1998 Pacific Whiting Shoreside Observation Program

Identification Information

Citation

Originator: Weeks, Hal and Lara Hutton

Publish Date: 1998

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: The Pacific Whiting Shoreside Observation Program was established in 1992 to provide information for evaluating bycatch in the directed Pacific whiting fishery and for evaluating conservation measures adopted to protect salmon and other prohibited species. The program has been continued annually in order to account for all catch in targeted whiting trips, avoid discards and wastage, and accommodate the landing of non-sorted catch from these trips. In 1995, the program changed its emphasis from a high target rate of observation (50% of landings) and a focus on prohibited species to a lower target rate of observation (10% of landings) and increased collection of biological samples and information (otoliths, length, age, weight, sex, maturity) from Pacific whiting and selected bycatch species (yellowtail and widow rockfish, sablefish, chub (Pacific) mackerel, jack mackerel and prohibited species). The program is a cooperative effort between the fishing industry and management agencies to observe and collect information on directed Pacific whiting landings at shoreside processing plants. Participants are mid-water trawlers delivering unsorted whiting to shoreside processing plants in California, Oregon and Washington, these same shoreside processing plants in the three states, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Participating vessels apply for and carry exempted fishing permits (EFPs) issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Permit terms allow (and require) vessels to land unsorted whiting at designated shoreside processing plants. Permitted vessels are not penalized for landing prohibited species (e.g., Pacific salmon, Pacific halibut, Dungeness crab), nor are they held liable for overages of groundfish trip limits.

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Time Period of Content: 1992-1998

Geographic Extent: Washington, Oregon, and California Coast

Status: Final

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Bibliography Information

Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	31162
Year	1998
Publisher
Request Type	Report
Location	Salem HQ
Date Created	1998
Date Cataloged	10/18/2007
Date Published	1998
Type	stp crnr
Pages	5+16
Volume
Status	2
Descriptor	1998 Pacific Whiting Shoreside Observation Program
Date Entered	2007-10-18 10:24:26
Location In Clackamas Library	Whiting, S wall, E end
Author	Hal Weeks; Lara Hutton
Duplicates	0
Number Remaining After Requests
Presumed All Distributed
Back Room Duplicates	0
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Disposition Of Requests	StreamNet Library: Requested, but no copies available

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