Scallop Plan Team

What’s New:

Scallop harvest specifications will be addressed by the Council at its April 2018 meeting.

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.

Newsletter Articles

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

Membership of the Scallop Plan Team

(revised 6/19/2017)

Quinn Smith, Chair (ADF&G Douglas)
Jim Armstrong, Vice Chair (NPFMC Staff, Plan Coordinator)
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 SAFE Reports