Non-target Species Management

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.
Draft Action Plans to revise management of:  skates squids octopus sharks and sculpins grenadier
Non Target Species Committee meeting April 23, 2008, Seattle.  AGENDA; minutes Items for meeting:  Forage Fish; Grenadiers; Other Species; Smelt, Squid, Octopus - Text, Octopus; NW eulachon listing
Evaluating Potential Fishery Effects of Changes to Other Species Management 2/08
Staff Comments on Prioritizing Proposed Alternatives to Revise Management of BSAI and GOA Other Species Assemblages
Impacts of other species mgmt from the October 2007 meeting
Other Species Dicsussion 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
Non-target Species Committee, March 2005 Report
Gulf of Alaksa 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 Dave Benson, Chairman Trident Seafoods 5303 Shilshole Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107-4000 (206) 783-3818 Fax: (206) 781-7883 davebenson@tridentseafoods.com John Gauvin 2104 SW 170th Street Burien, WA  98166 206-660-0359 Fax: 206-243-7686 gauvin@seanet.com 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 119 Seward Street, Suite 9 Juneau, AK 99801-1268 (907) 463-6782 FAX: (907) 463-6781 Email: oceanus@ptialaska.net 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 Janet Smoker Fisheries Information Services (FIS) 20007 Cohen Drive Juneau AK 99801 (907)-789-3978 fis@gci.net	Julie Bonney Alaska Groundfish Data Bank P.O. Box 788 Kodiak, AK 99615 Phone: 907-486-3033 Fax: 907-486-3461 jbonney@gci.net Lori Swanson Groundfish Forum 4241 21st Ave W Ste 200 Seattle WA 98119 206-213-5270 FAX: 206-213-5272 loriswanson@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 KINNEEN, Simon Norton Sound Econ. Develop Corp PO Box 358 Nome AK  99762 (907) 443-2477 simon@nsedc.com Jon Warrenchuk Oceana 175 South Franklin, Suite 418 Juneau, AK  99801 907-586-4050 jwarrenchuk@oceana.org