Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Portland July 31 North Bend August 6 Newport August 7

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1 Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for 2013 Portland July 31 North Bend August 6 Newport August 7 1

2 Meeting Outline Background on overall halibut management 2A Catch Sharing Plan Overview Recent suggested changes Discussion/Suggestions for

U.S. and Canada Responsible for Overall management

3 Pacific Halibut Fishery Management The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Pacific halibut off U.S. and Canada Responsible for Overall management Stock assessment Setting allocations Research 3

4 Pacific Halibut Fishery Management Pacific Halibut Management Areas The US West Coast is Area 2A

5 Pacific Halibut Fishery Management Area Quota Quota Percent Change Quota Percent Change Quota Percent Change 2A 950, , % 910, % 989, % 2B 7,630,000 7,500, % 7,650, % 7,038, % 2C 5,020,000 4,400, % 2,330, % 2,624, % 3A 21,700,000 19,990, % 14,360, % 11,918, % 3B 10,900,000 9,900, % 7,510, % 5,070, % 4A 2,550,000 2,330, % 2,410, % 1,567, % 4B 1,870,000 2,160, % 2,180, % 1,869, % 4C 1,569,000 1,625, % 1,690, % 1,107, % 4D 1,569,000 1,625, % 1,690, % 1,107, % 4E 322, , % 340, % 250, % Total 54,080,000 50,670, % 41,070, % 33,540, % 5

6 Millions of pounds Pacific halibut Catch in 2A reflects catch limit and not actual catch Year 5-year average 10-year average Long term average 6

7 Pacific Halibut Fishery Management IPHC sets the annual Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for each regulatory area Pacific Fishery Management Council determines the Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) for Area 2A ODFW monitors Oregon fisheries NOAA Fisheries, after consultation with IPHC, ODFW and WDFW, makes inseason regulatory decisions 7

8 Procedure to Make Changes to the Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) Process to implement changes for 2013 fishery: August: ODFW solicits public input September 13-18, 2012: PFMC preliminarily adopts changes for 2013 for further public comment (Boise, ID) Late September: ODFW solicits public input on proposals forwarded by PFMC November 2-7, 2012: PFMC adopts final changes for 2013 fishery (Costa Mesa, CA) January 21-25, 2012: IPHC Annual Meeting, TAC set (Victoria, BC) 8

9 Area 2A Catch Sharing Plan Allocation between fisheries and between geographical subareas within fisheries Season structuring Open and closing dates Open days of the week Bag limits Length limits Allowable inseason changes to regulations 9

10 Area 2A Allocations Sport Puget Sound Tribal C&S Sport WA North Coast Sport WA South Coast Tribal Commercial Sport Columbia River Sport OR Central Coast Sport South of Humbug Mtn. Non-Tribal Incidental Sablefish Longline Non-Tribal Incidental Salmon Troll Non-Tribal Commercial Directed 10

11 Number of Open Days by Fishery Year Northern Washington Southern Washington Columbia River Central Oregon All-Depth Central Oregon Nearshore South of Humbug Mt. Directed Comm. Fishery 2A TAC (lbs.) , ,140, ,310, ,310, ,480, ,330, ,380, ,340, ,220, , , , * 17* ,000 *does not include the summer seasons for Columbia River or Central Coast 11

12 2012 Oregon Sport Catch Sharing South of Humbug Mt. 3% Columbia River = to WA contribution (2.9 %) Central Oregon Coast 94.1 % 12

13 2012 Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Pt. to Cape Falcon) Quota Contribution WA 50% OR 50% Summer 20% Spring 80% Spring = May-July Summer = Aug-Sept 13

14 2012 Columbia River Subarea Spring and summer fisheries Spring open every Thurs, Fri, and Sat Summer open every Fri, Sat, and Sun One-fish daily bag limit No length restrictions No groundfish allowed, except for Pacific cod and sablefish 14

15 2012 Central Oregon Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt.) Summer 25% Nearshore 12% Spring 63% Spring = May-July Summer = Aug Oct Nearshore = May- Oct 15

16 2012 Central OR Spring (May-July) All- Depth Fishery Fixed days can open the 2 nd Thursday in May Open Thurs, Fri, and Sat After fixed days if poundage remains, the fishery can re-open every other Thurs, Fri, and Sat Weeks can be avoided due to adverse tides One-fish daily bag limit No length restrictions No groundfish allowed except Pacific cod and sablefish No fishing allowed in the Stonewall Bank YRCA 16

