Preseason Report II | Analysis of Proposed Regulatory Options for 1998 Ocean Salmon Fisheries

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Citation

Originator: Pacific Fishery Management Council, Salmon Technical Team and Staff Economist

Publish Date: March 1998

Online Link: https://www.pcouncil.org/salmon/stock-assessment-and-fishery-evaluation-safe-documents/preseason-reports/

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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: This document has been prepared by the staff of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Salmon Technical Team (STT) to describe the Council's proposed ocean salmon management options for 1998 and characterize their expected impacts on ocean salmon fisheries and the stocks which support them. The Council solicits public comments on the proposed management options in preparation for adopting final management recommendations on Friday, April 10, in Portland, Oregon. Oral and written comments may be presented at public hearings at the times and locations displayed on the inside front cover of this report. Additional comment will be accepted at the April Council meeting in the Doubletree Hotel Columbia River, Portland, Oregon. Written comments received at the Council office by April 1, 1998, will be copied and distributed to all Council members (Council staff cannot assure distribution of comments received after April 1 ). The Council's final ocean salmon season recommendations will be based on the range of options presented in this report and guidance received through public comments. The Council's final management recommendations may vary in several respects from those in the proposed options. In particular, catch quotas are subject to change depending upon final determination of allocations between fishery participants, allowable harvest levels, and the final impact analyses completed by the STT. Elements of the options may be recombined to result in modified season patterns and changes in measures such as bag limits, days of fishing per week, special landing restrictions and in other specific regulatory details. In addition, inseason modification of management measures may be used to assure achievement of the Council's preseason management objectives. Specific details pertaining to season structure and special regulations for the treaty Indian troll fishery north of Cape Falcon are established through tribal regulations. Chinook and coho quota levels for the treaty Indian troll fishery may be adjusted if significant changes in incidental fishing mortality result from tribal regulations.

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Time Period of Content: 1998

Geographic Extent: West Coast

Status: Final

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Format: PDF File

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Is a physical copy maintained for reference at Headquarters? Yes