Commercial Market Squid FisheryPublic Meeting

Troy BuellGreg Krutzikowsky

Brett RodomskyMaggie Sommer

April 16, 2020Webinar and Teleconference

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Photo courtesy of Cameron Sharpe, ODFW

Presentation and Discussion

• Describe current and historical fisheries

• History of fishery management and current requirements

• Discuss Issues and Concerns

• Next Steps

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Fishery Data

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Photo courtesy of Scott Malvitch, ODFW

Landings and Climate Conditions

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Market Squid Landings (pounds)

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Oregon Squid Fishery Periods

OR FisheryPrimary Months

# Boats Per Year Gear Types Main Ports

1982 - 85 Apr - May 1 - 14 lampara, trawl, seine Newport

1993 - 97 May - Aug 2 - 6 trawl, seine Charleston

2016 - 20 Mar - Oct 11 - 29? seine, trawl Newport, Charleston, Winchester Bay

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Recent Fishery Participation

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Fishery Monitoring

Squid Biological Data from Landings

Average Mantle Length (mm)Year Males Females All Size Range Sex Ratio M:F1984 112 114 111 30 - 181 57:43

1985 128 128 128 66 - 170 54:46

2016 122 120 121 92 - 150 55:45

2018 129 125 128 85 - 162 52:48

2019 124 122 124 44 - 165 56:44

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Observations on vessels using lampara gear, trawl gear, and seine gear

% of Vessels

Squid Pounds

% of Landings (wgt)

1984 70 245,000 261985 19 193,000 11

Historical At-Sea Observations (1984-85)

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Historical At-Sea Observations (1984-85)

• Bycatch was low when fishing on known concentrations of squid

• Smelt, herring, anchovy, mackerel, whiting, flatfish and skate

• Occasionally: crab, rockfish & salmon

• Some conflicts with crab pot gear and trollers anchored at night

Recent Ticket and Logbook Data

2016 2018 2019 2020

SpeciesPounds Landed

Logbook Pounds

Pounds Landed

Logbook Pounds

Pounds Landed

Logbook Pounds

Pounds Landed

Market Squid 2,778,245 2,533,357 7,046,208 6,608,904 5,243,532 4,791,070 7,247,001Pacific Sardine 1,277 45 - 67 94 - 3Pacific Herring 740 - 5,776 70 1,967 1,445 2,817Northern Anchovy - - - - 5 - -Chub Mackerel 9,312 1,477 - - 5,214 6,575 1Smelt 559 - - - - - 9Eulachon 15 - - - 1 - 26American Shad 258 - - - - - -Jellyfish - - 5 - 1,540 - -Miscellaneous 669 - 3 - 16 - 12

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Recent Ticket and Logbook Data

2016 2018 2019 2020

SpeciesPounds Landed

Logbook Pounds

Pounds Landed

Logbook Pounds

Pounds Landed

Logbook Pounds

Pounds Landed

Market Squid 2,778,245 2,533,357 7,046,208 6,608,904 5,243,532 4,791,070 7,247,001Salmon* 49 - 23 1 48 26 85Dungeness Crab* 505 41 1,832 758 529 647 1,493Rockfish - - - - 4 - 11Cabezon - - - - 17 - -Lingcod - - 11 - 1 - -Sculpins - - 24 - 39 - 7Skates and Sharks 2 - 5 - 38 - 3Flounder 178 3 154 433 235 - 59Misc. Prohibited - - - - 68 - 2

Prohibited species for seine, lampara and brail

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*Logbook data = count of fish or crab

Fishery Management and Requirements

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Photos courtesy of Dean Headlee and Scott Malvitch, ODFW

Photo courtesy of Dean Headlee, ODFW

Fishery Management

1984 – set tight fishery controls:• Trawl permits limited to 5 at a time

• Areas < 50 fathoms• Trip limits; short permit duration; renewable

• Midwater trawl permits limited to 3• Areas > 50 fathoms

• Seine and lampara gear also allowed

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Fishery Management

1985 – held public meetings, loosened controls and set harvest guideline:

• ODFW is required to hold a public hearing to evaluate the fishery:

Prior to reaching a harvest of 4.5 million pounds of squid, with not more than 3 million pounds taken north or south of Heceta Head.

