Ocean Salmon Industry Group Preseason Planning Meeting for Ocean - PDF document

Ocean Salmon Industry Group Preseason Planning Meeting for Ocean Recreational and Commercial Troll Salmon Fisheries off Oregon, 2007 BRIEFING DOCUMENTS: 2006 Season Summary 2007 Management Process Schedule 2006 Escapement Estimates 2007 Stock Abundance Forecasts and other materials Sponsored by Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Hallmark Resort Newport, Oregon February 28, 2007

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MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. Mar-Apr Nov-Dec Leadbetter Pt. Quota = 36,600 coho Chinook Guideline = 8,300 chinook July 3 - Sept. 30 OR Catch = 500 chinook Astoria 5,400 coho Tillamook Head WA Catch = 1,800 chinook 19,400 coho Cape Falcon Twin Rocks Nov.1-15 June 17 – Sept. Tillamook July 31 1-6 Selective Coho Season No Quota Pyramid Rock Quota = 20,000 coho Catch = 10,100 coho (700 Sept.) 5,800 chinook April 15-July 6 Newport Aug. 1-31 March 15 – June 16 Sept. 7 - Oct. 31 No Quota No Quota OREGON No Quota Catch = Catch = 3,400 chinook Catch = 300 chinook 1,000 chinook Coos Bay Nov. 1- Dec 15 Cape Blanco Humbug Mountain No Quota May 15 – June 17- Sept. 1-6 June 16 Twin Rocks July 4 Oct. 1- 12 (600 coho and Brookings No Quota No Quota 600 chin) (100 coho and 600 chin) Catch = 200 chinook No Quota CALIF. OR Catch = 400 chinook Horse Mountain All salmon, 2 per day, but no more than 1 chinook. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. Open Sunday-Thursday each week (July 3-August 10). All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. (August 11- September 30 All salmon except coho, 2 per day. All salmon, 2 per day. All coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. Chinook salmon only, 2 per day, no more than 4 in 7 days. Open in state waters (0-3 miles). Chinook salmon only, 2 per day. Open in state waters (0-3 miles). Chinook salmon only, 1 per day, not more than 4 per season. Open in state waters (0-3 miles). Ocean recreational salmon seasons, quotas, and landings off Oregon, 2006 2

Ocean Sport Salmon Effort by Area 350 Columbia R. Tillamook 300 Newport Angler Trips (thousands) Coos Bay 250 Brookings 200 62,160 Angler-Trips 150 100 50 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 03 '04 '05 '06 Year Sport Effort by Port, 2006 Brookings 17% Gold Beach Astoria Bandon 0% 13% 1% Charleston Garibaldi 7% 23% Pacific City Winchester Bay 3% Depoe Bay 19% Newport 5% 12% 3

Ocean Sport Coho Landings by Area 350 Columbia R. Tillamook 300 Newport Coos Bay 250 Coho (thousands) Brookings 200 15,577 Coho 150 100 50 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 Year Sport Coho Landings by Port, 2006 Depoe Bay 6% Newport Pacific City 23% 3% Garibaldi Winchester Bay 6% 19% Charleston 3% Astoria Other Ports 35% 1% Brookings 4% 4

Ocean Sport Chinook Landings by Area 60 Columbia R. Tillamook Newport 50 Coos Bay Chinook (thousands) Brookings 40 30 20 10 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 03 '04 '05 '06 Year 11,588 Chinook Sport Chinook Landings by Port, 2006 Pacific City 1% Astoria Brookings Bandon 4% 15% 1% Garibaldi 29% Charleston 10% Depoe Bay 2% Winchester Bay Newport 34% 4% 5

MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. May 1-2 with 75 chin/boat July 15-18 and 22-25 with 35 chin & 35 coho/boat July 29-Aug. 1 with 60 chin and 35 coho/boat May 6-9; 13-16; 20-23; 27-30; Aug. 5-7 and 12-14 with 60 chin and 40 coho/boat June 3-6; & 10-13 with 80 chin/boat Aug. 19-22; 26-29, & Sept. 2-5 with 80 chin and 40 coho/boat June 27-30 with 20 chin/boat Sept. 8-15 with 160 chin and 80 coho/boat Astoria Marked Coho quota = 6,800 Quota = 22,450 chin Chinook quota = 11,550 Cape Falcon OR Chinook Catch = 10,300 OR Chinook Catch = 200 OR Coho Catch = 1,400 Twin Rocks June 4-7; 11-14; 18-21; 25-28; A A Chinook Catch = 4,200 Chinook Catch = 1,300 July 9-11; 16-18; 23-25; and Aug. 1-3 Nov. Tillamook 1 - 15 Pyramid Rock B B Catch = 100 chinook Chinook Catch = 14,200 Sept. 17 – 30 C C Newport Oct. 17 – 31 D D E E Florence South Jetty State Waters New “Bubble” Fisheries OREGON Open Periods: Sept. 1-16 & Oct. 1-16=A, B, C, D, & E; Sept. 1-30=F; Sept. 1-Oct. 16=G; and Sept. 1-15=H Chinook Quotas: 2,000=A, D, & E; 1,500=G; F 1,000=B, C, & F; 750=H Limited to 50 chinook per vessel per calendar week jointly with all depths seasons G Coos Bay Chinook Catch: A=800, B=<50, C=100, D=400, E=<50, F=<50, G=<50, and H=<50 Catch = 1,900 chinook Landings limited to specific ports No more than 4 spreads per wire Cape Blanco Sept. 15-Dec.15 Chinook minimum length 28” Humbug Mountain Humbug Mountain Sept. 3 – 30 H Twin Rocks Brookings Oct. 13- Nov.3 Quota = 1,000 chinook Catch = 700 CALIF. All salmon except coho. Vessels landing south of Leadbetter Pt., WA may only fish south of Leadbetter Pt. Special call-in requirements apply to ALL landings into Oregon. Landings restricted to within the open area and Garibaldi only. Must land all catch within 24 hours of any closure. Chinook 28”minimum length. All salmon. All retained coho must have a healed adipose fin clip. Vessels landing south of Leadbetter Pt., WA may only fish south of Leadbetter Pt. Special call-in requirements apply to ALL landings into Oregon. Landings restricted to within the open area and Garibaldi only. Must land all catch within 24 hours of any closure. Gear restricted to 6” or larger plugs through Aug. 14. Chinook minimum length 28”, coho minimum length 16” All salmon except coho. All fish must be landed into Oregon. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook minimum length 28” No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook minimum length 28”. Special notification restrictions apply if transporting fish away from port of landing. All salmon except coho. All fish must be landed in Port Orford. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook minimum length 28” All salmon except coho. Single daily landing and possession limit of 25 fish per vessel. All fish must be landed in Brookings. No more than 4 spreads per wire. Chinook minimum length 28” 6 Commercial ocean troll seasons, quotas, and landings off Oregon, 2006

Troll Effort by Area 60 C olu m b ia R . Tilla m ook 50 N e w p ort C oos Ba y 40 Brookin g s 30 4,529 Boat-Days 20 1 0 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 Year Troll Effort (Deliveries) by Port, 2006 other ports Astoria Brookings 4% 10% 5% Port Orford 12% Charleston Garibaldi 4% 30% Winchester Bay 3% Newport 32% 7

5,000 4,500 Vessels Landing Salmon 4,000 Permit Cap 3,500 Permitted Vessels 3,000 2,500 1,129 Permits 2,000 in 2006 1,500 1,000 500 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 '01 '03 '05 357 Made Landings in 2006 Average Lbs of Salmon per Troller for Top 10 and 100 Vessels 45 8 10 100 Avg Lbs per Vessel Total Lbs Salmon 40 7 35 6 30 5 25 4 20 3 1 5 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8

Troll Coho Landings by Area 800 Columbia R. 700 Tillamook Newport 600 Coos Bay Brookings Coho (thousands) 500 400 300 200 1,424 Coho 100 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 Year Troll Coho Landings by Port, 2006 Garibaldi 41% Gearhart-Cannon Beach 31% Astoria 28% 9

Troll Chinook Landings by Area 600 Columbia R. Tillamook Newport 500 Coos Bay Brookings Chinook (thousands) 400 300 200 100 0 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 Year 34,965 Chinook Troll Chinook Landings by Port, 2006 other ports Astoria 2% 23% Garibaldi Brookings 14% 2% Port Orford 5% Charleston 7% Winchester Bay Newport 3% 44% 10