Latest Scallop Plan Team meeting: Feb 17, 2021, 9AM to 2PM
Meeting materials provided on the eAgenda (link) printable agenda (pdf)
Next Scallop Plan Team meeting: Feb 16, 2022
The Scallop Plan Team supports Council decision-making by providing ongoing biological advice on scallops such as the overfishing level (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC). Plan Team members include Council staff and personnel from the NMFS’ Regional Office, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and local universities. A Plan Team meeting is held annually, prior to Council’s April meeting, for the purpose of compiling a Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) report. The SAFE comprises the best available scientific information on the past, present, and possible future condition of the scallop stock, the economic condition of the scallop fishery, and an overview of associated ecosystem considerations and concerns.
Staff contact is Jim Armstrong, 907-271-2805.
Scallop Plan Team Members
Jim Armstrong, Co-Chair (Council Staff)
Tyler Jackson, Co-Chair (ADF&G Kodiak)
Ryan Burt (ADF&G Kodiak)
Mike Byerly (ADF&G Homer)
Scott Miller (NMFS AKRO Juneau)
Andrew Olson (ADF&G, Douglas)
John Olson (NMFS AKRO Anchorage)
Jie Zheng (ADF&G Juneau)
Recent Newsletter Articles
- Scallop Specifications (6/15/2020)
- Scallops (4/12/2019)
- Scallops (4/12/2018)
- Scallop SAFE and Plan Team Report (4/17/2017)
Scallop Plan Team Meeting Reports
Scallop SAFE Reports
- Scallop SAFE 2021
- Scallop SAFE 2020
- Scallop SAFE 2019
- Scallop SAFE 2018
- Scallop SAFE 2017
- Scallop SAFE 2016
- Scallop SAFE 2015
- Scallop SAFE 2014
- Scallop SAFE, 2013
- Scallop SAFE, 2012
- Scallop SAFE, 2011
- Scallop SAFE, 2010
- Scallop SAFE, 2009
- Scallop SAFE, 2008
- Scallop SAFE, 2007
- Scallop SAFE, 2006 Appendix A, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, and B7
- Scallop SAFE, 2004
Terms of Reference for Scallop Plan Team
External Review Guidelines for Scallop Assessments
Scallop Fishery Management Plan
The Fishery Management Plan was developed to manage the Alaska weathervane scallop fishery. Only four vessels are permitted under a license limitation program. In-season management of the fishery is provided by ADF&G in Kodiak.