17 Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area (YRCA) 17

18 2012 Central Oregon Summer (Aug Oct) All-Depth Fishery Opens 1 st Friday in August Open every other Friday and Saturday, with exceptions to avoid adverse tides One-fish daily bag limit No length restrictions No groundfish allowed except Pacific cod and sablefish No fishing allowed in the Stonewall Bank YRCA 18

19 2012 Central Oregon Summer (Aug Oct) All-Depth Fishery Potential Inseason Changes Opens every week, Fri. and Sat., if 60,000 + lbs. remain available after the first open weekend Including remaining poundage in the nearshore fishery Opens every week, Fri. and Sat., if 30,000 + lbs. remain available after Labor Day weekend Including remaining poundage in the nearshore fishery Post Labor Day Decision on 2-fish daily bag limit Increase bag limit if necessary to take the remaining quota by the end of September 19

20 2012 Central Oregon Nearshore (Inside 40-fm) Fishery Open May 1 Open 7 days per week One fish daily bag limit No length restrictions On days also open to all-depth, no groundfish allowed except Pacific cod and sablefish 20

21 2012 South of Humbug Mt. Fishery Open May through October Open 7 days per week One fish daily bag limit No length restrictions 21

22 2011 Suggestions Implemented for 2012 Increase quota to the Central Coast Subarea Nearshore Fishery Moved 4% from spring all-depth to nearshore Reduce Oregon s contribution to the Columbia River Subarea to be equal to what Washington contributes Change the Columbia River Subarea spring/summer split Changed from 70% in the spring to 80% in the spring 22

23 Other Recent Suggested Changes to the CSP With background information 23

24 Return to 32 inch minimum size limit Size at age of halibut is currently much smaller than it was 20 years ago Large fraction of males never reach 32 inches Creates a female targeted fishery What is driving the decline in size at age? Density dependence (competition with other halibut and other fish, especially arrowtooth flounder) Environmental changes Other unidentified processes Combination of factors Information from IPHC stock assessment 24

25 Inches Return to 32 inch minimum size limit Females Females Males 35 32" 2003 Males Age 25

26 Percent of landed halibut Put in a 50 inch maximum size limit In 2011, most halibut landed in Oregon were in the inch range, only 1% of halibut were larger than 50 inches Length (inches) 26

27 Split the Central Coast into smaller areas Where are anglers from, that fish the all-depth fishery? (Color of circle indicates the port fished out of) 27

28 Split the Central Coast into smaller areas Where are anglers from, that fish the nearshore fishery? (Color of circle indicates the port fished out of) 28

29 % of licenses Split the Central Coast into smaller areas Halibut Landed per License, by Port Garibaldi Depoe Bay Newport Florence Winchester Charleston Bandon Port Orford Halibut per license 29

30 Split the Central Coast into smaller areas All-Depth, Nearshore, or both? Where to make the split(s)? North Florence Jetty, as from Florence, Charleston, Bandon, Port Orford to the south Cascade Head Garibaldi, Pacific City to the north Both? How do we make the allocation split(s)? IPHC survey data Harvest data Effort data 30

31 P. halibut lbs. Days open Split the Central Coast into smaller areas 250, ,000 Spring All-Depth Fishery Quota and Days Open by Area, Central Coast N. of Florence S. of Florence quota , , , Year 0 31

32 P. halibut lbs. Split the Central Coast into smaller areas Days open 25,000 20,000 Nearshore Fishery Quota and Days Open by Area, Central coast N. of Florence S. of Florence Quota , , , Year 32 0

33 % of licenses Reduce the Annual Bag Limit Majority of anglers (78%) only catch 1 or 2 halibut a year Bag from 6 to: % reduction in harvest 5 1.6% 4 5.1% % % % Halibut per license (angler) 33

34 Percentage Create Separate Quotas for Charter and Private Anglers 100.0% 90.0% Percentage of Harvest by Charter and Private Anglers, Charter Private 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Year 34

35 Pounds Create Separate Quotas for Charter and Private Anglers Pounds of Harvest by Charter and Private Anglers, ,000 Charter Private 150, ,000 50,000 0 Year 35

36 Suggestions received earlier this year: Return to 32 in. min size limit Split central coast again at Florence Change spring all-depth from Thurs-Sat to Fri- Sun Flexible days open each week depending on the weather that week Start the central coast spring all-depth in June instead of May, weather too rough for small boats to get out 36

37 Discussion/Suggestions for

38 PFMC Mailing Address Pacific Fishery Management Council 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101 Portland, OR Mailed proposals must be received at PFMC office by August

Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for Photo courtesy of Matt Blume

Public Meetings to Discuss the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for 2017 Photo courtesy of Matt Blume 1 Meeting Outline Catch sharing plan timeline Proposals forwarded by the Council Columbia River Subarea