August 7, 2009
Halibut Commission
Workshop
Incorporating Impacts of
Halibut Bycatch
in Assessment and Management of Halibut Stocks
A one-day workshop on determining and incorporating the impacts
of halibut bycatch mortality in non-target fisheries and mortality
of sublegal fish in halibut fisheries in the assessment and
management of halibut stocks will be held in Seattle, WA on
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Hotel Deca (www.hoteldeca.com).
Although current levels and estimation of bycatch mortality will
be reviewed, the workshop will focus on how bycatch is
incorporated into the halibut assessment and management, not on
management of halibut bycatch mortality. The workshop was
requested by the Commission to update our understanding of halibut
bycatch mortality impacts both generally and by regulatory area,
in light of improvements to the understanding of halibut movements
over the last several years. The workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m.
and extend to 5:00 p.m. Among the topics to be covered at the
workshop are:
 | 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 |
Presentations for the workshop as well as the link to a live
webcast of the workshop will be posted as they become available on
the Commission's website:
http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/meetings/workshops.htm#bycatch
In addition, the staff will host an online discussion forum
prior to the workshop, similar to that hosted for the 2009 Biomass
Apportionment Workshop. The forum website and instructions on
participation can be accessed here:
http://tundra.iphc.washington.edu/iphc/blog
The results of the workshop will be made available to the
participants and will be posted on the IPHC webpage following the
conclusion of the workshop.
A block of rooms for the workshop will be held at the Hotel
Deca (www.hoteldeca.com) until September 7. The room rate is $119
a night, or $158 a night for a junior suite. To make a room
reservation online, follow the steps below:
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From the hoteldeca.com
webpage, click the reservations link at
the top left of the page.
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Click the "enter negotiated rate code" located at the
bottom left-hand side of the page.
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Enter reservation dates and on the right hand side enter 42838
in the group/event id box. Then begin search.
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Click view rates.
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Enter all details needed to make reservation (name, address,
etc.).
Rooms can also be reserved by calling the Hotel Deca at (800)
899-0251. Tell them you are attending the "Halibut Bycatch
Workshop".
If you have any questions concerning the workshop, please contact
Laura
Black (voice: 206-634-1838 ext 201;
fax: 206-632-2983).
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Bruce M. Leaman
Executive Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206)
632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu
