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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

Sustainable Fisheries Division

Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee

Proposals received in August 2006

Updated for the

January 2008 SSLMC Meeting

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PROPOSALS to SSLMC

Original Proposal Proposer Goals Short Description

Data and other Supporting Documentation
1 At-sea Proc  

Moving the BSAI pollock A season starting date earlier

 Pollock roe production data
2 At-sea Proc  

BSAI A/B pollock split - Current 40/60 split

New framework - less than 1.33 MT 45/55 add 5% to A season with declining Pollock TAC

 Pollock roe production data
3 Paul Soper   Pacific cod season start date August 15 for C/P pots BSAI  
4 NPLA Goals

Change BSAI hook and line CP cod split

Pcod 70/30 extra outside of CH, after 85

 Proposer presentation
5 H&G Env   Increasing Cod MRA in BSAI flatfish fishery  
6 H&G Env   Allow 100% of BSAI non-AFA CP cod in 1st quarter  
7 H&G Env  

Adjust regulations of central AI AM fishery

Outside CH split removed, cod and AM west of 178 removed; platoon system removed; 600 MT per day – low and slow 542 average is 480 in 2003 460 in 2004 and 495 in 2005. do have days in 680-700 days have had 700-800 days. Contingent upon amend 80; need coops

 RETRACTED
8 H&G Env Goals Reducing size of trawl exclusion zone at seguam pass for AM

summary

fritz comments

diurnal vertical migration

Estimating movement and abundance of Atka mackerel

Atka mackerel catch
9 UFMA Goals

Change A and B season BSAI cod ITAC for pot CVs

Pot catcher vessels to 80/20 >=60 feet

seasons table

Pollock roe production data

Info from SF
10 AEB   Eliminate 60/40 split of cod in WGOA, allow 100% in A season  
11 AEB  

Change pollock seasonal split in WGOA

610 - 1/3, 1/3, 1/6, 1/6

GOA sideboards table

Percent WGOA Pollock Biomass Distribution
12 AEB   Change closure around Jude Island from 20-10, opens up Pavlof Bay

map1, map2

SSL site trends

SSL site catch history

 
13 Unalaska Goals Eliminate or increase cap for longline and jig cod in Bogoslof  
14 AGDB Goals Aggregates AB and CD season GOA pollock, 3000 MT trigger Percent WGOA Pollock Biomass Distribution
15 AGDB Goals Change from jan 20 – june 10 allow trawl to 3nm
Close out to 10nm for rest of year – Cape Ugat

map

SSL site trends

SSL site catch history

 
16 AGDB Goals Change start date of C/D season to Sept 1st for GOA pollock  
17 AGDB Goals Pcod apportionment in GOA  
18 AGDB   Change from jan 20 – june 1 allow trawl to 10nm
Close out to 20nm for rest of year – Chernabura rookery

SSL site trends

SSL site catch history

19 St George Traditional Council Goals Extend trawl closure from 3nm to 20nm at Dalnoi Point haulout

Proposer presentation

letter and assessment
20 A Abou-eid   Change at spitz island pot and jig fishing to the beach
Is a haulout currently closed to 3 miles		  
21 AAbou-eid  

Sutwik island closed to 3nm only year round for pot and jig

map

SSL site trends

SSL site catch history

22 AEC Goals Allow Pollock trawling – 3 alternatives
**open Pollock fishing same as cod with spatial dispersion of catch, OR
Alternatives:
BOF proposal No 5
Sept 04 proposal - open 2 areas Kanaga and Atka

Proposer presentation

AI pollock biomass by area

biomass distribution description

Pollock roe production data
23 AEC Goals Pcod allocation – BSAI split

Proposer presentation

BSAI cod SAFE

notes from SAFE
24 AEC Goals Atka mackerel temporal - alternative to platoon RETRACTED
25 AEC Goals Atka mackerel spatial inside CH outside 10nm in 541
Limits harvest to 5% of 541 AM ABC

Proposer presentation

SSL site trends

SSL site catch history

26 UCB   change BSAI trawl CV cod season apportionment  
27 UCB   change BSAI Pollock trawl A/B season split to 45/55 allocation (fixed)  
28 UCB   Extends B season BSAI pollock trawl by 1 month Pollock roe production data
29 UCB   Start A season pollock 5 days earlier than Jan 20 start date  
30 (6) BOF   Open closed areas >3 nm from SSL sites in EGOA near Seward
Haul outs Rugged Is. HO, Seal Rx Kenai, Chiswell Rk.

SSL site trends

SSL site catch history

31 (182) BOF   Shift TAC in area M into state waters, subsection of WGOA letter
32 (185) BOF   Restrict large vessels from cod fishing in st. water WGOA area 610.
  
33 (7+24) H&G Env Goals  

Proposer presentation

AM open dates
34 BOF   Pollock trip limits in the GOA, to define a trip. Intended to mirror Council action. To BOF for action in November. Scheduled for Council action Dec.  
No longer in the pervue of the committee. BOF   2008 AI pollock fishery, 3,000 mt limit within current SSL protection measures. Up for BOF action in Nov. Fishery may not occur if BOF stops it.  
No longer in the pervue of the committee. BOF   AI P. cod state waters vessel size limit to < 60 feet.  
No longer in the pervue of the committee. BOF   AI P. cod seasonal harvest shifting B season harvest into A season. West of 170W  


BOF Proposed Pollock Fishery in State Waters of Kanaga Sound


PRT Output


Data Products


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