2007 Shoreside Hake Observation Program; 2008 Progress Reports

Identification Information

Citation

Originator: Jesse, Lori K.

Publish Date: June 2008

Online Link: None

BPA Project #:

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 Shoreside Hake Observation Program (SHOP) was established in 1992 to provide information for monitoring catch in the shoreside component of the directed Pacific hake – also called Pacific whiting – (Merluccius productus) fishery, and for evaluating conservation measures adopted to limit the catch of salmon, other groundfish, and other prohibited species. Though instituted as an experimental maximized retention monitoring program, it has been continued annually to account for all catch landed at shoreside processors by targeted hake trips; tracking potential discards, and accommodating the landing and disposal of unsorted catch from these trips until permanent federal regulations can be developed. The SHOP is a cooperative effort between the fishing industry and state and federal management agencies. Participants in the SHOP include mid-water trawlers carrying Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP), designated shoreside processing plants in California, Oregon, and Washington, 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). In 1995, the SHOP’s required observation rate was reduced from 50 percent of landings to 10 percent, as studies indicated that fish tickets were a good representation of what was actually landed (ODFW 1995). This lower observation rate allowed for increased collection of biological information (e.g., otoliths, length, weight, sex, and maturity) from Pacific hake and bycatch species such as yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), widow rockfish (S. entomelas), yelloweye rockfish (S. ruberrimus), darkblotched rockfish (S. crameri), bocaccio (S. paucispinis), canary rockfish (S. pinniger), sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria), Pacific (chub) mackerel (Scomber japonicus), and jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus). In response to increased interest in the overfished species of rockfish, there has been an increase in the required minimum observation rate to 20 percent in recent years.

Purpose:

Time Period of Content: 2007

Geographic Extent: Washington, Oregon, and California

Status: Final

Use Constraints:

Format: PDF

Data Quality Information

Lineage-Source:

Data Information

No data information was supplied.

Entity and Attribute Information

Attributes Description: Field attribute information is available in the attached file(s).

Is a physical copy maintained for reference at Headquarters? Unknown