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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

GOA Trawl CV Chinook Salmon PSC

February 20, 2018

The Council considered an initial review analysis of alternatives to modify the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) non-pollock trawl catcher vessel (CV) sector’s prohibited species catch (PSC) limit for Chinook salmon. The Council established a purpose and need statement that affirms the need to balance the optimum yield objective with bycatch minimization, and the need to… Read More →

Tagged With: February 2018, GOA Chinook, PSC

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 Abundance-Based PSC Management

June 20, 2017

The Council reviewed a discussion paper on development of abundance-based approaches for BSAI halibut PSC limits.  This builds upon previous work to provide the information necessary for the Council to develop abundance-based PSC limit alternatives for analysis.  Following review of some specific aspects of the indices and plans for the next discussion paper, the Council… Read More →

Tagged With: 2017, Halibut, June, PSC

Halibut Abundance-based PSC Limits

April 17, 2017

The Council has tasked an inter-agency workgroup of NMFS AKR, NMFS AFSC, IPHC, and Council staff to develop abundance-based approaches for BSAI halibut PSC limits, building upon previous work by IPHC staff.  The workgroup has met numerous times and has produced two different discussion papers (in April 2016 and again in October 2016) to provide… Read More →

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BSAI Halibut Abundance-based PSC Management Workshop

February 14, 2017

In conjunction with the February Council meeting, the Council held a public stakeholder workshop to solicit input to identify measurable objectives and appropriate metrics for the development of alternative management measures for BSAI halibut PSC limits. Per Council request, the inter-agency Abundance-Based Management (ABM) workgroup translated the confirmed Council objectives into draft overarching goals to… Read More →

Tagged With: 2017, ABM, abundance based management, February, Halibut, PSC

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