20-21 to discuss a variety of issues ... | 04/23/1991 01:00 PM AKDT |
| 0 | D2 Council Activity under Management Objective.pdf | NPFMC April 2016 - 228th | Halibut Management Framework 15. Develop incentive programs for bycatch reduction including the development of mechanisms to facilitate the formation of bycatch pools, vessel bycatch allowances, or other bycatch incentive systems. 2010 - Kodiak Tanner crab closures 2011, 2013 - GOA pollock and non-pollock Chinook PSC limits 2012 - GOA halibut PSC limit reduction 2015 - Bycatch limits for BS Chinook revised - pending rulemaking 2015 - Partially addressed in BS salmon bycatch analyses ... bycatch mgmt Ongoing - Halibut Management Framework 2016 - Halibut deck sorting EFP 16. Encourage research programs to evaluate current population estimates for non-target species with a view to setting appropriate bycatch limits, as information becomes available. 2007 – Included in research priorities Ongoing – Forage fish included in Ecosystem SAFE 17. Continue program to reduce discards by developing management measures that encourage the use of gear and fishing techniques that ... | 04/04/2016 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | PRESENTATION C6.pdf | NPFMC April 2016 - 228th | Halibut Discussion paper April 2016 C6 Halibut PSC April 2016 Workgroup tasked to review 1. The current status of Halibut PSC limits and use in the BSAI 2. Indices that may be available to assess the abundance of halibut • Potential strengths and limitations of each • General models for combining difference sources of information 3. Types of control rules that could be used • E.g., “stair-step” PSC limits with or without “floors” or “ceilings” 4. Types of policy decisions that the Cou... bycatch-weighted estimates with “raw” data Average weight by gear 0 2 4 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Year A ve ra ge h al ib ut w ei gh t ( kg ) LF_Type Raw_LF Wtd_LF gear Fixed Trawl 3 C6 Halibut PSC April 2016 1 I , 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 115105958575655545IS2515 =,e - ------------ 1986 — 1987 — 1988 ■■ — 1989 — —' — 1990 1991 -- --------1992 "'— 1993 ■ 1994 — 1995 —— 1996 — 1997 1998 — 1999 — 2000 — 2001 — 2002 — 2003 — 2004 • 2005 2006 ... | 04/04/2016 08:00 AM AKDT |
| 0 | ABM sceario FLC coverletter.pdf | Halibut Abundance Based Management Stakeholder (ABM) Committee - 02/04/19 | Halibut ABM Stakeholder Committee North Pacific Fishery Management Council 605 West 4th, Suite 306 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2252 Re: FLC BSAI Halibut ABM Proposal Dear Chairman Mezirow: The Freezer Longline Coalition (FLC) appreciates the opportunity to develop and submit a BSAI halibut ABM proposal for review by the Halibut ABM Stakeholder Committee (Committee). FLCs proposal is enclosed. We look forward to engaging the Committee and the NPFMC on further consideration of an A... bycatch of other species. Since its establishment, FLCC has been a leader in efforts to reduce bycatch and promote more sustainable fishing practices in the BSAI. FLC ABM proposal The enclosed ABM proposal offers a reasoned approach to abundance-based management of halibut bycatch by the freezer longline fleet. The proposal is responsive to each of the objectives identified by the NPFMC for an ABM program and provides specific rationale on key decision points in the development of the ... | 02/04/2019 08:00 AM AKST |
| 0 | D3c,d,e,f_Initial_GOA_Specs_for_1996.pdf | NPFMC September 1995 - 119th | halibut. (e) Recommend bycatch rate standards for the Vessel Incentive Program. (f) Recommend preliminary discard mortality rates for halibut in the groundfish fisheries. BACKGROUND At this meeting, the Council begins the annual groundfish cycle in which it adopts proposed specifications of groundfish quotas and bycatch allowances. The preliminary SAFE report, groundfish specifications, and bycatch allowances need to be adopted and made available for public review. Twenty-five percent of t... bycatch to provide guidance to the Council in establishing PSC apportionments. Tables 1,2, and 3 from the SAFE summary chapter (Items D-3(c)(2). D- 3(c)(3). and D-3(c)(4)) list the 1995 ABCs, TACs, and catches through August 1995, and the Plan Team's recommended 1996 ABCs and corresponding overfishing levels for each of the species or species complexes. None of the Plan Team's recommended ABCs exceeds its corresponding overfishing level. D-3(c-f) Memo 1 hla/sep Initial ABCs. TACs. and Ap... | 09/25/1995 08:00 AM AKDT |
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