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Commercial Market Squid FisheryPublic Meeting
Troy BuellGreg Krutzikowsky
Brett RodomskyMaggie Sommer
May 20, 2021Webinar and Teleconference
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Photo courtesy of Cameron Sharpe, ODFW
Presentation and Discussion
• Describe recent and historical fishery periods
• History of fishery management and recent changes
• Outcomes of March 2021 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting
• Next Steps
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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 - 21 Mar - Oct 11 - 40 seine, trawlAstoria, Newport,
Charleston, Winchester Bay
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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
2020 123 123 123 89 - 156 52:48
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Crab Pot Interactions
• Loss and movement of crab pots due to squid fishery reported each season from 2018-2021
• 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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Fishery Management
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Photos courtesy of Dean Headlee and Scott Malvitch, ODFW Photo courtesy of Heather VanMeter, OSP
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
2016-2020 – concerns raised through public meetings, direct contacts• Squid resource sustainability• Size and efficiency of fleet, Restricted Participation• Bycatch, especially crab & salmon• Bottom impacts, squid egg disturbance• Fishery conflicts, interactions with crab gear• Use of light boats to hold ground• Effects of lights on seabirds, protected species interactions• Ecosystem and food web impacts
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2021 – new rules adopted• Weekend closure (noon Friday-noon Sunday) – conserve squid
resource• Includes attracting squid by light
• Rib line requirement – reduce bycatch, crab pot interactions• 18” above lead line for 2021, • 36” as of Jan 1, 2022
• Light boat logbook – track participation and effort• Revise definition of take – include attracting squid by light• Marine Reserve and Marine Protected Area clarifications
Fishery Management
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2021 – Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission tasked ODFW staff to:• Form an industry advisory committee• Recommend a control date for potential future development of
Restricted Participation program• Evaluate net length restrictions• Consider vessel monitoring for squid vessels• Evaluate if weekend closure achieves 30% egg escapement goal• Evaluate impacts of the squid fishery on food web, predators
Fishery Management
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Other Near-term Management Considerations
Lighting restrictions• Reduce potential interactions with protected seabirds• Needs further evaluation by ODFW
Observer coverage• Assess bycatch and protected species interactions• Not feasible immediately due to COVID-19
Reduce interactions with crab gear• Seasonal squid closure (e.g., December 1-April 15)
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Industry Advisory Committee
Help to develop recommendations for• Control date• Restricted Participation• Gear specifications (e.g., net length)• Vessel monitoring
Identify additional fishery issues and concerns
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Representation and size• 6-10 members• Catcher vessels & Processors/buyers• Geographic – within OR and/or out of state• Permits in other seine fisheries – e.g. CA squid, OR sardine• Participation in other OR fisheries – e.g. crab
Application and selection process• ODFW will solicit applications and select members considering input
from this meeting
Industry Advisory Committee
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Next Steps
Continue to evaluate the fishery• Receive public input• Monitor the fishery and sample landings• Assist with compliance
• Form advisory committee, develop management options in response to Commission requests
• Review information available to evaluate food web impacts and weekend closures
• Update Commission on progress and recommend management actions (early 2022)
• Continue holding public hearings when Harvest Guideline is approached23
Thank you!
Marine Resources ProgramOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
2040 SE Marine Science DriveNewport, OR 97365(541) 867-4741
Contact us!Troy [email protected]: (541) 867-0300 ext. 225C: (541) 961-8135
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