March 11, 1999
1999 Commercial Fishery Issues
Revised NMFS Groundfish Logbooks for Alaska
NMFS and IPHC worked together to modify the logbook required by vessels
fishing for halibut and groundfish. In 1999 the NMFS Catcher Vessel Groundfish/IFQ Daily
Fishing Logbook (DFL) will have a tear-out page (titled IFQ distribution) available for
IPHC port samplers to collect. This logbook is required to be used by operators of catcher
vessels at least 60 feet in length overall and all catcher/processors that fish for IFQ
Pacific halibut or sablefish and also non-IFQ groundfish in a given fishing year. NMFS
mailed copies of the new logbooks on February 19, 1999, to the owners of appropriate
vessels that reported IFQ landings in 1998.
To obtain information about or copies of these logbooks, contact the
Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS, 907-586-7228. Contact Heather Gilroy (ext. 206) or
Morris Wade (ext. 207) at IPHC (206 634-1838) with any questions specific to halibut
information.
Completing ADF&G Fish Tickets
IPHC would like to remind person’s completing fish tickets that it
is an IPHC regulation that all halibut onboard the vessel at the time of offloading must
be recorded on the ADF&G fish ticket, including halibut retained for take-home or
personal use. These records are important in accounting for the total halibut removals and
producing a quality assessment of the stocks.
New Clearance Procedures for Area 4
The following table summarizes the ports and locations where clearances
must be obtained in order to fish in Area 4.
Allowed Clearances By Port |
Port:
Location |
To Fish
In Area 4 |
To Unload and/or Depart
From Area 4 |
| Akutan: Trident Seafoods |
4A |
4A, 4C, 4D |
| Dutch Harbor: Alyeska Seafoods
Royal Aleutian Seafoods
Unisea Inc.
Westward Seafoods |
4A |
4A, 4C, 4D |
| Atka (Nazan Bay): Atka Pride Seafoods |
4B |
4B
(VHF radio only) |
| Adak: Adak Reuse Corp. |
4B |
4B
(VHF radio only) |
| St. Paul: Trident Seafoods |
4C, 4D
(VHF radio with visual contact) |
4C, 4D
(VHF radio with visual contact) |
| St. George: City of St. George |
4C, 4D
(VHF radio with visual contact) |
4C, 4D
(VHF radio with visual contact) |
| Vessels With Observer |
May clear at any port for all
Areas (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D)
at once |
May clear at any port for all
Areas (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D)
at once |
Two changes have been made from the 1998 clearance procedures: (1) Adak
was added as a location to obtain clearances for Area 4B; and (2) clearances required at
the completion of fishing in Area 4B must be obtained in person or by VHF radio (no visual
identification of the vessel is necessary). Contact Morris Wade or Heather Gilroy if you
experience problems obtaining clearances.
In 1999 IPHC will be notifying NMFS Enforcement of the vessels that
fail to meet the clearance requirements.
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Bruce M. Leaman, Director
Phone: (206) 634-1838
Fax: (206) 632-2983
Web: www.iphc.washington.edu
