Oregon's Sardine Fishery 2010-2011 Summary

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Citation

Originator: Krutzikowsky, Gregory K. and Jill Smith

Publish Date: 2012

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: Management of the Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) fishery has undergone significant changes in recent years. Below is a brief overview of the federal and state management related to Pacific sardine. In the past, sardines were only managed by the individual states of California, Oregon, and Washington. In 1999, Amendment 8 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (formerly the Northern Anchovy Fishery Management Plan) adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) 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, an annual maximum coastwide harvest guideline (HG) for sardines was established beginning in 2000 (Table 1). The HG is based on annual sardine biomass assessments and a harvest control rule defined in the Fishery Management Plan.

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Time Period of Content: 1999-2011

Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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