The Council is considering plan amendments to the BSAI and GOA Groundfish FMPs to develop criteria for management of groundfish at the complex (e.g., pelagic shelf rockfish), group (e.g., sharks), and species (e.g., Pacific ocean perch) levels. The process uses data quality and species vulnerability (to overfishing) to “sort” complexes, groups, and species to prioritize management strategies.
An ad hoc working group of scientists has convened three times to develop these criteria. The reports of their meetings are provided below. The group sorted complexes, groups, and species into two categories: (1) “targets” are those species intended to be harvested, and (2) “non-targets” or those incidentally-caught.
The management goal of target species categories would be to optimize sustainable yields. Target species would be managed at the species level; this category would include the following: pollock, Pacific cod, sablefish, Atka mackerel, rock sole, yellowfin sole, flathead sole, dover sole, rex sole, Greenland turbot, Pacific ocean perch, shortraker rockfish and rougheye rockfish (trawl fisheries only), shortspine thornyheads, yelloweye rockfish, GOA northern rockfish, GOA dusky rockfish, GOA arrowtooth flounder, and GOA skates.
The goal of non-target management is to protect them from fishing effects. Management options would include prohibiting directed fishing and Maximum Retainable Allowances (MRAs). These would be divided into two sub-categories: (1) monitor only, and (2) monitor with additional (as yet unspecified) management measures. All species not listed as targets would be included. Real bycatch complexes (observed to be caught together) would be allowed. Staff contact is Diana Stram: 907-271-2806.
Newsletter Articles
Documents and Council Motions
EA for Groundfish ACLs; April 2010 Motion;
Click for more information on ACLs
Non-Target Species Committee Meeting – March 23, 2010 Minutes
Non-Target Species Committee Meeting -December 2009 Minutes
Non-Target Species Committee Meeting: Room 2039, National Marine Mammal Laboratory Meeting Room Building 4, Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seattle, Washington September 15, 2009 – AGENDA
Draft Action Plans to revise management of:
- skates
- squids
- octopus
- sharks and sculpins
- grenadier (revised 5/4/12)
Evaluating Potential Fishery Effects of Changes to Other Species Management 2/08
Other Species Discussion paper, March 2007
Other Species Discussion paper, October 2005
Draft case study for Bering Sea Rockfish, May 2005
Non-target Species Committee, May 2005 Report
Gulf of Alaska Other Species Problem Statement
Non-target Species Committee, November 11, 2004, Report
Non-target Species Committee, September 11, 2004, Report
Non-target Species Committee, June 3-4, 2004, Report
Discussion paper for the June 2004 committee meeting
Harvest Control Rules Power Point Presentation
What’s in a SAFE Power Point Presentation
Non-Target Committee, October 8, 2003 Minutes
Power Point presentation on Non-Target Species Management: October 2003
Working Group on Groundfish Management September 4, 2003 Minutes
Working group on Groundfish Management May 2003 Report, Appendix
Working group on Groundfish Management March 2003 Report
Working group on Groundfish Management, August 2002 Report
Committee Membership: Appointed 7/25/03
John Henderschedt, Chairman
Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
4005 20th Avenue W. Ste 115
Seattle, WA 98199
206-390-0273
john.henderschedt@duke.edu
Julie Bonney
Alaska Groundfish Data Bank
P.O. Box 788
Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone: 907-486-3033
Fax: 907-486-3461
jbonney@gci.net
John Gauvin
2104 SW 170th Street
Burien, WA 98166
206-660-0359
Fax: 206-243-7686
gauvin@seanet.com
Dr. Ken Goldman
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
3298 Douglas Place
Homer, AK 99603
907-235-8191
Fax: 907-235-2448
ken_goldman@fishgame.state.ak.us
Karl Haflinger
Sea State, Inc.
PO Box 74
Vashon, WA 98070
Phone: 206-463-7370
Fax: 206-463-7371
karl@seastateinc.com
Michelle Ridgway
Oceanus Alaska
Alaska Deep Ocean Science Institute
PO Box 211470
Auke Bay, AK 99821
907-957-2277
mridgway@alaskadeepocean.org
Janet Smoker
Fisheries Information Services (FIS)
413 SW Butterfield Place
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-602-1609
janet.smoker10@gmail.com
Dr. Paul Spencer
NMFS/AFSC
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 4
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 526-4248
FAX:(206)526-6723
paul.spencer@noaa.gov
Lori Swanson
Groundfish Forum
4241 21st Ave W Ste 200
Seattle WA 98119
206-213-5270
FAX: 206-213-5272
loriswanson@seanet.com
Anne Vanderhoeven
Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp.
8427 Laviento Dr., Suite 104
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-644-8640
Fax: 907-644-8647
Cell: 907-242-1820
anne.bbedc@ak.net
Jon Warrenchuk
Oceana
175 South Franklin, Suite 418
Juneau, AK 99801
907-586-4050
jwarrenchuk@oceana.org
