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The WOC(Washington, Oregon, California)

Pink Shrimp Fishery

International Coldwater Shrimp Harvesters MeetingNovember 2012

Charles KirschbaumPacific Seafood Group

Thanks to Brad PettingerOregon Trawl Commission

Pandulus jordani

Season from April 1 to October 31

Conducted in 50 -120 fathoms

Soft mud and sand bottom

The WOC Shrimp Fishery(Washington, Oregon, California)

5 Major PortsWestport, Wa

Warrenton/Astoria, OR

Newport, Oregon

Bandon, Oregon

Eureka, California

2 Minor portsGaribaldi, Oregon

Crescent City , Oregon

Major port

Minor port

WOC Landings by Month & Area

Annual WOC Landings Combined Million LBS

Annual WOC Landings by StateMillion LBS

Boat Price History

April May June July August September October

2007 0.45$ 0.46$ 0.45$ 0.47$ 0.48$ 0.48$ 0.49$

2008 0.51$ 0.52$ 0.53$ 0.55$ 0.57$ 0.59$ 0.60$

2009 0.37$ 0.31$ 0.31$ 0.30$ 0.32$ 0.31$ 0.31$

2010 0.36$ 0.35$ 0.35$ 0.34$ 0.34$ 0.35$ 0.36$

2011 0.52$ 0.52$ 0.52$ 0.51$ 0.50$ 0.51$ 0.52$

2012 0.51$ 0.52$ 0.52$ 0.51$ 0.49$ 0.49$ 0.49$

Management

No quota (recruitment-stock)Part of MSC recertification process is establishing a thresh hold

catch

Season is conducted around the spawning season

Management

Minimum count per poundAverage 160 count or better

Enforcement(Oregon State Police)

Limited entry - 140 shrimp permits(40 permits were retired as of a Federal Groundfish Buyback program that retired all the bought-back

vessels permits in late 2003)

Management

VMS in 2007

NMFS observer coverage

Dockside monitoring

Management

Oregon Grate2.2% Discard Rate in 2010

Management

Management

Management Concern

Listing of Eulachon Smelt as Threatened Species

Three Companies in 20121 operates 5 facilities (3 in OR)

2 others operate single facility in OR

36 machines (28 in OR)Facility in Newport is now BRC qualified

Processing and Production

Certification

Currently in the middle of Re-assessment

Completion scheduled for December 2012

Certification

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