Albacore Tuna Fishery Newsletter 2021

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Originator: Watson, Jessica and Lindsey Noordman

Publish Date: 2021

Online Link: None

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Jessica Watson

Job Position: Marine Resources Policy Project Leader

Telephone: 541-867-4741

E-Mail Address: jessica.l.watson@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: The 2021 season was slow to start. Nearly a month later than is considered normal, fishing came on strong in August with 1.7 million pounds landed, or 53% of the total for the year. Newport had the highest albacore landings of any Oregon port in 2021, with 45% of the total weight. Charleston landed 31% of the total weight, followed by Garibaldi. The only other port with landings of over 100,000 pounds was Astoria. The average size of all albacore landings in 2021 was 6,441 pounds, similar to the average landing size from 2013-2020 of 6,201 pounds. This indicates that vessels of all sizes were able to make trips this season and there were no substantial limiting factors, such as weather or distance to the fishing grounds, that kept the smaller vessels in port.

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Time Period of Content: 2021

Geographic Extent: Oregon Coast

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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