 | Review of current and historical levels of halibut bycatch
mortality |
| Review of historical methods by which the Commission has
accounted for bycatch mortality in management of the halibut
stock |
| Methods of estimation of bycatch mortality in non-target
fisheries |
| Incorporation of bycatch mortality estimates and
non-commercial removals in the halibut stock assessment and
harvest policy |
| General impacts of bycatch mortality from non-target
fisheries on halibut productivity and yield |
| Impacts of non-local bycatch mortality on fisheries yield of
individual IPHC Regulatory Areas |
| Progress on bycatch control and management in other
jurisdictions |
| Methods employed to reduce non-target halibut bycatch
mortality in the northeast Pacific Ocean |
Background
reading material and Presentations
Bycatch
Workshop Discussion Forum
Bycatch
Workshop minutes and Staff's response to participant comments
Biomass Apportionment Workshop 2009
Based on staff research and discussions with industry before, during,
and after the 2009 Annual Meeting, two dominant themes for apportionment
are apparent: historical catch shares and survey-based (target
exploitation rate) apportionment. Many harvesters support historical
catch shares because they reflect their long-term production and they
believe that these shares have resulted in a sustainable harvest. While
staff identified numerous apportionment alternatives at BAW I in
September 2008, none of these other alternatives has gained broad
endorsement by industry.
At the 2009 Annual Meeting, the Commission directed the staff to
continue dialogue with industry concerning the apportionment issue,
including the hook competition analysis conducted in 2008. Accordingly,
the staff held an interactive two-day workshop to further examine the basis and implications of using
either of the two apportionment methods.
This was not a decision-making workshop, rather it
was to explore
a limited number of alternatives more thoroughly and potentially
identify a superior alternative.
Biomass
Apportionment Workshop 2009 Forum
Workshop
agenda
Presentations (pdf*)