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Fishery Management

2016 – public meeting to evaluate the fishery:

• Public input: concerns over potential bycatch

• Temporary rule with bycatch allowances:• Increased smelt allowance up to 10% by weight• Allow select species within the Cape Perpetua Seabird Protection Area up to

10% in aggregate

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Fishery Management

2016 (cont.) – Permanent rule extended some sardine regulations to all Coastal Pelagic Species:

• Return salmon and groundfish immediately; dipnet salmon before go thru the pumping system

• Allow pumping from the pursed seine of another squid fisher, up to 20% of each landing, recorded in logbook

• No reduction fishery; maximum 10% of a landing may be used for fertilizer, fish oil, etc.

• Add Pacific mackerel to the list of species which may not be taken from the Cape Perpetua Seabird Protection Area

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2018-2019 – public meetings to evaluate the fishery:

• Public input: concerns over bycatch, interactions with crab gear, effects of lights on seabirds, use of light boats to hold ground

• No rulemaking or changes

Fishery Management

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2020 Squid Fishery Requirements

• Required To Fish Commercially:• Oregon Boat and Crew Licenses• Logbook (seine, trawl)

• Legal Gears:• Purse seine, lampara net, brail net, dip net, cast net, and hook & line in all waters,• Plus shrimp trawl in state waters only

• First Receiver’s Requirements:• Sorting by species or market category• Accurate weights

• Vessel hold water (“stick water”) cannot be discharged inside of 3 nautical miles

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• Sardine Incidental Per Landing Allowance For Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fisheries:

• 20% by weight effective July 1, 2019

• Smelt Incidental Per Landing Allowance For All Fisheries: • Not to exceed 1% of the landing by weight

• Prohibited Species:• Salmon, halibut, crab, and groundfish• Additional restrictions by species and gear

2020 Squid Fishery Requirements

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Marine Reserves

Marine Protected Areas

Marine Reserve Sites

No Squid/Nets

No Squid/Nets

Seabird Protection AreaSquid/Nets Ok No Forage Finfish (including bycatch)

Squid Fishing Restrictions/Allowances

Marine Reserve Coordinates and Regulations

OregonMarineReserves.com Commercial Synopsis

Issues and Concerns

• Squid Resource• Bycatch of Other Species• Bottom Impacts• Fishery Conflicts• Fishing Locations • Reporting Landed Bycatch• Restricted Participation• Ecosystem and Protected Species Interactions• Others?

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Crab Pot Interactions

• Loss and movement of crab pots due to squid fishery reported each season from 2018-2020

• Oregon has strong laws that protect crab gear as personal property• Illegal for anyone other than the crab permitted vessel to retrieve, move,

or tamper with actively fished crab pots

• ODFW asked squid fleet notify crabbers and avoid conflict voluntarily, but interaction reports continue

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Near-term Management Considerations

• Weekend or other periodic closures• Provide uninterrupted spawning periods for squid• Existing CA regulation• Apply to all gear or only bottom contact gear (trawl, seine)?• Possible to implement immediately

• Rib line requirement• Reduce benthic bycatch and impacts, crab pot interactions• Develop specifications with industry input• Time to comply if implemented – at least 2 weeks from announcement

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Near-term Management Considerations

• Lighting restrictions• Reduce potential interactions with protected seabirds• Existing CA regulation• Time to comply if implemented - uncertain

• Observer coverage• Assess bycatch and protected species interactions• Not feasible immediately due to COVID-19

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Restricted Participation (Limited Entry)

