2012/2013 GKC Post Season Information • Area wide GHL of 590,000 lbs. • East Central, Northern, and Mid-Chatham closed within 10% of their GHLs – All had historically long seasons since the fishery collapse in the 1990s • N. Stephens Passage only reached 53% of its GHL • Icy Strait closed in-season due to management concerns. Previous season was the longest to date (255 days). • Most areas saw below average fishery performance CPUE • Most areas have become a post-recruit fishery 1
Preliminary 2014 In-Season Info projected thru 3/14/2014 • East Central – 16 permit holders – 27% of the 200,000lb GHL • Northern – 8 permit holders – 17% of the 105,000lb GHL • Icy Strait – 4 permit holders – 33% of the 20,000lb GHL • N. Stephens Passage – 5 permit holders – 12% of the 10,000lb GHL • Mid-Chatham – 3 permit holders – 11% of the 110,000lb GHL • Southern – 3 permit holders – 30% of the 22,000lb GHL • Lower Chatham – *confidential due to fewer than 3 permit holders fishing 2
2013/14 GKC Season GHL Adjustments • East Central – Lowered GHL by 30% from 285,000lbs to 200,000lbs – Historically low CPUE since the 1990s fishery collapse – 2012/2013 season was the longest season to date • Daily fishery performance CPUE decreased dramatically • Pot lifts were the highest in the last 15 years – 2012/2013 harvest was primarily post recruit crab – 2012/2013 historically high market prices ($10/lb.) • Icy Strait – Lowered GHL by 30% from 30,000lbs to 20,000lbs – Slow progress of the GHL – 2011/2012 season was the longest season to date – Continued declines in fishery performance CPUE • 2013/2014 lowest regionwide GHL to date (495,000lbs) since the 2000/2001 season. 3
2000-2014 Total pot lifts per area Year East Central Icy Strait Lower Chatham Mid-Chatham N. Stephens Passage Northern Southern 2000 9,276 6,568 934 2,627 652 2,545 * 2001 8,976 3,150 1,481 3,585 2,610 6,190 * 2002 14,901 3,419 958 4,899 2,634 5,695 * 2003 13,057 3,392 * 4,633 2,131 6,832 280 2004 10,237 2,280 * 3,487 2,173 8,016 * 2005 11,010 2,859 * 3,090 1,499 6,276 * 2006 11,657 3,466 * 4,200 * 6,986 * 2007 9,173 3,179 379 3,326 1,037 4,406 * 2008 6,725 2,515 * 3,050 1,351 4,877 * 2009 7,241 2,595 794 3,339 1,812 5,231 * 2010 9,646 1,704 1,210 4,119 1,871 7,335 768 2011 8,906 2,778 1,093 3,745 2,071 6,473 1,110 2012 5,249 2,626 * 4,117 2,646 8,242 * 2013 18,713 740 * 4,469 665 6,163 * **2014 4,559 431 * 555 885 1,556 271 *Confidential data where less than 3 permit holders fished 4 **2014 data up to 3/17/2014
Observer Program Update • 2013-5 trips in 4 management areas. • 2 trips in E.C. due to low fishery performance – Trips were 1-month apart, same boat, and observed the same thing; mostly post-recruit crab (large old shell crab) • Other trips included Northern, Southern, and Mid-Chatham. • Southern still has the highest incidence of the parasite B. callosus with few infections being found in other areas. • 2014-7 trips planned with Icy Strait, Northern, and East Central completed so far. • Observer data has been used in Andrew Olson’s UAF Master’s project in which he is establishing size at maturity (SAM) for GKC in SEAK. Preliminary results show that there is variability in SAM with SAM increasing with changes in latitude. 5
Halibut Bycatch from GKC Observer Program 1998-2013 # of Pots # of Boats Pot Type Sampled # of Halibut 6 Square 249 17 11 Cone 6,478 17 6
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