1. NPFMC 2. ADF&G 3. Alaska Board of Fisheries 4. IPHCInternational Pacific Halibut Commission 1. Management Pacific Halibut - Canada & US 2. Pacific Halibut Hipposglossus stenolepis 3. Established 1923 4. 3 Members Each Country, Gov’t Appointed 5. Sets Quotas - Conducts Stock Assessments 6. Works with NPFMC and ADF&GPacific Halibut Ongoing: IPHC and NPFMC Halibut Regulations 1. Southeast Alaska - Charter Vessel Harvest Customers limited to 1 fish each per trip 2. May Require Charter Vessel to have IFQs for All Charter Caught Halibut. 3. Count Charter Halibut in FMPsRecent Halibut Management Issues 1. Charter Halibut Limited Access Program Similar to Alaska Salmon Limited Entry Charter History (2004) 2. Commercial Halibut Quotas 2C (47%) & 3B (24%) Quota Reductions 3. Trawl & Pot Bycatch Issues Discussion of Individual Vessel Quotas1. Introduction to Alaska’s Fisheries 2. NPFMC BSAI Groundfish FMP 3. NPFMC Scallop FMP 4. NPFMC GOA GroundfishNPFMC & ADF&G Harvest Vessel Requirements 1. Moratorium Permits 2. American Fisheries Act Regulations 3. Bering Sea Crab Rationalization.Some Coast Guard Requirements 1. Safety Considerations Paramount 2. Survival Suits for Crew & Passengers 3. Self Deploying Life Raft 4. EPIRB - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. 5. Seaworthiness Inspections - Fairly Complex for Crab BoatsSpecial Regulations 1. Federally Managed Fisheries 2. State/Fed Jointly Managed Fisheries 3. State Managed Fisheries 4. IPHC Joint FED Managed FisheriesFederally Managed Fisheries 1. Major Goal - Rationalization of US Fisheries 2. Seasons & Quotas Set by NPFMC 3. USCG Sets Safety Rules & Oversight 4. Other Rules & Regulations i. Observer Coverage ii. Full Utilization Mandates iii. VMS RequirementsJoint NPFMC & ADF&G Management 1. GOA Groundfish 2. Blackcod IFQ System 3. Bering Sea Crab Rationalization. 4. ADF&G Live Tank Inspections (Crab) 5. GOA Scallops 6. BSAI Factory Trawl Salmon BycatchADF&G Management (Salmon) 1. Limited Entry Permit 2. Vessel Size Limitations 58 ft Limit Seiner 32 ft Bristol Bay Gillnetter 3. Hand vs Power TrollCoast Guard Requirements 1. Safety Considerations Paramount 2. Survival Suits for all Crew & Passengers 3. EPIRB - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. 4. Vessel Seaworthiness Inspections Can be Fairly Complex for Crab BoatsCoast Guard USCG enforces FMP regulations at sea, together with NOAA Fisheries enforcement ashore. In addition, USCG enforces laws to protect marine mammals and endangered species.Areas of Major Policy Disagreement 1. Vessel Size & Differential Observer Coverage 2. Areas Closed to Trawl Fishing 3. Halibut IFQs for Charter Fleet 4. Unrestrained Use of Precautionary Principle 5. Management For: Max Sustainable Yield Greatest Market ValueEnforcement of Regulations 1. ADF&G Enforcement Alaska Wildlife Troopers AWT Vessels 2. NPFMC Enforcement NOAA Enforcement US Coast GuardSupplemental Reading 1. GOA Halibut Prohib. Species Catch Limit 2. USCG Ocean Guardian Exec Summary 3. NOAA/USCG Fisheries Enforcement 4. USCG/NOAA Fisheries EnforcementADF&G Enforcement Vessel EnforcerADF&G Enforcement Vessel StimpsonADF&G Enforcement Vessel WoldstadUSCG