Bering Sea Chum Salmon Bycatch
The Council is currently considering new measures to manage non-Chinook (chum) salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. Previously bycatch has been managed using time and area closures based upon historical bycatch trends. Currently the fleet is exempt from the chum salmon savings area closure provided it participates in a rolling hot spot (RHS) program which uses real-time data to move the fleet off areas of high bycatch weekly. The alternatives under consideration by the Council include new time and area closures, hard caps and RHS regulations. Information on the development of these alternatives, past amendment analyses and draft analyses for new measures are included below. The Council will continue to review and take action on new chum salmon bycatch measures in 2012.
Documents and Council Motions
2012
- Chum PSC motion 4/12
- Chum Salmon Bycatch: Executive Summary only, EA (revised 3/22) Modifications chart, RIR-IRFA Errata pages for version prior to 3/20, Revised Pollock Impacts RIR
- Outreach Report on Chum Bycatch Statewide Teleconference 2/24/12; Audio From the meeting; Notice to Public, Alternatives; Powerpoint
2011
- Non-Chinook PSC motion 6/11
- Chum Bycatch: Executive summary, EA, RIR/IRFA, Outreach Report 6/11
- Chum Salmon Outreach, Motion; Chum Bycatch RIR, EA; 2/11
2010
- December 2010: Chum salmon bycatch outreach plan
- October 2010: Chum salmon bycatch outreach plan
- Chum teleconference report, 5/10
- Chum bycatch discussion paper, 6/10
- Chum salmon bycatch outreach plan, 4/10 DRAFT
- NOTICE: 5/4/10 Teleconf. Bering Sea Chum salmon bycatch alts- Presentation; Audio recording
- Area Closures for Chum Salmon Bycatch - 2/10
- Chum Salmon Bycatch: Analytical considerations; Genetic analysis of 2005 bycatch samples; Area closures - 2/10
2009
- Salmon Bycatch Data Collection motion; BSAI Salmon Bycatch motion; Outreach plan - chum salmon bycatch in BS pollock fisheries - 12/09
- Chinook Salmon Bycatch Data Collection - 12/09
- Chum Bycatch Discussion Paper - 12/09
- Salmon Bycatch Workgroup Meeting MInutes - 12/09
- Chum Salmon bycatch outreach flyer: notice for public input -12/09
- Chum bycatch Motion - 6/09
- Salmon Bycatch Data Collection motion - 6/09
- Community Data Collection Powerpoint; AFA Pollock and Salmon Bycatch Data Collection ppt
- Salmon Bycatch data collection pape - 6/09
- Chum Salmon bycatch paper - 6/09
- Salmon Bycatch Motion - 4/09
- Chinook Salmon Bycatch in the Bering Sea Pollock Fishery PPT - 2/09
2008
- Chum bycatch and draft notice of intent for scoping letter - 12/08
- CHUM Salmon Bycatch Discussion Paper- 12/08
- Notice of participating in community meetings on salmon bycatch Nome - 9/08
- Letter to Council from NMFS regarding Salmon Bycatch
- Chum bycatch Alternatives - 10/08
- BSAI Salmon bycatch motion - 6/08
- BSAI Salmon bycatch EIS, RIR, IRFA, Appendix C - 6/08
- BSAI Salmon bycatch motion 4/08 (revised)
- BSAI Salmon Bycatch Description of Alternatives
- BSAI Salmon Bycatch Motion 2/08
- Salmon Bycatch Management and Monitoring in the Bering Sea Pollock Fisheries
- BSAI Salmon Bycatch discussion paper 1/08
2007
- Salmon Bycatch motion - 12/07
- BSAI AM 84: Modifying existing Chum and Chinook Salmon Savings Areas (final rule, 10/07)
- Salmon Bycatch Motion - 10/07
- Salmon bycatch workgroup report - 8/07
- Salmon bycatch workshop, AGENDA - 3/07 (Agenda; abstracts, amendment 84B alternatives, presentations: Gruver, Ianelli, Haflinger, Sandone)
- BSAI Salmon bycatch motion - 6/07
- Salmon Bycatch Workshop AGENDA - 4/07
- Salmon bycatch discussion paper - 2/07
2006
- SSC workshop on Salmon Bycatch - 4/06: Workshop Agenda, Abstracts, SSC report. PowerPoints: BSAI Salmon; Overview; Gene; Haynie, Ianelli, Murphy, Seebs, Wilmont
2005
- Salmon bycatch motion 10/05
- BSAI Salmon Bycatch EA/RIR, maps - 6/05
- BSAI Salmon bycatch motion - 6/05
- BSAI Salmon Bycatch Motion - 4/05
- BSAI Salmon bycatch motion - 2/05
- BSAI Salmon bycatch discussion paper - 2/05