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IFQ CQE Fish Up in Area 3A

October 11, 2018

The Council reviewed a discussion paper on whether to allow Community Quota Entities (CQEs) in Area 3A to fish D-class halibut IFQ on C-class vessels. Current regulations that restrict CQE ability to fish “D” class quota on “C” class vessels have, in some circumstances, limited the CQE community’s access to fish CQE halibut, particularly in… Read More →

Tagged With: CQE, Halibut, IFQ, october 2018

Deck Sorting Analysis Updates

June 15, 2018

In Kodiak, the Council received an update from NMFS staff concerning an ongoing deck sorting analysis. NMFS is developing a proposed regulatory amendment to implement voluntary halibut deck sorting on trawl catcher processors when operating in non-pollock groundfish fisheries off Alaska. The proposed amendment is derived from the exempted fishing permits (EFPs) issued by NMFS… Read More →

Tagged With: Deck Sorting, EFP, Halibut, June 2018, Trawl

BSAI Halibut in Pots

June 15, 2018

After reviewing the initial review analysis for halibut retention in pots in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), the Council revised its purpose and need statement and chose a preliminary preferred alternative (PPA). The preliminary preferred alternative would allow retention of halibut in pots in the BSAI, if participants have sufficient halibut IFQ or… Read More →

Tagged With: BSAI Halibut, Halibut, June 2018, Pots

Halibut Abundance-Based Management (ABM)

June 15, 2018

Two items related the Council’s initiative on halibut abundance-based management (ABM) were addressed at this meeting.  The SSC reviewed a discussion paper on proposed methodological approaches for the broader ABM EIS analysis and a proposed sub-set of the alternative set for preliminary analysis in October 2018.  Of the three approaches proposed, the SSC recommended moving… Read More →

Tagged With: Halibut, June 2018

Mixing of Guided and Unguided Halibut

April 12, 2018

In February 2017, the Council initiated an analysis for limiting the simultaneous possession of guided halibut with unguided halibut in IPHC Areas 2C and 3A in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action was undertaken by the Council because different regulations apply to guided and unguided (i.e., charter and non-charter) halibut fishing trips, which presents… Read More →

Tagged With: April 2018, Charter, Halibut

Halibut Retention in Pots

April 12, 2018

After reviewing the initial review analysis for halibut retention in sablefish pots in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), the Council revised its purpose and need statement and revised the action alternative to expand the scope of action. The action considered by the Council at this April meeting proposed an opportunity to retain halibut… Read More →

Tagged With: April 2018, Halibut, Pots

BSAI Halibut Abundance-based Management of PSC Limits

April 12, 2018

After review of a staff discussion paper, the Council drafted a suite of alternatives to establish abundance-based halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits for the BSAI groundfish fisheries, for preliminary analysis. The discussion paper synthesized staff work on ABM control rules and their relative performance compared to Council objectives, using the Council’s draft suite of… Read More →

Tagged With: April 2018, Halibut, PSC

Mixing of Guided and Unguided Halibut

October 17, 2017

At this meeting, the Council reviewed an initial review analysis for limiting the mixing of guided and unguided halibut on a fishing vessel. Alternatives for consideration include: 1) no action; 2) prohibit the possession of guided and unguided halibut simultaneously on any vessel; and 3) if halibut harvested using sport fishing guide services is on… Read More →

Tagged With: Area 2, Area 3, Charter, Guided, Halibut, October 2017, Unguided

BSAI Halibut Abundance-based PSC Management

October 17, 2017

The Council reviewed a discussion paper on the development of abundance based PSC limits for BSAI halibut prepared by an inter-agency workgroup of analysts from the Council, NMFS, and the IPHC.  The paper compiled results from topic-specific discussion papers prepared for the Council over the last two years, and reviewed a range of potential indices… Read More →

Tagged With: ABM, Halibut, October 2017, PSC

Halibut Retention in Pot Gear

October 17, 2017

After reviewing a staff discussion paper, the Council initiated an analysis to allow vessels using pot gear in the BSAI to retain legal-size halibut if they possess the appropriate IFQ. The Council established a purpose and need statement that recognizes the challenge of whale depredation on longline gear and on halibut that must be discarded… Read More →

Tagged With: Halibut, IFQ, October 2017

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