Project Completion Report, Marine Recreational Fishery Observers/Samplers, July 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001

Identification Information

Citation

Originator: Bodenmiller, Don

Publish Date: 2001

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: Recent regulatory actions have reduced marine recreational fishing opportunities for rockfish and further reductions are threatened. In particular, concerns that canary rockfish have been overfished resulted in an Oregon angler daily bag reduction from 15 to 1 canary rockfish. Further closures to all rockfish fishing have been discussed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) due to concerns over canary rockfish mortality resulting from discard when the angler has reached the one fish limit. Recreational anglers insist that few canary rockfish are discarded due to the 1 fish bag limit because they have altered their fishing practices and areas to avoid them. This situation led to the funding (jointly by the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Fund and Sport Fish Restoration Program) of a project designed to gather discard data at-sea and to improve the biological database needed for Oregon and PFMC management of several nearshore bottomfish species.

Purpose:

Time Period of Content: July 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001

Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

Data Quality Information

Lineage-Source: This project was financed with funds provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish Restoration and Enhancement Fund and by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Project No. 01-006

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