• Received a wide variety of input:• Support for restricting participation based on landings history• Support for open access, especially for smaller vessels or less efficient gear (brail,

hook & line)• Concern for potential number of vessels, crowding under continued open access• Concern about limiting access for local or resident vessels

• No staff recommendation at this time• Fishery in early stages of development• Program development takes time and additional public process• Many viable options – landings history, lottery, points system, or combination

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Next Steps

• Continue to evaluate the fishery:• Receive public input• Monitor the fishery• Sample landings• Assist with compliance

• Recommend management actions, if needed• Temporary rules - adopt immediately for 6 month duration• Permanent rules - Commission exhibit with public comment

• Additional public process for major changes such as restricted participation

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Thank you!

Marine Resources ProgramOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

2040 SE Marine Science DriveNewport, OR 97365(541) 867-4741

Contact us!Troy Buelltroy.v.buell@state.or.usO: (541) 867-0300 ext. 225C: (541) 921-0422

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COMMON NAME SPECIES GROUP TICKET SPECIES CODE 2016 LBS LANDED 2018 LBS LANDED 2019 LBS LANDED 2020 LBS LANDEDPACIFIC SANDDAB FLOUNDER 604 20 0 30 0ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER FLOUNDER 606 0 0 6 5PETRALE SOLE FLOUNDER 608 0 70 0 1FLATHEAD SOLE FLOUNDER 612 106 10 0 0BUTTER SOLE FLOUNDER 618 0 0 6 0SLENDER SOLE FLOUNDER 622 0 31 4 4DOVER SOLE FLOUNDER 624 10 0 0 13ENGLISH SOLE FLOUNDER 626 0 17 37 6STARRY FLOUNDER FLOUNDER 628 42 0 3 4CURLFIN SOLE FLOUNDER 632 0 0 2 0SAND SOLE FLOUNDER 634 0 26 147 26PACIFIC COD MISC. PROHIBITED 201 0 0 3 0PACIFIC WHITING (HAKE) MISC. PROHIBITED 203 0 0 55 0PACIFIC TOMCOD MISC. PROHIBITED 204 0 0 1 0SABLEFISH MISC. PROHIBITED 477 0 0 9 0TANNER CRAB MISC. PROHIBITED 821 0 0 0 2HAGFISHES MISCELLANEOUS 006 1 0 0 0EELPOUTS MISCELLANEOUS 220 0 0 0 1PACIFIC SAURY MISCELLANEOUS 235 0 3 0 0JACKSMELT MISCELLANEOUS 247 0 0 0 5JACK MACKEREL MISCELLANEOUS 290 542 0 6 0PACIFIC POMFRET MISCELLANEOUS 294 125 0 0 0STRIPED SEAPERCH MISCELLANEOUS 306 0 0 0 3SQUID, OTHER SP MISCELLANEOUS 945 0 0 10 0GIANT PACIFIC OCTOPUS MISCELLANEOUS 951 1 0 0 0SEA STARS AND BRITTLE STARS MISCELLANEOUS 955 0 0 0 3NOMINAL SHELF ROCKFISH ROCKFISH 402 0 0 3 0PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH ROCKFISH 413 0 0 1 0GOPHER ROCKFISH ROCKFISH 423 0 0 0 8BLACK ROCKFISH ROCKFISH 442 0 0 0 3COHO SALMON SALMON 063 0 0 26 0CHINOOK SALMON SALMON 065 49 23 22 85SCULPINS SCULPINS 490 0 24 22 7BUFFALO SCULPIN SCULPINS 523 0 0 17 0SPINY DOGFISH SHARK SKATES & SHARKS 035 0 0 9 0PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAY SKATES & SHARKS 040 0 0 0 1SKATES SKATES & SHARKS 041 2 0 28 1BIG SKATE SKATES & SHARKS 042 0 0 1 0LONGNOSE SKATE SKATES & SHARKS 046 0 5 0 1

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