Scallop Plan Team

What’s New:

Next Scallop Plan Team Meeting: February 20, 2019 at the ADF&G Office in Kodiak, AK. Agenda (pending)

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’ RegionalOffice, 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.

Recent Newsletter Articles

• Scallops (4/12/2018)
• Scallop SAFE and Plan Team Report (4/17/2017)

Scallop Plan Team Members

• Quinn Smith, Chair (ADF&G Douglas)
• Jim Armstrong, Vice Chair (Council Staff)
• Ryan Burt (ADF&G Kodiak)
• Mike Byerly (ADF&G Homer)
• Scott Miller (NMFS AKRO Juneau)
• John Olson (NMFS AKRO Anchorage)
• Ben Williams (ADF&G Juneau)
• Jie Zheng (ADF&G Juneau)

Terms of Reference for Scallop Plan Team
External Review Guidelines for Scallop Assessments 6/07

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.

• Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop fishery off Alaska (February 2014)