Oregon's Sardine Fishery 2006 Summary

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Citation

Originator: Wiedoff, Brett and Jill Smith

Publish Date: 2006

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: Prior to 2000, sardines were managed by individual states of California, Oregon and Washington. In 1999, Amendment 8 to the Pacific Fishery Management Council's Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (formerly the Northern Anchovy Fishery Management Plan) placed Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax), Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus), jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus), and market squid (Loligo opalescens) in a management unit with northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax). Under the plan, a biomass estimate of sardines and coastwide harvest guideline is established annually (Table 1). From 1999 to 2001 the coast-wide harvest guideline was allocated 2/3 to the southern California fishery and 1/3 to the northern California (approximately Point Arena, CA), Oregon, and Washington fishery. Then in 2002, the Council adopted an interim allocation system for the 2003-2005 seasons. Discussions to design a new allocation system began in 2004 and in June 2005 the Council approved a new long-term allocation formula for Pacific sardine. The new allocation framework, which releases allocations of fish coast wide at three set dates rather northern and southern areas, was implemented for the 2006 Pacific sardine fishery under Amendment 11 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan.

Purpose: Goals and Objectives The goals for this year's work were to continue to gather information on sardines off Oregon to improve the coast-wide stock assessment of sardines and document the extent of by-catch in the fishery. Objectives include: • Collect size, age, and distribution data of adult sardines off Oregon, from both the harvest areas and outside harvest areas to support stock assessments and fishery resource monitoring. 5 • Document bycatch, in terms of species, amount, and condition. Recommend management measures to reduce by-catch if necessary. • Document harvest methods, distribution of harvest, and catch per unit of effort. • Continue efforts to observe vessel fishing activity at sea.

Time Period of Content: 2006

Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

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