Hamilton Class Cutter MellonUSCG Hamilton Class Cutter MunroUSCG Edenton Class Cutter Alex HaleyUSCG Vessel BluefinCoast Guard Enforcement C130Coast Guard C130 Training FlightUSCG HelicoptersUSCG KodiakUSCG Rescue FunctionsGrounded Vessel FV ProvisionUSCG Rescued Crew - Vessel LostUSCG Crew Rescue FV Risky BusinessAlaska Seafood Industry Groundfish 1. Walleye Pollock - Theragra chalcogramma 2. Pacific Cod - Gadus macrocephalus 3. Blackcod - Anoplopoma fimbria 4. Rockfish - Sebastes spp. 5. Atka Mackerel - Pleurogrammus monopterygius 6. Shallow Water Flatfish Assemblage 8. Deep Water Flatfish AssemblageWalleye Pollock Theragra chalcogramma 1. Range - Carmel Calif. to Chukchi Sea 2. Size - to 91 cm 3. 2007 Harvest - 1,475,000 mt 4. Depth - Demersal 30-300 m 5. Behavior - Schooling, Cannibalistic Younger Age Classes Segregated 6. Harvesting Gear - Pelagic Otter TrawlWalleye Pollock IIWalleye Pollock IIIPacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus 1.Range - Santa Monica to Bering Straight 2. Size - Avg. Trawl Caught 70-75 cm 4.5 kg 3. 2007 Harvest - 191,047 mt 4. Depth - Benthic to 875 m 5. Behavior - Younger Age Classes Segregate 6. Harvesting Gear - Trawl, Pot, JigPacific Cod IIPacific Cod IIIBlackcod Anoplopoma fimbria 1. Range - Baja to Bering Sea 2. Size - to 114 cm and 25 kg. 3. 2007 Harvest - 13,697 mt 4. Depth - Near Soft Bottom to 700 m. 5. Harvest Gear - Trawl, Longline, ~ Pots 6. Valuable Fish - 95% to Japan, IFQBlackcod IIBlackcod IIIBlackcod IVRockfish 12 Commercial Species - Most Important are: 1. Pacific Ocean Perch - Sebastes alutus 2. Black Rockfish - Sebastes melanops 3. Thornyhead - Sebastolobus alascanus Other Species Important for the Charter Fleet. Very Long Lived with Very Low Fecundity. Many Have Live Birth - OvoviviparityRockfish: Pacific Ocean Perch Sebastes alutus 1. Range: - Baja - Bering Sea 2. Size - to 55 cm 3. 2007 Harvest - 31,385 mt 4. Depth - Rocky/Gravel Bottom 100-450 m 5. Behavior: - Schooling FishPacific Ocean PerchPacific Ocean PerchAtka Mackerel Pleurogrammus monopterygius 1. Range - Redondo Beach to Bering Sea 2. Size - to 60 cm 3. 2007 Harvest - 56,614 mt 4. Depth - Pelagic usually less than 300 m 5. GOA Stocks RecoveringAtka Mackerel IIAtka Mackerel IIIFlatfish Rex Sole Flathead Sole Arrowtooth Flounder Shallow Water Flatfish Assemblage Deep Water Flatfish AssemblageRex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirus 1. Range - Central Baja to Bering Sea 2. Size - Average Catch: 25 cm, 0.23 kg 3. 2007 Harvest - 2,852 mt. 4. Depth - Sandy/Muddy Bottom 50 - 450 m 5. Harvest Gear - Benthic Otter TrawlRex Sole IIRex Sole IIIFlathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodon 1. Range - Monterey CA to Bering Sea 2. Size - Average Catch 56 cm 3. 2007 Harvest - 21,933 mt. 4. Depth - Benthic Soft Bottom < 365 m 5. Harvest Gear - Benthic Otter TrawlFlathead SoleArrowtooth Flounder Atheresthes stomias 1. Range - San Simeon to Bering Sea 2. Size - to 86 cm and 7.7 kg 3. 2007 Harvest: - 37,034 mt 4. Depth - Soft Bottom 50-300 m 5. Behavior - Often Co-Mingle with Halibut Huge and Growing Biomass 6. Harvest Gear - Benthic Otter TrawlArrowtooth Flounder IIArrowtooth Flounder